( KTRS ) Medical marijuana products in Illinois would be required to carry warning labels about possible side effects under a bill proposed by a Republican lawmaker. Representative Dwight Kay says the goal is to treat medical marijuana like other prescription drugs that warn patients about possible adverse effects. Kay says he would like to…
DENVER (AP) – David Backes started the scoring in a three-goal first period, Anders Nilsson made 19 saves in relief of an apparently injured Jake Allen, and the St. Louis Blues beat Colorado 5-1 on Sunday night as the Avalanche moved to the brink of postseason elimination. Magnus Paajarvi, Colton Parayko and Alex Pietrangelo also…
( KTRS ) Voters in Missouri’s two biggest cities will decide Tuesday whether to renew the decades-old earnings tax that voters overwhelmingly embraced five years ago. The tax requires those who work in Kansas City or St. Louis to pay a 1 percent tax on their pay. Supporters in both cities say losing the revenue…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House returns to action Monday with a long list of legislation slated for committee hearings – but none about the unsettled budget that should have taken effect last July. Bills up for consideration include regulation of daily fantasy sports betting and easing access to police video under the Freedom…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A St. Louis man who admitted his role in a plot to make and distribute counterfeit currency has been ordered in Illinois to spend three years in federal prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Lewis Johnson was sentenced Thursday in East St. Louis. He pleaded guilty in December to a felony count of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ police chief says a man was shot and critically wounded by an officer he confronted with a knife after being ticketed during a traffic stop. Police Chief Sam Dotson says the 22-year-old man was ticketed about 11:30 a.m. Thursday for allegedly running a red light and having improper license…
( KTRS ) Snow melt from the north and recent rains have pushed the Mississippi River slightly above flood stage at several towns north of St. Louis. The National Weather Service reports that, as of Thursday, the river was a little over a foot above technical flood stage in Hannibal, where it is expected to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill outlawing powdered alcohol in Missouri has passed the state House. House members voted 95-56 on Thursday to ban the sale and possession of powdered alcohol, which is marketed as Palcohol. Violations would be considered a misdemeanor offense. Powdered alcohol can be mixed with water or another liquid to make…
( KTRS ) A veteran Miami police officer with two decades of experience will take over as Ferguson’s police chief, hoping to help the city heal as it rebounds after the fatal 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. Miami Police Maj. Delrish Moss was announced as chief Thursday. He will be in charge of a mostly…
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals employed the same formula they used to win 100 games last season – good starting pitching, enough timely hitting and Trevor Rosenthal closing out the game – to defeat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday in both teams’ final spring game. Michael Wacha had by far his…