ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Washington University will offer free Uber rides for students from its main campus in St. Louis after recent reports of gun crimes in the area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports recent incidents include a man being shot during an apparent carjacking near campus and armed suspects approaching a student and demanding his…
PEORIA, IL (AP) — A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says crops are maturing more quickly in Illinois this year compared to 2017. The agency’s most recent Illinois Crop Progress and Condition report estimates that 75 percent of the corn crop was mature by Sept. 16, compared to 37 percent last year. The report estimates…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Two suburban St. Louis men face federal charges for possessing and intending to distribute enough fentanyl for 1.5 million doses of the dangerous synthetic opioid. The U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis announced charges Thursday against 27-year-old Ruben Lopez and 31-year-old Jonathen Aguilar, both of St. Charles, Missouri. Federal prosecutors…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The St. Louis-based coal company Peabody Energy has agreed to purchase Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from Drummond Co. Inc. for $400 million. Peabody said Friday that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. The Shoal Creek mine is on the Black Warrior River in…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a 2012 law that sought to clarify property tax exemptions for charitable hospitals. The court voted 7-0 in an opinion issued Thursday. It ruled on a law that allows issuing tax exemptions to hospitals when the value of the “charity care” or “free or discounted services”…
Festus, MO (KTRS) A deadly plane crash in Festus is being investigated. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak has confirmed two people on board the Cessna that crashed near Festus Memorial Airport were killed. Police say the pilot reported electrical issues around midnight. Emergency personnel began a search for the plane around 2 a.m. Friday. The wreckage…
St. Louis, MO (AP) Planned Parenthood says abortions will stop at its Columbia clinic after Oct. 1 unless a federal judge blocks enforcement of one of Missouri’s abortion restrictions. The organization is asking for a court order to stop Missouri from requiring doctors at the Columbia location to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals in…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Supporters of a St. Louis man killed in a SWAT raid at his home 15 months ago rallied Thursday to demand answers about the internal police investigation of his death. The police department’s Force Investigation Unit launched an investigation shortly after the death of 21-year-old…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Louis man is the winner of $1 million in a Missouri Lottery game, becoming the 500th person to win a prize worth $1 million or more in the state lottery’s 32-year history. The Lottery said Thursday that Ramic Nijaz won the prize playing the “$300 Million Golden Ticket”…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says combatting sexual harassment in the Capitol has become a “personal mission” but he wishes he’d acted sooner to “correct past mistakes.” The Chicago Democrat spoke out Thursday in a Chicago Tribune op-ed . A string of Democratic lawmakers and workers in Madigan’s political and government organizations have…