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Tank cars carrying oil or ethanol by rail urgently need to be retrofitted or replaced to make them more fire-resistant after a spate of explosive accidents in recent months revealed…Click to Continue »

A Missouri Republican lawmaker is trying to tax marijuana and illegal drugs.Click to Continue »

A plan for a central Illinois zoo and wildlife park is garnering support from economic development advocates and criticism from local landowners and the Animal Legal Defense Fund.Click to Continue »

The Indiana Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration have reached an agreement on an issue that had threatened to derail a state plan to maintain Amtrak service between…Click to Continue »

A brain-scanning technique might one day help identify people with a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports, an illness now diagnosed only after death, a small study…Click to Continue »

The agency overseeing the medical marijuana retailers in Illinois has announced the qualification of one applicant and the disqualification of another.Click to Continue »

A central Missouri man has pleaded guilty to an assault that killed a neighbor and injured the victim's father.Click to Continue »

The FBI is investigating whether hate crimes were committed during two St. Louis area attacks where suspects allegedly made reference to Ferguson, including the assault of former St. Louis Cardinals…Click to Continue »

Police in suburban Chicago say a 12-year-old Indiana girl was killed in a semitrailer accident.Click to Continue »

Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's top budget official says a Senate proposal would cut funding and hurt services for seniors, those with mental disabilities and foster kids.Click to Continue »