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Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms

2 years 8 months ago
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she still plans to carry on working. The diagnosis prompted concern and get-well wishes from across Britain's political spectrum for the famously stoic 95-year-old. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a fixture in the life [...]
Associated Press

Corn growers to vote on increasing checkoff next month

2 years 8 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois corn producers will have a vote on whether to contribute more toward promoting their product. The Illinois Corn Marketing Board has scheduled a referendum on increasing the corn checkoff one-quarter, from 5/8 of a cent to 7/8 of a cent per bushel. The vote will be March 29 with polling at [...]
Associated Press

Police investigating double shooting in University City that left one victim dead

2 years 8 months ago
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - University City police officers are investigating a double shooting that happened in the 7800 block of Birchmont Avenue in University City at around 8:30 Saturday night. Police say when they arrived to the scene they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to area hospitals. A 24-year-old [...]
Jaime Travers

St. Louis Police, St. Louis Cardinals & Red Cross host blood drive

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Louis Cardinals have partnered with the American Red Cross, to host a blood drive at Busch Stadium today to help with the shortage of blood supplies as hospitals and blood banks across the region face a critical need. This partnership is to help [...]
Ala Errebhi

St. Charles business owner's good deed caught on camera

2 years 8 months ago
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- After the ice and snow stopped falling, it was time to clean up and clear out a path. It's a task some people dread, but a St. Charles restaurant owner took it upon himself to clear and salt the sidewalk for every business along North Main Street.
Zara Barker

MLB cancels spring training games as lockout continues

2 years 8 months ago
NEW YORK (AP) — One day after Major League Baseball owners and players met for just 15 minutes in a bid to find progress to end a lockout that threatens to jeopardize the start of the season, MLB announced Friday that spring training games through March 4 have been canceled. What was supposed to be [...]
Associated Press