St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season. This has MODOT preparing for what could create hazardous driving conditions. MODOT will have 400 workers on twelve hour shifts until the end of the storm. MODOT will also have 200 trucks on the roadways. Meanwhile,…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An election official has recommended three St. Clair County judges who opted to run for election instead of retention should stay on the ballot. The judges plan to retire in name only to avoid retention elections that require 60 percent approval rather than a simple majority. They’ve filed paperwork to retire…
LESTERVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A woman found dead last week near the Black River in southeast Missouri had been missing since November. KFVS-TV (bit.ly/1P0WkbI) reports that the victim has been identified as 63-year-old Sharon Nelson, of Hillsboro. The Reynolds County Sheriff’s Department is investigating her death as a homicide. Her body was found Wednesday morning…
( KTRS ) Observers from St. Louis to Chicago marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with commemorations and demonstrations. A celebration in downtown St. Louis drew hundreds of participants, who braved temperatures hovering near the single digits on a 2.5-mile march. Speakers and marchers linked King’s legacy to contemporary efforts at job creation and police…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police identified the 52-year-old man killed by an officer after a reported fast-food restaurant robbery. Police on Monday named Crayton West was killed during what they said was a Sunday evening armed robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. The 42-year-old officer has not been identified. West was shot…
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago State University says that in March it will run out of money to make payroll as it waits for long overdue state funding. The money for Chicago State and the eight other public universities is being held up by the dispute between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats in the General Assembly…
St. Louis, MO Several shelters are open in response to the area’s frigid temperatures. In the city of St. Louis, transportation to city shelters is available through the Bridge Outreach program at 1610 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103. Sign-up prior to 5:30 p.m.; transportation leaves at 6 p.m. Winter Operations for Monday, January 18, 2016,…
