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ILLINOIS/MISSOURI - Now that recreational cannabis use is legal in both Illinois and Missouri, there is some confusion about what all these laws cover. We’re answering one of the most pressing questions for whoever in your friend group calls shotgun this weekend: Can you smoke marijuana if you’re a passenger in a car? Short answer, no. In fact, there are many laws when it comes to driving with marijuana. Keep reading to make sure you’re safe when transporting your pot. Illinois Vehicle Code outlines the rules about drugs and alcohol for legal users in a motor vehicle. It’s helpful to think about marijuana in the same league as alcohol. Just like you can be arrested for driving under the influence while over the legal alcohol limit of 0.8, you can be charged with a DUI if you’re high, too. But the limit for cannabis consumption is much more strict. Illinois law says it’s illegal to drive if you’re under the influence of a drug “to a

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by Pat Lindsey The STAGES production of “Clue” in the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center is one crazy murder mystery dinner party. Based on the Clue board game, you will be reintroduced to Miss Scarlet, Col. Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green and Professor Plum. (The dinner guests are all […]

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One of St. Louis' largest engineering firms that's also one of the region's largest privately held companies has made several changes to its leadership team as it also merges with a related company and prepares for continued growth.

ST. CHARLES -- A truck driver died after a fatal crash on I-70 early Friday morning. He has been identified by the Missouri State Highway Patrol as James Melton, 36, of Wentzville, Missouri. A semi truck driver was stopping because of traffic congestion in a construction zone on westbound I-70 at around 12:30 a.m. Friday. [...]

A St. Louis-based developer known for student housing hopes to build new apartments and townhouses in the Delmar Loop.

Illinois crisis pregnancy centers, which often pop up near abortion facilities to offer information about alternatives, could face penalties if they disseminate misleading or untruthful information.

A man arrested Thursday in a St. Louis child sex crime case now faces criminal charges, and police say he is also linked to a second victim.

It’s no secret that Elon Musk is desperate for advertisers to return to the platform. He just recently admitted that the company is still cashflow negative and that around 50% of advertisers have left (other reports say the number is bigger). This is despite his earlier claims that the company would break even on a […]

Here is Hilbert lounging on an antique bureau behind the fan that I use to keep cool in bed. I was playing around with the flash unit, which stops the motion of the fan, so I had to take a lot of pictures to get a few where a fan blade wasn't blocking the view. ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 28 July 2023"

Today on TAP: Give the platform monopolies credit for one thing. They are helping to create new areas of bipartisanship.

Club América is one of the most storied clubs in global soccer, whereas City is a club in its infancy. And it surely looked that way on a steamy evening at Citypark with América dismantling the home team 4-0 in a Leagues Cup matchup. América is one of the best teams in North and Central America.

Centene Corp. increased its managed health care membership by 2 million – or 7% – over the past year, resulting in its second consecutive quarter of $1 billion in profit.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup began July 20. as the United States Women’s National Team pursues its fifth title. 

Newly released security video taken at the St. Louis city jail shows multiple instances of what  critics say is the wanton use of mace on numerous detainees in the facility. In one instance shown on video, a detainee is seated at a bench in a common area, his head in his hand, when six corrections officers enter, two of whom immediately deploy mace. In another instance from the video, a corrections officer approaches a cell door and motions for it to be unlocked.

Several St. Louis-area agencies are set to receive federal funding to help investigate and prosecute child sex crimes.

My uncle has been lost for 56 years in Hannibal, Mo. Even though I never met him, I know how much his absence has hurt those who were close to him.