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Health officials in Illinois report state’s first measles case of 2026

2 months 1 week ago
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2026. On Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first confirmed measles case of 2025 in Illinois, which was reported in an adult patient who lives in the Metro East region of Illinois, located in the southern [...]
Gabriel Castillo

Near record high temperature Wednesday, storms possible Thursday

2 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Winds will ease back Wednesday morning. Expect a sunny and very warm day with highs pushing into the 70s. The record high is 74 F and we could meet or beat that. Clouds increase Wednesday night and we’ll wake up Thursday around 50 F. As we are getting Thursday going, scattered showers [...]
Angela Hutti

Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits

2 months 1 week ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. The proposed settlement comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments [...]
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press