Springfield, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to expand Illinois’ medical marijuana program. Next week’s meeting of the state’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Board could lead to new recommendations, but Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration has twice before rejected the board’s suggestions. This time, the expert panel will discuss petitions submitted during January. Fifteen conditions are on the agenda.…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Ted Cruz is looking to Indiana’s governor to help stop Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination. Cruz said Friday that he’d “enthusiastically welcome” Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s support before the state’s primary Tuesday. Cruz needs a victory after getting swept by GOP front-runner Donald Trump in five Northeastern states earlier…
HOUSTON (AP) – Two anti-abortion activists arrested in connection with making undercover Planned Parenthood videos are rejecting plea deals offering them probation. Sandra Merritt’s attorneys said Friday she won’t settle the case through pretrial diversion, a form of probation that would keep her out of prison and ultimately have the charges dismissed. Attorneys for fellow…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Federal safety investigators say a regional jet made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after smoke was reported in the cabin and the cockpit. Airline officials say one passenger aboard Friday morning’s Piedmont Airlines flight from Richmond, Virginia, requested a medical evaluation but did not need to be hospitalized. Investigators initially reported slides…
( KTRS ) Authorities have filed child abduction charges against a Collinsville man after he failed to return his daughter to her mother. 24 yr old Tchaka Spiller, is accused of taking 2 yr old Khalia Harper, without her mother’s consent. The Collinsville Police Department have reportedly reached out to Spiller to return his daughter,…
( KTRS ) An ongoing effort to get an ancient historical Illinois site designated as a national park is getting a boost from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. The East St. Louis native has sent a letter asking President Obama to declare the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville as a national monument. The property…
PHOENIX (AP) – Rubby De La Rosa struck out a career-high 10 and pitched two-hit ball through seven innings, Chris Herrmann and Brandon Drury homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks forced a split in the four-game series. De La Rosa (3-3) had been shaky this…
( KTRS ) A measure to allow beer-makers to lease coolers to stores to keep drinks frosty has passed the Missouri House. House members voted in favor of adding the provision onto a bill that already had Senate approval. The underlying bill would allow a state wine board to oversee marketing of the beverage. Supporters…
