ATLANTA, IL (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local market prompted in part by large grocers offering organic produce and meal-kit startups gaining popularity. Many small organic fruit and vegetable producers have traditionally relied on sales through community-supported agriculture programs, in which community members…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson will be leaving the Legislature early to become director of the state’s Medicaid health care program and one of its highest paid public employees. The appointment announced Monday by Republican Gov. Mike Parson will take effect Nov. 1,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party says a miscommunication caused 10,000 voters in the state to receive mailers with incorrect information about when their absentee ballots are due. Ray Bozarth is the party’s executive director. He tells The Kansas City Star that there was a miscommunication between the party and the vendor that printed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite promoting himself as an advocate for transparent government, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is one of only two statewide officials who doesn’t use email for official business. Critics say by refusing to use email Hawley, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, avoids creating public records of his office’s work.…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) St. Charles-based American Railcar Industries announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with ITE Rail Fund. John O’Bryan, President and CEO of ARI, commented, “ARI is a highly respected company in the railcar industry with a rich history of growth and innovation for over 20 years. The sale…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Florissant man. Police say 22-year-old Donyell Harris was last seen early Monday morning on a Facebook live stream video consuming a large amount of prescription pills and making suicidal statements. Harris is described as black, 5 feet 11 inches in height, 194 lbs,…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The quest to be the next Illinois attorney general is focusing on experience, ideology and gumption. Democrat Kwame Raoul touts his legal and policymaking experience and says Republican Erika Harold is too rigid in her conservative views to effectively manage the post of chief law enforcement officer. Harold says she has…
COLUMBIA, MO (AP) — A University of Missouri professor created artwork out of her late husband’s old clothes to honor him and find healing following his death three years ago. Catherine Armbrust, an adjunct assistant professor in the MU Art Department, held an exhibit in fall 2016 called “Visible Mending” as a way to move…
Vinita Park, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating a double murder in Vinita Park. Investigators say officers responded to a shooting in the 2100 block of Penfield around 1 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, officers found a 35-year-old, black female and a 45-year-old, black male, dead. The names of the victim’s haven’t been released. Investigators…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury has found a former St. Louis doctor guilty of conspiracy and four health care fraud counts. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 72-year-old Devon Golding was convicted Friday. Golding, who had practiced in University City, and eight others were indicted in July 2017 and accused of a conspiracy that ran…