Posted: Sep 30, 2020 / 12:11 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 30, 2020 / 12:34 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Health officials in Illinois don’t want this Halloween to make kids scared sick with COVID-19.The Illinois Department of Public Health thinks it’s best for everyone to stay home this Halloween. They know it’s likely that many people will take part in the annual tradition. The experts have some guidelines to keep everyone safe.  “You got to be...…Posted: Sep 30, 2020 / 12:11 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 30, 2020 / 12:34 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Health officials in Illinois don’t want this Halloween to make kids scared sick with COVID-19.The Illinois Department of Public Health thinks it’s best for everyone to stay home this Halloween. They know it’s likely that many people will take part in the annual tradition. The experts have some guidelines to keep everyone safe.  “You got to be...WW…

Posted: Apr 24, 2020 / 02:29 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 24, 2020 / 06:04 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – It’s going to be a great weekend for the family of a St. Louis Police Officer who is recovering from the coronavirus, despite the current health crisis. There was a large celebration at St. Lukes Hospital in Chesterfield as the officer was sent home.Officer Dave Tenorio was discharged this afternoon from St. Luke’s where had been hospitalized since...…Posted: Apr 24, 2020 / 02:29 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 24, 2020 / 06:04 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – It’s going to be a great weekend for the family of a St. Louis Police Officer who is recovering from the coronavirus, despite the current health crisis. There was a large celebration at St. Lukes Hospital in Chesterfield as the officer was sent home.Officer Dave Tenorio was discharged this afternoon from St. Luke’s where had been hospitalized since...WW…

Posted: Apr 27, 2020 / 02:36 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 27, 2020 / 03:49 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said you are more likely to die from COVID-19 if you live in Monroe County than if you live in Chicago or Cook County.Gov. Pritzker made that statement after addressing those who he said, “think coronavirus is just a Chicago or Cook County problem and that downstate Illinois is immune or doesn’t need...…Posted: Apr 27, 2020 / 02:36 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 27, 2020 / 03:49 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said you are more likely to die from COVID-19 if you live in Monroe County than if you live in Chicago or Cook County.Gov. Pritzker made that statement after addressing those who he said, “think coronavirus is just a Chicago or Cook County problem and that downstate Illinois is immune or doesn’t need...WW…

Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 04:55 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 1, 2020 / 06:03 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.MISSOURI – The Show Me State is an ideal place for enjoying some beautiful drives loaded with other ways to explore the state. Along with cool fall weather comes bright autumn colors. Leaves changing from different shades of green to a variety of bright oranges and red is a sight to see.From numerous state parks, rivers, one of the country’s largest natural springs to...…Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 04:55 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 1, 2020 / 06:03 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.MISSOURI – The Show Me State is an ideal place for enjoying some beautiful drives loaded with other ways to explore the state. Along with cool fall weather comes bright autumn colors. Leaves changing from different shades of green to a variety of bright oranges and red is a sight to see.From numerous state parks, rivers, one of the country’s largest natural springs to...WW…

Posted: Jun 24, 2020 / 04:39 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 24, 2020 / 04:39 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. () – A Missouri woman is apologizing for the “ugly” things she said in a now-viral video recorded at a local Black Lives Matter protest.The video, which surfaced on Monday, isn’t long. It only runs about 35 seconds. In it, Kathy Jenkins sits and later stands on the bed of a pickup truck while holding and dancing with a Confederate flag.“I will teach my...…Posted: Jun 24, 2020 / 04:39 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 24, 2020 / 04:39 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. () – A Missouri woman is apologizing for the “ugly” things she said in a now-viral video recorded at a local Black Lives Matter protest.The video, which surfaced on Monday, isn’t long. It only runs about 35 seconds. In it, Kathy Jenkins sits and later stands on the bed of a pickup truck while holding and dancing with a Confederate flag.“I will teach my...WW…

