BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proceedings against a construction company fined for allegedly importing Mexican workers to remove asbestos are on hold as federal officials look into possible criminal activity by the firm. OSHA last year fined Joseph Kehrer and Albers-based Kehrer Brothers Construction company $1.8 million for having the…
( KTRS ) Heavy rain moved into the area early Sunday morning and it’s expected to stay until Tuesday. Due to this the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the greater 550 KTRS-AM listening area. Flooding is expected on the Meramec River at Pacific, Eureka, Valley Park and Arnold. Officials with…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that gives retiring police dogs the chance to be adopted by their handlers. With the new law, retiring dogs will first be offered to an officer for adoption or be given to a no-kill shelter. Currently, it is up to the village manager, mayor or…
( KTRS ) A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place at a Funeral home. On August 8th police were called to a funeral home in 3900 block of Washington for a shooting. Upon arrival officers found 39 yr old George Calmese Jr and another victim lying on the sidewalk.…
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Construction is scheduled to begin Monday on a new Missouri River bridge at the eastern Missouri town of Washington. Gov. Jay Nixon was in Washington Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The new bridge carrying Highway 47 traffic will replace an old, narrow bridge that was built more than 80 years ago.…
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Police in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield are searching for a man who broke into a home, robbed a couple and locked them in a closet. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crime happened Thursday night. The man and woman were not injured. Police say the intruder hid his…
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on Illinois’ handling of a health insurance rate increase request. Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s leading insurer, is suggesting price increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for individual health plans. Illinois Department of Insurance regulators…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gun violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say late Thursday night a man was shot on De Giverville Avenue near Kingsbury in west St. Louis. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His name hasn’t been released and there’s no word of any arrests.…
( KTRS ) As a new school year begins, some parents can struggle with the cost of supplies. This weekend a non profit group is offering help. Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm, the non-profit organization God’s Depot will be handing out school supplies and back packs at 13041 New Halls Ferry Road. God’s…
