Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Crash closes down Rt. 29 near Creve Coeur
CREVE COEUR, Ill. -- Authorities closed Rt. 29 to traffic near Creve Coeur and Interstate 474 just before 10 a.m. Monday due to a crash. Police asked motorists to find an alternate route while the acc...
Mar 29, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 3/28: 2,250 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 2,250 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, including 23 additional deaths. The IDPH said between Saturday and Sun...
Mar 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Flooding in Tennessee leaves four dead
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Heavy rains across Tennessee flooded homes and left roads impassable on Sunday, prompting rescues throughout the Nashville area. Authorities said four bodies were found in the floo...
Mar 29, 2021
Jury to hear opening arguments in Derek Chauvin trial for George Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A jury will gather on Monday to hear whether the deadly arrest of George Floyd, which ignited a global protest movement ten months ago, amounts to murder as opening arguments c...
Mar 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The George Floyd Square is seen the day before open statements in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
U.S. will issue proposal to preserve program for 'Dreamer' immigrants: DHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday it will issue a proposed rule to preserve and fortify a program for immigrants, nicknamed "Dreamers," who are living ille...
Mar 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign in support of DACA Dreamers lies at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after the court declined to hear a Trump administration challenge to California's sanctuary laws, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
U.S. administers 143 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 143,462,691 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Sunday morning and distributed 180,646,465 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said o...
Mar 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws from a vial of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
New study to test Moderna vaccine in transmission prevention among college students
(Reuters) - College students in the United States, vaccinated with Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, will be part of a new study to test its effectiveness in curbing the spread of the virus, the COVID-1...
Mar 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Marcq-en-Baroeul as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
ISP mourns officer killed in on-duty crash
PESOTUM, Ill. -- Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly on Thursday announced the on-duty death of ISP District 10 Trooper Todd Hanneken. On March 25, at approximately 10:42 a.m., Trooper Hannek...
Mar 26, 2021 (Illinois State Police)
Dominion Voting Systems sues Fox News for $1.6 billion over election claims: AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, accusing the cable news network of falsely claiming the voting company rigged the 2020 elec...
Mar 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Fox News channel sign is seen on a television vehicle outside the News Corporation building in New York City, in New York, U.S. November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/
U.S. Supreme Court weighs taking up major gun rights case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday will discuss taking up a major new gun rights case involving a National Rifle Association-backed challenge to a New York state law that restricts ...
Mar 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Seized handguns are pictured at the police headquarters in New York, New York August 19, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/
