Jury awards more than $70M to woman in baby powder lawsuit
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis jury has awarded a California woman more than $70 million in her lawsuit alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused her cancer, the latest case raising concerns about the health ramifications of extended talcum powder use. The jury ruling Thursday ended the trial that…
Man sentenced to 19 yrs in prison for robbery
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to nearly 2 decades in prison for robbing a farm supply store. 49 yr old Rodney Mathes was sentenced Thursday to 19 yrs and and seven months in federal prison. He was charged with breaking into the Rural King in Swansea, Illnois, with another man back in January…
Fatal shooting in Penrose neighborhood
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the Penrose neighborhood late Thursday night. The man was found dead on the 4800 block of Margaretta Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. The victims identity has not been released at this time. No further details are available.
Analysis: Missouri consumers see health law choices shrink
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An analysis for The Associated Press shows Missouri consumers next year will have dramatically fewer choices in health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s overhaul launched in 2014. The analysis by Avalere Health finds Missouri among just eight states with only one participating insurer in most of its counties.…