St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The warmer temperatures kept the area roadways mostly ice free. However, MODOT and IDOT reminds motorists to take it easy this morning as roadways are wet and may be slick. Crews have been fully staffed on both sides of the river treating roadways in anticipation of dangerous road conditions. The National Weather…
By STEVE LEBLANC BOSTON (AP) — The blast of arctic air that engulfed portions of the East Coast broke cold temperature records from Maine to West Virginia and stunned sea turtles in Florida — although a warm-up is coming Monday. Burlington, Vermont, and Portland, Maine set records, with Burlington falling to minus 20, beating a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area is bracing for a possible winter story. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 12 p.m.Sunday until 3 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service is calling for a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet. This could create hazardous driving conditions. MODOT is asking for motorists to…
HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish national broadcaster SVT says a man has died after he picked up an unidentified object from the ground near a subway station in Stockholm that detonated in his hand. Swedish police could not immediately confirm the death. Stockholm region police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson says the explosion took place Sunday morning just…
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died Friday in Arkansas, according to his manager. He was 86. John Castonia said Van Dyke died at…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area is bracing for possible first winter storm of the season. The National Weather Service is calling for rain, freezing rain,possibly mixed with sleet on Sunday. The NWS said this could result in icy conditions on roadways with possibly up to a 1/10 of ice accumulation. “This precipitation…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois American Water has lifted a boil water order for customers in the Metro-East area near St. Louis that’s been in effect since Wednesday. Illinois American issued the order after there were water main breaks in the area, which includes Belleville and East St. Louis among other towns. The order was…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri transportation officials say their crews will be out ahead of the winter storm forecast this Sunday. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), freezing rain and ice are expected all day Sunday. MODOT notes the ground and roads are frozen thanks to two weeks of subfreezing temperatures, and they say this could…
Arnold, MO (KTRS) The Arnold police officer who was shot last month by a burglary suspect is showing improvement. The Arnold Police Department posted the following update about Officer Ryan O’Connor on its Facebook page: Friends! We are absolutely thrilled and elated to post this update on Ryan directly from the O’Connor family! “Ryan has…
By PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. Forecasters predict that record-breaking cold air and strong winds will set people’s teeth chattering like castanets from the mid-Atlantic to New…