(5 On Your Side) – A group of young people spread out throughout north and midtown areas in St. Louis to help people clear out their driveways after a heavy snowfall plummeted through the region this week.
ST. LOUIS - It's been a frigid start to the weekend as temperatures dipped into the low single-digits Saturday morning with subzero wind chills. Despite plenty of sunshine, Saturday will stay unseasonably cold with highs in the mid 20s. Temperatures will still be quite cold Sunday morning but lows will be about 10 degrees warmer [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- Local school districts not in favor of the mask mandate are celebrating a win- but the governor is fighting back. A Sangamon County judge has ruled that beginning Monday, schools would no longer have to enforce a mask or vaccine, or COVID-19 testing mandate, according to a report by WCIA. However, [...]
Gov. Mike Parson has no “litmus test for appointments,” his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week indicating he would nominate only a state health director who …
After the first hour of his confirmation hearing for the job of leading Missouri's health department, it was clear that Donald Kauerauf knew he had a problem. It was January 31.…
SANGAMON COUNTY - A downstate Illinois judge has issued a ruling against the state's school mandates, including masking after lawsuits involving parents and teachers from more than 150 districts throughout the state. In granting them a temporary restraining order, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene DeWitte Grischow said the mandates violate the plaintiffs' "due process rights under the law which provide them a meaningful opportunity to object to any such mitigations." “This court acknowledges the tragic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken, not only on this State but throughout the nation and globe,” Grischow wrote in the decision. “Nonetheless, it is the duty of the Courts to preserve the rule of law and ensure that all branches of government act within the boundaries of the authority granted under the Constitution. “The (Illinois Department of Public Health) is limited by law to delegating its authority only to certified local health departments
CHICAGO – Governor Pritzker has asked the Illinois Attorney General’s office for an immediate appeal of Judge Grischow’s decision to restrain the State from enforcing the safety measures aimed at protecting teachers, school personnel, students and communities from COVID-19. The Attorney General is seeking an expedited appeal from the Fourth District Illinois Appellate Court. “The grave consequence of this misguided decision is that schools in these districts no longer have sufficient tools to keep students and staff safe while COVID-19 continues to threaten our communities – and this may force schools to go remote,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This shows yet again that the mask mandate and school exclusion protocols are essential tools to keep schools open and everyone safe. As we have from the beginning of the pandemic, the administration will keep working to ensure every Illinoisan has the tools needed to keep themselves and
EDWARDSVILLE - Criminal charges have been issued against a former Roxana School District teacher for alleged crimes that occurred inside the City of Edwardsville. On January 26, 2022, the Edwardsville Police Department received notification from the Roxana Police Department that a former school teacher in the Roxana School District had alleged sexual relationships with juveniles that were under the age of 18 years old. The Edwardsville Police department initiated an investigation due to the sexual acts occurring within the city limits of Edwardsville. The subsequent investigation led to the execution of a search warrant on February 1, 2022, at the suspect’s residence, located in the 400 block Roanoke Drive, Edwardsville, Illinois. The suspect was taken into police custody at that time. On February 4, 2022, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office issued criminal information for: Danielle C. Fischer F/W, 29 years of age For the following offenses: COUNT
For decades, Dennis Rabbitt tortured women and cast a pall over the St. Louis region as the South Side Rapist. He prowled neighborhoods on a mission to find unlocked doors and windows.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A two-alarm fire broke out early Saturday morning at a west St. Louis County church, prompting a massive response from multiple departments. Fire crews are at the First Free Church on Carman Road very close to Weidman Road. The flames started in a back building and not in the main church. The [...]
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