St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The EPA is ordering the installation of an isolation barrier to ensure an underground fire does not reach buried nuclear waste at a north county landfill site. The EPA announced the decision Thursday to help mitigate concerns at West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton. EPA spokeswoman Angela Brees says the isolation barrier…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Missouri American Water Company customers in south are asked to conserve water over the next few days. Officials with the water company say customers may experience lower than normal water pressure as a result of flooding along the Meramec River. The quality of drinking water is still good, meeting or…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Nearly 10 million fewer people walked through the doors of Missouri’s casinos in 2015 than in 2010, but the number of arrests at those facilities has nearly doubled in that time. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Capt. John Hotz says the increased arrests can be attributed largely to better training…
(KTRS) – After a year marred by sexual harassment scandals in Jefferson City, interns are returning to the state Capitol. There are new rules in place and a renewed focus on sexual harassment after the resignations of former House Speaker John Diehl and State Senator Paul LeVota. Diehl left after exchanging sexually explicit text messages…
( KTRS ) As MoDOT works to re-open several highways around the area, public transportation is also being affected by high flood waters. MetroBus Director of communications Patti Beck reports several bus services will be restricted or not running Thursday morning. They are – · 40X I-55 Express · 410X Eureka Express · #61 Chambers…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois attorney general has ruled that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has withheld too much information on his daily appointment calendars from taxpayers. The state’s public access counselor issued an opinion in response to an appeal under the Freedom of Information Act by The Associated Press. Public access attorney Joshua Jones…
( KTRS ) Governor Bruce Rauner has added 5 more counties to the state disaster declaration for widespread flooding. This brings the statewide total of declared counties to 12. The counties added are Alexander, Christian, Clinton, Douglas and Morgan. On Tuesday, Gov. Rauner declared Calhoun, Jackson, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair counties. Rauner…
( KTRS ) An Ameren Illinois substation is at risk of being flooded as water continue to rise in Randolph County. Ameren Illinois spokesman Brain Bretsch, says that a substation could be compromised if a levee protecting the nearby town of Prairie du Rocher is breakched. Bretsch say Ameren is setting up a mobile substation…
( KTRS ) Drivers are seeing major delays as Interstate 55 is down to one lane in both directions near the Meramac River, to help flood fighting efforts overnight. The Post dispatch reports that authorities have been directing traffic onto Route 141 then over the Lemay Bridge north, then to Butler Hill rd and back onto…
REPUBLIC, Mo. (AP) – A small plane has crashed in southwest Missouri, and a fire official says two people were injured but are expected to survive. Republic Fire Department Capt. Joe Frahm says the private aircraft went down Wednesday night on the property of a high school in the town about 10 miles outside of…