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meth and Missouri
2:28 pm
Tue September 6, 2011

Meth laws in some Mo. communities cause spikes elsewhere, including St. Louis area

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Police believe area methamphetamine makers are simply going elsewhere to dodge some local Missouri laws requiring a prescription for cold medication containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in meth.
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An increasing number of Missouri communities are fighting methamphetamine by requiring prescriptions to purchase cold and allergy pills containing pseudoephedrine - a meth ingredient. But police believe the meth makers are simply going to neighboring towns and counties to get their pills.

Narcotics officers said Tuesday that pseudoephedrine sales are up sharply in some Missouri locations without prescription laws, including St. Louis city and county.

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Morning round-up
9:24 am
Tue August 30, 2011

Morning headlines: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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St. Louis-based Peabody Coal and ArcelerMittal will buy Australian coal giant Macarthur Coal for $5.2 billion.
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Peabody Coal, ArcelorMittal to buy Australian coal giant

According to the St. Louis Business Journal, Australian coal giant Macarthur Coal has agreed to be bought by Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal for $5.2 billion. St. Louis-based Peabody has pursued Macarthur for more than a year.

The Australian company is the biggest miner of pulverized coal, which is used in making steel and in great demand in Asia.

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