Associated Press

Illinois state Rep. Michael Madigan has announced that he is resigning his seat in the Legislature.

State health officials said Saturday that the first case in the state of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus has been recorded in northeast Missouri.

The award-winning character actor who toured the world as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the political thriller “All the President’s Men,” has died. His representative Steve Rohr says Hal Holbrook died Jan. 23. He…

A native of Hannibal is getting a musical honor of a lifetime.

Vanderbilt's football game at Missouri on Saturday has been postponed because COVID-19 issues have left the Commodores without enough players.

Saturday’s game between Missouri and No. 17 LSU has been moved to Missouri’s home stadium and will be played in the morning because of Hurricane Delta.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus.

Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit.

Walmart has become the latest major retailer to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores.

A judge in southern Illinois ruled Monday that the Illinois governor's stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus exceeds his emergency authority and violates individual civil rights.