St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Vaping shops are calling for e-cigarettes to be excluded from the so-called “Tobacco 21” ordinance in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Council approved the measure which calls for raising the age from 18 to 21 to buy tobacco products. Owners and employees of area vaping shops object to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A life insurance company accused of charging premiums after policyholders died has settled with Missouri insurance regulators. The Missouri Department of Insurance says an investigation by its Market Regulation Division found CMFG Life Insurance Co. charged joint borrowers premiums after their spouses died. The insurance department also says the company charged…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican donor is giving money to Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Chris Koster. St. Louis businessman Sam Fox gave Koster, the state’s current attorney general, $100,000 for his campaign on Tuesday. Koster’s Republican opponent is first-time candidate and former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens. Fox has given to candidates from…
Authorities are investigating an officer involved shooting in North St. Louis. Police responded to the area of Goodfellow and Selber Court shortly before 11 pm Tuesday night. One suspect was shot and transported to the hospital in stable condition. No officers were injured. No further details have been released.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois prison data show that the state’s population of inmates has dropped by more than 4,200 since fiscal year 2014. Illinois Department of Corrections numbers show that the total prison population in the state was 44,680 as of July 1. That’s down from 47,165 in June 2015 and 48,921 in June…
