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Gas leak closes road in Limestone Township
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP, Ill. -- The Limestone Fire Department shut down Closen Road just after 10:30 a.m. Monday between Maxwell and Limestone due to an active gas leak. Motorists were advised to use an a...
Mar 29, 2021
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...
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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
Sunday morning apartment fire caused by lighter
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics Sunday morning responded to reports of a fire in an apartment at 2725 W. Trewyn. Upon arrival, crews discovered heavy smoke emerging from a two story apar...
Mar 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/27: State nearing 5.5 million vaccines administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 2,678 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 25 additional deaths. In the past 24 hours, laborat...
Mar 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Morton COVID update: numbers up slightly as district heads into Easter break
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton School District 709 experienced a slight increase in its COVID-19 numbers this past week, according to Superintendent Jeffrey W. Hill. As of Friday, March 26, four students had ...
Mar 27, 2021
