St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis isn’t making the grade when it comes to premature birth rates. The 8th annual March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card was released Thursday. St. Louis was given an “F” for its premature birth rate of 12.5 percent. Among the nation’s top 100 cities with the most births, St. Louis…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Chesterfield’s mayor is being scolded for his language. The Chesterfield City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to censure Mayor Bob Nation for what it calls inappropriate and abusive language in conversations with city officials. Nation is accused of using “hostile and intimidating language” during private discussions with the town’s economic development director…
ALTON, Ill. (AP) – Contract negotiations in southwestern Illinois will resume with a federal mediator after a teachers union gave the Alton school district notice of a possible strike. The teachers’ union has twice rejected the Alton School District’s contract offer and voted last week to serve notice of a possible strike. The (Alton) Telegraph…
( KTRS ) The number of Illinois patients approved to use medical marijuana continues to climb as dispensaries get ready to sell the drug for the first time. The Illinois Department of Public Health says it has approved 3,300 patients to use medical marijuana in the state’s pilot program, including 20 children. The department began mailing…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man has been charged in a machete attack in the city’s Gravois Park neighborhood last month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1HsG7Fo ) that a grand jury indicted Ryan S. Lawrence Tuesday on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Police say Lawrence slashed a 31-year-old woman…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A divided Illinois Supreme Court has again rejected a $10.1 billion class-action judgment against cigarette maker Phillip Morris over its marketing of “low-tar” tobacco products. The 4-2 ruling released Wednesday vacates a 2014 decision by Illinois’ 5th District Appellate Court to reinstate the Madison County verdict. The state Supreme Court first…
( KTRS ) A public interest law firm is suing the city of Pagedale in federal court, for it’s ticketing practices. The Arlington, Virginia-based Institute for Justice filed the lawsuit Wednesday in St. Louis, asking a judge to stop the city of Pagedale from enforcing city codes that the plaintiffs call for-profit and unconstitutional. The…
Residents can even be ticketed for “issues” such as barbecuing in the front yard or having mismatched curtains in windows
If the courts rule that Johnson’s execution can move forward, the Missouri Supreme Court would need to set a new date
CHICAGO (AP) – Insurance prices in parts of Illinois are spiking by more than 20 percent on the marketplace that’s a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul. The Illinois Department of Insurance released Wednesday a detailed look at health insurance prices for 2016. While price decreases in the Chicago area are keeping the statewide…