( KTRS ) Authorities say more than 180 Missouri roads are closed or restricting traffic because of flooding. MoDOT official say the closures include eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in St. Charles County. Lanes in both directions closed Sunday because of rising flood waters from the Dardenne Creek. Several bridges also are closed because of…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A 21-year-old man is the latest suspect to be accused of assisting in the looting that followed last year’s grand jury decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1YN7YYW) reports that St. Louis County prosecutors have charged Donovan Doan of…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) The East St. Louis city manager who got the job after a failed mayoral re-election bid is out of a job. The City Council members voted Monday to fire Alvin Parks as the city struggles with a nearly $6 million budget shortfall. Longtime city employee Edith Moore was named interim city…
CLEVELAND (AP) – The prosecutor in Cleveland says a “perfect storm of human error” led to the death of Tamir Rice, a black youngster who was holding what turned out to be a pellet gun when he was shot by police. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty announced Monday that a grand jury has declined to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The city of St. Louis is under a weather emergency. Mayor Francis Slay issued that executive order on Monday in response to rising flood waters. The declaration activates the City’s Emergency Operations Center to coordinate response among City departments and services, along with outside partner agencies, such as MSD, Ameren, the…
KTRS) – This historic storm continues in St. Louis: Here’s a quick update on the effects. The storm is being blamed for the deaths of 12 people across Missouri and southern Illinois. We have seen the wettest day on record in December in St. Louis and 2015 is the record-holder for wettest year on record.…
