SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September’s sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing began in November last year, topping the $20 million mark for the first…
CHICAGO (AP) – Election officials and civil rights groups say an appeals court ruling means same-day voter registration will likely be available Election Day at Illinois polling stations. The stay from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday cancels, at least for now, a lower-court ruling halting the same-day registration option. The appellate…
Creve Coeur, MO (KTRS) Arch Coal is recovering from its financial woes. The Creve-Coeur based company announced Wednesday that it has successfully completed its financial restructuring and has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Arch Coal also says its emerging with more than $300 million of cash on its balance sheet and a debt level of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Journalists are expected to arrive at Washington University in St. Louis as early as Wednesday to cover the presidential debate. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that by the time Sunday’s debate commences, as many as 2,000 news professionals will be in place. Leaders from the Commission on Presidential Debates call this…
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis paving company has been determined to be the source of a milky white substance that raised concerns for property owners along an area creek over the weekend. The Department of Natural Resources says Pavement Solutions is using vacuum trucks to remove the contaminated water from Coldwater Creek,…
Police have a man in custody believed to be the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Hazelwood Hotel. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Incident took place Tuesday morning, when Blake Edgar entered a room at the Days Inn and began beating a man with a pistol. During the attack the gun went…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The corn and soybean harvests are well underway in Illinois with federal agriculture officials saying farmers are making “rapid progress.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly Illinois crop report says the corn harvest is 43 percent complete. That’s on about the same pace as last year at this time when it…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) The future of organized labor is riding on the November election. That was the message at Tuesday’s Labor Rally at St. Charles Family Arena, where several Democratic candidates spoke. U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander was among those is attendance. “They don’t won’t so-called right to work. They don’t want paycheck deception.…
