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Ill. Gov. Quinn To Decide on Tanning Ban For Minors

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Maryland Heights Offers Punishment-Free Drug Testing

Mo. Panel to Study St. Louis County Governance, Taxing

Uplands Park Auxiliary Officer Acquitted In Fatal Chase

Illinois Lawsuit Could Cost Schnucks $80M

Damages were calculated at $7.25 an hour to resolve the issue, adding up to $7.25 million for victims in Illinois. Legally, plaintiffs can receive eleven times the damages.

2013/05/22

Maryland Heights Offers Punishment-Free Drug Testing

“We’re not going to barge into the room and arrest the child,” Maryland Heights Police Chief Bill Carson said.

2013/05/21

St. Charles Residents Again Discuss Smoking Ban

“Let’s not be antiquated, let’s get with it,” a supporter of the ban said. “Everything comes from the coasts and it’s coming this way and we are the last ones ones to get it.”

2013/05/21

Mo. Panel to Study St. Louis County Governance, Taxing

A special committee has been charged with commissioning an independent study to provide a “comprehensive analysis of the taxation and governance issues.”

2013/05/21

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Illinois Considers Stricter Liability Insurance Requirements

“(The General Assembly) set the rate, at that time, of $20,000 for bodily injury and $15,000 for property damage. That has not changed in 24 years,” Rep. Fine said.

2013/05/20

Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill, where underground fire has been smoldering since December 2010

Weather Postpones Drilling at Burning Bridgeton Landfill

Republic Services says it will remove six concrete columns from the landfill, which will make the smell worse for about two weeks.

2013/05/20

A course scenic of the 12th green during the final round of the BMW Championship held at Bellerive Country Club on September 7, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)

Metal Detectors, Bag Restrictions For Senior PGA Championship

Guards at the gates will be using metal detecting wands to make sure no one brings a handgun or any other weapon onto the course.

2013/05/20

Attorney General Koster Investigating Schnucks Debit Card Breach

Koster says his office is asking questions of Schnuck’s officials to learn whether they did everything they are required to do by law in their handling of the security breach.

2013/05/20

Uplands Park Auxiliary Officer Acquitted In Fatal Chase

Lamont Aikens testified he believed he had full police powers when following orders from a licensed officer.

2013/05/18

Aldermen Scott Ogilvie (KMOX/Kevin Killeen)

Aldermen Introduce Plan to Limit Campaign Contributions

Alderman Scott Ogilvie’s plan would limit single contributions for the mayor, comptroller, and aldermanic president to $10,000 and no more than $3,000 for individual aldermen.

2013/05/17