BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois American Water says it expects a boil water order for the Metro-East area near St. Louis to be lifted Friday in the early afternoon. Illinois American issued the boil order Wednesday after water main breaks in the area, which includes Belleville, East St. Louis, Alorton and Washington Park among other…
By SUSAN HAIGH and DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, threatening to dump as much as 18 inches of snow from the Carolinas to Maine and unleashing hurricane-force winds and flooding that closed schools and offices and halted transportation systems. Forecasters expected the…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis police are asking the public for help in their search for a man they say walked into a White Castle in the 4500 block of South Kingshighway Dec. 22, 2017, and made off with an unknown amount of cash. Police say the man walked into the fast food restaurant, placed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to protect the public during this dangerous cold. Shelters have opened throughout the region to help those most in need. St. Louis County is among the communities taking part in these efforts. “The bitter cold can be deadly and we need to make sure everyone has access to a…
St. Clair County, IL (KTRS) Dozens of metro-east communities are under a boil order. Illinois American Water Company issued the order after widespread water main breaks due to the frigid temperatures. The impacted areas are in St. Clair County, impacting about 150,000 customers. In addition, Illinois American Water’s water quality team will be switching treatment…
By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard, with the worst conditions expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm expected on…
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man on parole is accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a motel room and forcing her to eat methamphetamine and smoke marijuana. Franklin County prosecutors on Tuesday charged 48-year-old Brett Pendleton of Union with sodomy and endangering the welfare of a child. He is jailed on $250,000…
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a “bomb cyclone” as…
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Brutal winter weather that’s brought subzero temperatures to parts of the U.S. is threatening to dump snow and ice across parts of the South that rarely see flurries, much less accumulation. The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday…
Topeka, KS (KTRS) Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is seeking to lead another police department in the Midwest. Dotson is among three finalists being considered for the next police chief with the Topeka Police Department. The two other finalists are Topeka Police Interim Chief Bill Cochran and Yakima, Washington, Police Chief Dominic Rizzi, Jr.…