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Missouri Health Dept. launches crackdown on food with 'psychoactive cannabinoids'
(The Center Square) – After one state agency was stopped from prohibiting sales of products with hemp-derived compounds, another is moving forward and seeking the public’s help with enforcement. State law allows the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to regulate food products. Beginning Sunday, the department will begin taking steps to embargo and condemn foods containing psychoactive cannabis. The announcement came days after Republican Secretary of State Jay...
Operation targets largest pharmacy burglary ring in DEA history
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A sweeping operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration targeted pharmacy burglaries and the illegal sale of addictive prescription medications. The ring targeted independent pharmacies in 31 states, including Missouri, Illinois and Kansas in the DEA St. Louis Division region. The 21-month investigation...
Yes, deer collisions can cause car fires. Here's how
SPANISH LAKE, Mo. — A car's collision with a deer late Wednesday night quickly intensified when flames erupted from it, forcing firefighter intervention. Spanish Lake Fire Community Outreach confirmed their department's firefighters responded to the scene in a Facebook post. The crash happened at around 10:37 p.m. on Columbia Bottom Road. "Be aware and be careful," the post said.
Public Service Commission reviews Liberty Utilities' rate proposal amid resident concerns
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Liberty Utilities is proposing a rate increase in the State of Missouri. The company put in a request to the Missouri Public Service Commission to ask for an estimated $15 or 20.6% a month for northeast Missouri residents. Liberty Midstate's Gas President Mike Beatty told KTVO...
Level Up Missouri! Game Night Will Soon Have a Show-Me State Hub
A successful social gaming lounge in Des Moines Iowa is expanding its brand into Missouri by setting up shop in the Crossroads Art District in Kansas City Missouri. Ricochet Games will set up a gaming lounge at 18th and Grand in the long time Kansas City Star building. Lots of...
West Nile Virus Strikes Missouri – St. Louis Teen Now Paralyzed
You fortunately do not see this very often, but the West Nile virus has struck Missouri hard leaving one St. Louis area teen paralyzed and on a ventilator. Yahoo News is reporting that a St. Louis County teenager is now receiving support from a ventilator after he became paralyzed in a rare complication of the West Nile virus. 18-year-old John Procter VI knew something was wrong when his speech became slurred and he had impaired body movements.
GM Signs Landmark Solar Power Deal for Three Assembly Plants
As part of an ongoing push around renewable energy, General Motors announced a 15-year renewable energy purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy for three GM assembly plants. NorthStar’s Newport Solar project in Newport, Ark., will support the electricity needs of GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly...
American Red Cross to observe National Preparedness Month in September
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) The American Red Cross of Greater Kansas City and Northwest Missouri is getting ready to observe National Preparedness Month in September. The American Red Cross is encouraging citizens of Kansas City and NW Mo. to be prepared for natural disasters, severe weather events, and climate issues for the safety of themselves and their family members.
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