SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois corn producers will have a vote on whether to contribute more toward promoting their product. The Illinois Corn Marketing Board has scheduled a referendum on increasing the corn checkoff one-quarter, from 5/8 of a cent to 7/8 of a cent per bushel. The vote will be March 29 with polling at [...]
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - University City police officers are investigating a double shooting that happened in the 7800 block of Birchmont Avenue in University City at around 8:30 Saturday night. Police say when they arrived to the scene they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to area hospitals. A 24-year-old [...]
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Louis Cardinals have partnered with the American Red Cross, to host a blood drive at Busch Stadium today to help with the shortage of blood supplies as hospitals and blood banks across the region face a critical need. This partnership is to help [...]
A St. Louis man is now alive thanks to an organ transplant team that persevered through incredible odds. That team had the task of transporting a pair of lungs. Little did they know, the weather would get in their way.
Consumers in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee are advised not to use a variety of Family Dollar products, including foods, cosmetics, animal foods, medical devices and over-the-counter medications.
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.
How would you like to pay less for groceries? It's something Missouri lawmakers are discussing, but paying less could mean it's costing public school districts across the state.
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 [...]
(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, [...]
President Joe Biden said the door is still open for diplomacy, but he's "convinced" Russia will invade Ukraine. At a news briefing Friday, he reiterated no U.S. troops would fight in Ukraine, but America would provide support.
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 [...]
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