Associated Press

Western Illinois University says a student suspected of shooting his roommate in their dorm room has turned himself into police.

A former Quincy store manager accused of stealing more than $500,000 from a Menards store has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

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.

Illinois’ boys’ high school basketball tournament is returning to the Urbana-Champaign area, resuming a tradition that begin in 1919.

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.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says businesses and social events across the state will be able to reopen next Monday, with certain social distancing requirements.

Illinois' governor has ordered schools throughout the state to remain closed for the rest of the semester because of the threat of the coronavirus.

Governor Mike Parson is ordering that all Missouri public and charter schools remain closed through the rest of the academic year.

Gov. Mike Parson has issued a statewide stay-at-home order starting Monday, meaning Missouri will join about 40 other states that require residents to avoid going out except for essential purposes.