SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has approved a plan to expand the state’s medical marijuana pilot program by two-and-a-half years and add post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness to the list of allowed conditions. Lawmakers voted 86-27 on Monday to advance the measure, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner supports. It now goes to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers took steps this year to address the growing number of drug overdoses, but health care advocates say more work remains. The Legislature has voted to make it easier to get medicine that counteracts opiate overdoses. But lawmakers did not advance proposals to grant legal protections for people calling…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Forget toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Some engaged couples in Tornado Alley have a more practical gift request: Donations toward safe rooms. Sales of safe rooms are on the rise since a series of devastating twisters hit the Midwest and South in recent years. The pre-fabricated rooms feature thick steel walls…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri mega-donor Rex Sinquefield is pouring millions of dollars into political committees before the Aug. 2 primary and Nov. 8 general election. Sinquefield donated more than $1.5 million Friday to conservative political group Missouri Club for Growth. His largest donation of about $2.8 million Friday went to the Great St.…
(KTRS) – If you use westbound Manchester on your commute, you may have a late start to your holiday weekend. There is a water main break on Manchester near Henry. Crews are working, but delays are expected through the evening rush and motorists should find an alternate route.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Health insurance companies would no longer be able to raise rates for Affordable Care Act consumers in Missouri without review by a state agency under a measure awaiting the governor’s signature. Advocates say the change is long overdue. A spokeswoman for the state agency that governs insurance says Missouri is the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A woman is dead following an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the woman was gunned down in the 5800 block of Wabada Avenue at around 2 a.m. Friday. She was transported to the hospital, where she later died. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The…
Washington Park, IL (KTRS) The second suspect wanted in a fatal downtown carjacking is dead after being shot by police in the metro-east. Police say officers were attempting to arrest 21-year-old Devonte Gates Thursday afternoon in Washington Park when the shooting occurred. Gates was wanted in the death of Brandi Hill, who was fatally shot…
