ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release: DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of unused medications during the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2024. DEA St. Louis Division collected a total of 26,000 pounds from its region, including the states of Missouri and Kansas, as well as southern Illinois. By region, the totals were: * Misso  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A certified nursing assistant formerly employed in the Metro East is accused of using her elderly patients' credit card and bank account information to make personal purchases without their consent. Markeisha A. Hill, 35, of Granite City, was charged via a federal grand jury with two counts of access device fraud, six counts of aggravated identity theft a  more