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SPRINGFIELD – In the second week of Women’s Health Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) today affirmed its commitment to covering abortion care for all Medicaid customers in the state of Illinois. As a freedom of choice state, Illinois is one of only 16 states that go beyond federal Medicaid limits and use state funds to cover abortions for people enrolled in Medicaid. The department covers both surgical and medical abortion services. “In this state, when we say that healthcare is a right and not a privilege, that includes the right to make reproductive health decisions – full stop,” said HFS Director Theresa Eagleson . “Every woman in our state deserves comprehensive and affordable access to health care, including abortion if that is the right decision for her. The choice to carry a baby to term is a physical, emotional, and economic one for the involved woman and those she

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100 volunteers cleaned up 30 vacant lots in North St. Louis County.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County officials want to warn those visiting the Administration Building or Courthouse in downtown Edwardsville about road closures in downtown Edwardsville. On Monday, St. Louis Street between Main and Second streets will be closed due to ongoing construction projects. The street will reopen midweek, or once work is completed. In mid-April, construction started along Second Street at St. Louis Street and goes to High Street. Due to the construction and the installation of a new water line, the pedestrian crosswalk from the parking lot to the back of the Administration Building is closed and temporarily moved. There is crossing from the large lot where vehicles can access the small parking lot behind the building for handicap accessible parking. Additional signage and personnel are available to direct pedestrians where to cross the street. The county is asking the public not to cross or park in areas that are blocked off by barricades or caution tape.

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor on the need to quickly pass a bipartisan COVID-19 supplemental funding package, in order to ensure adequate supplies of tests, vaccines, and other medical supplies. Most urgently, it was reported last week that, without additional funding, COVID vaccines will soon be in shortage if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes second booster shots for all adults. This week, the U.S. officially hit one million deaths due to the COVID-19 virus, including more than 33,600 Illinoisans. “Right now, we are sleepwalking into the next potentially deadly wave. And we know the virus will continue to mutate and pose threats. We need to learn from the past two years—from our experience with Delta and Omicron—and act now to be ready for whatever comes next. Over the weekend, the Biden Administration warned that new sub-variants could fuel a wave that is forecast to infect 100 million Americans

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Homicide detectives were called to the 3800 block of Eichelberger Saturday night. A man's body was found in front of a home at around 10:45 pm. Police did not indicate how the man died or release the victim's identity. This is an active investigation and more details are expected to be [...]

There is some risk for severe weather with large hail and damaging winds.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Annie Malone May Day parade returns to Downtown St. Louis.It all kicks off today at 1:00 pm. The annual event was done virtually due to the pandemic for the past two years. The parade, now in its 112th year honors the late philanthropist and entrepreneur. It runs down Market Street [...]

The Missouri Department of Conservation is teaming up with a group of local musicians to bring hiking and live music together.

A museum dedicated to late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton opened on Saturday, May 14, in Ljungby, Sweden, near the site where the musician was killed in 1986 at age 24…

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer hopes a combination of private donations and state or federal grants, and possibly local tax money, could fund a new facility that would provide shelter, job training and other services for homeless people.

Four family members were killed on May 6 when a Jeep broadsided the minivan they were riding in. An 11-year-old girl injured in the crash died earlier this week.