JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican lawmaker wants to make it easier for Missouri women to get birth control. Rep. Sheila Solon told a House committee Wednesday that pharmacists should be able to prescribe oral contraceptives because fewer unwanted pregnancies would lead to fewer abortions. Those under 18 would have to show pharmacists a…
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has used his executive powers to create a privately run and funded economic development agency that he says will “jump-start” job growth. The first-term Republican signed an executive order Wednesday establishing the Illinois Business and Economic Development Corporation. It’s a nonprofit group the governor, a former private equity investor,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Stefan Moody had 23 points and hit two free throws to put Mississippi ahead by a point with 13.4 seconds left in a late-game rally that led to a 76-73 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night. Moody also matched his career best with eight rebounds and had five assists for the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is continuing to approve patients to use medical marijuana, with about 400 more approval letters sent in January. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday it has approved 4,400 patients for the pilot program. That includes 32 children. The pace of approvals is about the same as December. Marijuana…
( KTRS ) A St. Louis daycare business has lost its license after a 3-year-old boy was left unattended on a bus for several hours. Tahanica Scott, the child’s mother, says her son, Dallas Scott, was left on the bus from GSL Development Center for seven hours without food or water on Monday. The child…
( KTRS ) The Laclede Gas Company has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to adjust the ‘infrastructure system replacement surcharge’ on the bills of its natural gas customers. The comany says costs for natural gas pipeline replacements and relocations are not currently included in Laclede’s rates. The current IS-RS charge…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill to promote awareness and research on mental illness among medical students is moving forward in the Missouri House. House members gave initial approval in a voice vote Wednesday. Republican sponsor Rep. Keith Frederick says medical school students are at risk of depression and suicide but sometimes are concerned…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Midwest environmental group is questioning the ability of the country’s largest coal producer to guarantee it has enough money for future cleanup of its Illinois mines. State regulators allow St. Louis-based Peabody Energy to pledge it has adequate assets to pay for the estimated $92 million needed to reclaim three…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri system has announced more than $920,000 in spending on diversity efforts as it seeks to recover from racial unrest on its Columbia campus. The four-campus system also announced Wednesday that it is planning forums with finalists for the role of the first ever system-level chief diversity, equity…
