ST. LOUIS (AP) – Another lawsuit alleging that a woman’s use of talcum powder caused cancer is this week in St. Louis. Lawyers for a Modesto, California, woman say she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 after years of talcum use. Her lawsuit accuses Johnson & Johnson of “negligent conduct” in making and marketing…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s corn crop in Missouri is on track to be the second-highest yield on record. The Columbia Missourian reports that the state was on track as of Sept. 12. The agriculture department predicts there will be an average yield of 165 bushels per acre…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Data from industry experts and the state of Illinois show video gaming has generated about $785 million in state and local tax revenue since the machines were legalized four years ago. The Southern Illinoisan reports that the number of establishments in Illinois that allow the machines has grown as well –…
( KTRS ) A new contract for Schnucks employees was overwhelmingly rejected last night. There were 250 votes in favor of the proposed contract but, 1,934 votes against. The current 3-year contract expired in May and has been extended on a day-by-day basis as talks continue. To date, there have been about 30 negotiating sessions.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A state report says Missouri businesses saw a net growth of more than 8,700 private-sector employers in 2015. The report from the Missouri Department of Economic Development says that’s a 5 percent gain over the previous year. The report was released last week. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports (http://j.mp/2di1A05…
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a teenage driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Hazelwood police say none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday’s crash suffered life-threatening…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Audits of East St. Louis Townhsip government over the past four years failed to mention three of its supervisors charged about $280,000 to taxpayer-supported credit cards. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/2d1lWJe) the charges were made without the knowledge or approval of the township board of trustees. The Belleville auditing…
( KTRS ) Authorities in Dent County are looking for a missing 13 yr old girl. Sheriff’s say that 13 yr old Harley Hopper hasn’t be seen, or heard from since last Thursday when she left her home in Salem MO, in the early hours of the morning. She is described as a white female,…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A 58-year-old man caught hauling hundreds of pounds of marijuana through southwest Missouri faces about four months in prison. Ashot Grigoryan entered a modified Alford plea to drug possession with intent to distribute after authorities found about 800 pounds (360 kilograms) of marijuana in his truck in 2015. An Alford plea…
( KTRS ) Authorities report that a missing teen girl, and her new born son, have been found safe in West Virginia. 13 yr old Katherine Derleth, and her infant son, went missing last Sunday. Police believed that they had been taken by the girls step-father, 39 yr old Christopher Derleth, and could be headed…