Flooding Prompts More Road Closures, Including Long Stretch Of I-44
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Flooding prompts more road closures in the region. Late Monday night crews closed Interstate 44 between I-270 in St. Louis County and Route 100/Gray Summit in Franklin County due to the rising waters of the Meramec River.  In addition,Westbound I-44 is closed at I-270 while eastbound I-44 is closed at Route 100/Gray…
President: University of Missouri System will add faculty
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – The new president of the four-campus University of Missouri System says faculty will be added despite reduced budgets. President Mun Choi said Friday that the university is not “retrenching” in the face of budget shortfalls. He says the Missouri University of Science and Technology will add 18 faculty members. Faculty also…
Boil water order in effect for parts of Jefferson County
( KTRS ) Areas of Jefferson County are under a mandatory boil order. Public Water Supply officials say residents living in Fenton, High Ridge, House Springs, Byrnesmill, and parts of Eureka, should boil their water for at least three minutes before drinking or cooking. The boil order only effects customer who are served by Public…
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Illinois state emergency center activated after flooding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The governor of Illinois has activated the State Emergency Operations Center as flooding affects parts of the state after heaving weekend rains. Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday morning said rivers are swelling with water in some Illinois communities, causing flooding. Activating the operations center means that state agencies will be ready…
H&M officer with rape charge faced earlier accusation
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A former H&M loss prevention officer who faces two counts of kidnapping and one count of rape was also accused of another incident more than seven months earlier. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 36-year-old Shaun Ivy was accused in August of having an 18-year-old woman drive to a remote…
St. Charles Police: Missing Elderly Man Found Safe
ST. CHARLES ( KTRS )Â An Endangered Silver Advisory that had been issued for 74-year-old Burlan Thomas is canceled. He was last seen around 6:30 Monday evening in the 2300 block of Gallaher Ave. Police say Thomas suffers from dementia, high blood pressure and sickle-cell anemia. Police say Thomas has been found safe and is back…