Pedestrian killed in Christmas night traffic accident

  EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. (WJPF) – One person was killed in a Christmas night traffic accident involving a pedestrian. It happened at about 10:36 in East Cape Girardeau at the intersection of Route 146 and Levee

Kentucky’s death toll from tornadoes rises to 77

FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky’s death toll from devastating tornadoes earlier this month rose by one as Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that an infant died last week. The state’s revised death toll from the storms is

Illinois boosts local vaccine sites during COVID-19 surge

  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois will help local health departments with additional staffing at mass vaccination sites, a move officials announced Monday as the state experienced its highest surge in COVID-19 cases during the entire coronavirus pandemic.

US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. Centers for