HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis paving company has been determined to be the source of a milky white substance that raised concerns for property owners along an area creek over the weekend. The Department of Natural Resources says Pavement Solutions is using vacuum trucks to remove the contaminated water from Coldwater Creek,…
Police have a man in custody believed to be the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Hazelwood Hotel. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Incident took place Tuesday morning, when Blake Edgar entered a room at the Days Inn and began beating a man with a pistol. During the attack the gun went…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The corn and soybean harvests are well underway in Illinois with federal agriculture officials saying farmers are making “rapid progress.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly Illinois crop report says the corn harvest is 43 percent complete. That’s on about the same pace as last year at this time when it…
St. Charles, MO  (KTRS)  The future of organized labor is riding on the November election. That was the message at Tuesday’s Labor Rally at St. Charles Family Arena, where several Democratic candidates spoke. U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander was among those is attendance. “They don’t won’t so-called right to work. They don’t want paycheck deception.…
(KTRS) – A man suspected of stealing a car and then leading police on a chase across multiple jurisdictions, is in custody. Police say the man first stole a truck from and O’Fallon, Missouri dealership. Then police started chasing the man on Interstate 70. The suspect got off the highway at Lindbergh where he hit…
(KTRS) – Express Scripts says Walgreens will be one of the pharmacies for Tricare, the company that manages benefits for US military members and their families. Starting December 1, Walgreens will join the network while CVS will leave the same day. Express Scripts said the change will “maintain convenient access” for customers. Tricare serves more…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s revenues are up nearly 3.6 percent compared to last year, but that’s just half the pace necessary to pay for everything in the state budget. Acting State Budget Director Dan Haug says the figures released Tuesday show solid growth of about 5.6 percent in the withholding taxes that comprise…
Hazelwood, MO Â (KTRS) Â A murder at a north county motel is being investigated. Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot to death at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Days Inn on North Hanley Road in Hazelwood. The incident appears to be drug related according to investigators. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Last month was one of the warmest Septembers on record in Illinois. State climatologist Jim Angel says September’s average temperature was nearly 71 degrees, or 4.5 degrees above normal. State records go back to 1895. September of this year was tied for sixth place with the year 2005. The warmest September…
