( KTRS ) City officials in West Alton have issued a voluntary evacuation notice for residents and businesses. The notice was issued Tuesday after the latest prediction said the Missouri river was expected to crest at 36.3 feet. The current levee height guarding the town is only 36 feet tall. Note – The evacuation order…
( KTRS ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed I-55, Lemay Ferry and Telegraph road. Other closures that will effect your morning Wednesday commute include 21 at Tesson Ferry and Route 141 at the Romaine Creek. MoDOT closed I-44 between I-270 and Grays Summit Monday night. Local westbound traffic can still get through to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has given approval to two amendments that would restrict abortion. The first passed 101-39. It would ban abortions about 20 weeks after fertilization. Amendment sponsor Rep. Mike Moon said it would stop abortions after the fetus can feel pain. Another proposal would outline stricter standards for tracking fetal…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two more people were confirmed dead Tuesday after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in Missouri, bringing the death toll from sudden spring flooding in the state to at least five. The latest deaths occurred in an area of southeast Missouri where heavy rains pushed rivers to record levels. The…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Flood relief efforts continues in the wake of the historic flooding in the region. St. Louis County leaders gathered Tuesday morning at the Office of Emergency Management for a press conference to discuss those relief efforts and provide updates. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger reported that there were two sandbag…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri Department of Transportation officials say Interstate 55, Route 61/67/Lemay Ferry/JeffCo Boulevard and Route 231/Telegraph Road at the Meramec between St. Louis Jefferson Counties are expected to close overnight because of the rising floodwaters. Flood relief efforts continue in the wake of the historic flooding in the region. St. Louis County leaders…
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…
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…
( 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…
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…