Posted: Nov 16, 2020 / 03:46 PM CSTUpdated: Nov 16, 2020 / 03:46 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Just over halfway through November and Missouri has already recorded more cases of COVID-19 than any other month during the pandemic.According to the , the state has recorded 243,169 cumulative cases of SARS-CoV-2—an increase of 3,718 positive cases—and 3,386 total deaths as of Monday, Nov. 16. That’s a case-fatality rate of 1.4 percent.Thus...…Posted: Nov 16, 2020 / 03:46 PM CSTUpdated: Nov 16, 2020 / 03:46 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Just over halfway through November and Missouri has already recorded more cases of COVID-19 than any other month during the pandemic.According to the , the state has recorded 243,169 cumulative cases of SARS-CoV-2—an increase of 3,718 positive cases—and 3,386 total deaths as of Monday, Nov. 16. That’s a case-fatality rate of 1.4 percent.Thus...WW…

ST. LOUIS – Some St. Louis-area leaders feared we were getting shorted in the amount of vaccine our region had been receiving. Now more doses are on the way.Heavily populated areas in Missouri like St. Louis City and County have been far behind smaller counties when it comes to the percentage of the population that has received the first dose of the vaccine.Exactly 6.5% of St. Louis City residents have received the first vaccination and 8.1% in St. Louis County. The numbers are much larger in smaller counties. For example, it’s 15.7% in Cape Girardeau County and 18% in Shelby...…ST. LOUIS – Some St. Louis-area leaders feared we were getting shorted in the amount of vaccine our region had been receiving. Now more doses are on the way.Heavily populated areas in Missouri like St. Louis City and County have been far behind smaller counties when it comes to the percentage of the population that has received the first dose of the vaccine.Exactly 6.5% of St. Louis City residents have received the first vaccination and 8.1% in St. Louis County. The numbers are much larger in smaller counties. For example, it’s 15.7% in Cape Girardeau County and 18% in Shelby...WW…

Posted: Jan 29, 2021 / 06:12 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 29, 2021 / 06:12 AM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ST. LOUIS – The Missouri House approved hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid for renters and landlords.The Post-Dispatch reported the measure, which was approved unanimously, earmarks $324 million for a rental assistance program to be overseen by the Missouri Housing Development Commission.According to data compiled by Princeton University’s Eviction...…Posted: Jan 29, 2021 / 06:12 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 29, 2021 / 06:12 AM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ST. LOUIS – The Missouri House approved hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid for renters and landlords.The Post-Dispatch reported the measure, which was approved unanimously, earmarks $324 million for a rental assistance program to be overseen by the Missouri Housing Development Commission.According to data compiled by Princeton University’s Eviction...WW…

FULTON, Mo. – Missouri’s governor said Tuesday if he ordered a mask mandate statewide, would he have to also order vaccinations for all?The Missouri Hospital Association, healthcare systems, and even some cities have called on Gov. Mike Parson to issue a statewide mask mandate, but he said Tuesday he is standing by his decision to let the local levels decide.In an interview with our Missouri Capitol Bureau Reporter Emily Manley, the governor reiterated his opposition to a statewide mandate but is he urging Missourians to wear a mask.“You know, Missourians have to take that responsibility on...…FULTON, Mo. – Missouri’s governor said Tuesday if he ordered a mask mandate statewide, would he have to also order vaccinations for all?The Missouri Hospital Association, healthcare systems, and even some cities have called on Gov. Mike Parson to issue a statewide mask mandate, but he said Tuesday he is standing by his decision to let the local levels decide.In an interview with our Missouri Capitol Bureau Reporter Emily Manley, the governor reiterated his opposition to a statewide mandate but is he urging Missourians to wear a mask.“You know, Missourians have to take that responsibility on...WW…

Posted: Jun 3, 2020 / 11:21 AM CDTUpdated: Jun 3, 2020 / 05:53 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ST. LOUIS – NASA is keeping tabs on a massive asteroid that’s coming closer to Earth each day. The space agency has an asteroid watch section of its website showing the next 5 approaches, which are all in the next few days. The largest is estimated to be 1,100 feet wide, approximately the size of a football stadium. That one, named 2002 NN4, would come the closest...…Posted: Jun 3, 2020 / 11:21 AM CDTUpdated: Jun 3, 2020 / 05:53 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ST. LOUIS – NASA is keeping tabs on a massive asteroid that’s coming closer to Earth each day. The space agency has an asteroid watch section of its website showing the next 5 approaches, which are all in the next few days. The largest is estimated to be 1,100 feet wide, approximately the size of a football stadium. That one, named 2002 NN4, would come the closest...WW…