( KTRS ) Drivers in the St. Louis area should be aware of major roads closures due to rising flood waters that will affect their morning commute. Modot officials say there are more than 40 roads closed to due flooding in the St. Louis area alone. Crews have closed Route 141 in both directions at…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Thousands of workers in St. Louis are preparing to see a jump in pay now that the Missouri Supreme Court has declined to halt the city’s new minimum wage, but some in the business community fear it will do more harm than good. The court ruling means the city’s minimum wage…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — At least two people died as rain storms lingered across Missouri and caused widespread flooding over the weekend, and state officials are preparing for more flooding in the days ahead. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Sunday that he had activated the National Guard, so troops can help prepare for the flooding…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Â A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Authorities say the shooting happened in a parking lot on Marcus and Cote Brilliante on Saturday morning. There’s no word on a motive of of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the city’s murder count to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has declared a state of emergency because of flooding across southern Missouri. The state reports nearly 100 evacuations and 33 rescues Saturday after a storm that moved from the southwest to the east dumped between 3 to 9 inches of rain on saturated grounds and waterways. More…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Flooding from heavy rains sweeping across the Midwest has killed at least one person in Missouri, prompted numerous rescues and blocked roadways. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 72-year-old woman drowned despite her husband’s efforts to save her as their vehicle was swept away by rushing waters Saturday near Clever…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has declared a state of emergency because of flooding across southern Missouri. The state reports nearly 100 evacuations and 33 rescues Saturday after a storm that moved from the southwest to the east dumped between 3 to 9 inches of rain on saturated grounds and waterways. More…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed because of rain. No makeup day has been announced and a doubleheader on Sunday has been ruled out. The Cardinals, winners of nine of their past 11, were set to start Mike Leake (3-1, 1.32 ERA). The Reds, who…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Flooding is threatening the St. Louis area with the heavy rainfall this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for much of the St. Louis area. The Meramec River is forecast to rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and crest near 40.0 feet by Wednesday morning. The Missouri River…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS)Â Crimestoppers has stepped into the investigation into the child who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on the north side last night. Crimestoppers is offering up to $5,000Â for information that leads police to make a felony arrest of the driver responsible for the child’s death.The vehicle is described as a four-door…