Everybody knows that smoking is a popular pastime in Missouri, but certain groups light up more than others.

About 36 percent of the state’s gay, lesbian and transgendered community smoke, compared to nearly 25 percent of the general population. And the…

The number of people showing up at hospitals with flu-like symptoms doubled this week, Missouri health officials said today.

Flu-like illnesses now represent about 4 percent of emergency room visits across Missouri, compared to 2 percent on a normal day. The…

Another teenager in St. Louis County has swine flu, the state health department reported late Thursday. That makes 10 confirmed and four probable cases of swine flu in the state. Another St. Louis county teenager and a 24-year-old man from O’Fallon…

There are now 82 confirmed cases of swine flu in Illinois, state health officials announced today. That’s up from nine cases yesterday.

The large overnight jump in the number of cases was expected after the CDC in Atlanta gave authority to states…

There are now two confirmed cases of swine flu and six suspected cases in Missouri, health officials reported over the weekend. In Illinois the numbers are 90 suspected and nine confirmed. No cases have yet to be confirmed in the St.…

There are three confirmed cases of swine flu and 51 probable cases in Illinois, the state health department said today. All of the cases have come from northern Illinois counties.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed the lab…

There are now 17 suspected cases of swine flu in Illinois, according to the state’s health department. That’s up from nine reported yesterday. All of the cases are from the Chicago area. The Illinois cases include a college student from Ellisville…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon says Missouri has a probable case of the swine flu.
Nixon announced the suspected case involving a Platte County resident Wednesday evening at a hastily called Capitol news conference. Platte County is…