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St. Charles business owner's good deed caught on camera

3 years 4 months ago
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- After the ice and snow stopped falling, it was time to clean up and clear out a path. It's a task some people dread, but a St. Charles restaurant owner took it upon himself to clear and salt the sidewalk for every business along North Main Street.
Zara Barker

MLB cancels spring training games as lockout continues

3 years 4 months ago
NEW YORK (AP) — One day after Major League Baseball owners and players met for just 15 minutes in a bid to find progress to end a lockout that threatens to jeopardize the start of the season, MLB announced Friday that spring training games through March 4 have been canceled. What was supposed to be [...]
Associated Press

Illinois counties with the highest COVID-19 death rates

3 years 4 months ago
(STACKER) -- The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, [...]
Stacker

Representative Vicky Hartzler is leaning on experience in U.S. Senate campaign

3 years 4 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District and one of the candidates hoping to earn the Republican spot on the ticket for Roy Blunt's Senate seat, says she is excited about the support she's receiving in her campaign. She spoke to Ozarks First about what she would like to see accomplished [...]
Carrie Winchel

Most highways clear while side streets were icy Friday morning

3 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Friday morning after Thursday's winter storm created uncertain road conditions for commuters. The road conditions varied on Friday morning. Many highways and other main arteries in St. Louis County were in good shape, but the side streets and subdivisions were a much different story. FOX 2 crews encountered icy and slick conditions [...]
Chris Regnier

Missouri State Highway Patrol responds to over 450 crashes Thursday

3 years 4 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The state of Missouri received a winter storm Thursday that heavily impacted the roads. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it responded to 1,602 calls for service, 649 stranded motorists, and 480 crashes. 40 people involved in the crashes were injured. MSHP said there were no fatalities. The road conditions varied [...]
Monica Ryan

Wentzville School District's superintendent receives national honor

3 years 4 months ago
 WENTZVILLE, Mo. - The Wentzville School District's superintendent has received a national honor. Curtis Cain was named National Superintendent of the Year by the School Superintendents Association. Cain has worked in Wentzville since 2013. Last month, he was named the new superintendent of the Rockwood School District. He starts there on July 1.
Monica Ryan

'Freedom Convoy' that took Canada by storm to roll down I-70 in the Midwest

3 years 4 months ago
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The "Freedom Convoy" that took Canada by storm may soon be driving across the Midwest with stops in Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana. According to the Facebook group Kansas Truckers for Freedom Convoy, the truckers will leave a truck stop on March 3 in Aurora, Colorado before taking I-70 across Kansas, stopping for [...]
Matthew Self