CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – Agriculture officials say it’s too soon to know if recent flooding in southeast Missouri damaged the area’s winter wheat crop. Anthony Ohmes, agronomy specialist at the University of Missouri Extension, told The Southeast Missourian (http://bit.ly/1PteKny ) that wheat crops can handle being submerged when it’s cold. But he says the…
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – The death of a 70-year-old man in University City marks the third time since 2013 that a victim has been fatally stabbed inside a home in the St. Louis suburb. Police are investigating to determine if there is a connection. August Lombardo was killed inside his two-family home. A co-worker…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The St. Louis area’s first medical marijuana dispensary is slated to open in the city’s Illinois suburbs. HCI Alternatives in Collinsville plans a grand opening at noon Monday at a retail location adjacent to the Illinois State Police’s regional headquarters. A second St. Louis-area dispensary in the village of Sauget near…
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington and New York City. The hurricane-force winds and whiteout conditions gave way to blinding sunshine and temperatures slightly above freezing, promising a gentle thawing-out. The timing could not have been better…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are investigating another homicide. Police say a man was found shot to death in 5500 block of West Florissant Avenue in north St. Louis early Saturday morning. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests. The brings the unofficial murder count in St. Louis to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in stable condition at being shot by police in north St. Louis. Authorities say officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 5100 block of Cates Avenue early Saturday morning. Upon arrival, a 50-year-old man approached them. Then according to police, a 52-year-old man walked out…
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Lead pipes like the ones that led to contamination of the tap water in Flint, Michigan, can be found in older neighborhoods across the nation. Estimates vary on how many of these pipes are still in use. One recent industry survey puts the number at 6.5 million. Most U.S. cities stopped…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is seeking to dismiss lawsuits brought by two daily fantasy sports sites that claim their contests are games of skill allowed by state law. Madigan issued an advisory opinion last month saying daily fantasy sports betting is illegal gambling in Illinois. She’s said her opinion was prompted…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University in St. Louis says it will reach its $2.2 billion fundraising goal two years ahead of schedule, so the Board of Trustees set a new goal — $2.5 billion by June 30th, 2018. The new goal for the university’s “Leading Together” campaign was announced Friday. The university says the…