NEW YORK (AP) – More than half of the 84 million viewers who flocked last week to the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton found something else to do when their respective running mates faced off Tuesday night. A total of 35.6 million viewers watched GOP vice presidential hopeful Mike Pence debate…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) – The trial of a Georgia man charged with murder after his toddler son died inside a hot SUV will go into recess as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the southern region of the U.S. According to news media outlets, Judge Mary Staley Clark said before testimony began Wednesday that the trial will…
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…
