( KTRS ) Motorists returning to work Monday will have smoother and drier commute this week. Interstates 70, 44, 55 and more than 40 other state roads in the region are now open after flooding forced MoDOT to close them after Christmas. Waters from area creeks and rivers caused dozens of roads to close in…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have identified another of the 22 people killed in the winter flood in the Midwest. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Saturday that the body of 52-year-old Brian N. Hunt of Halfway was found Friday in southwest Missouri. His vehicle was swept away by floodwaters in Polk County on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Interstate 44 is now open again in Missouri. A 24-mile stretch of the interstate southwest of St. Louis closed Wednesday due to flooding along the Meramec River. The Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the east-west interstate late Friday morning. Hours earlier, southbound lanes of Interstate 55 reopened south of St. Louis.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has lifted a state of emergency that had been in place for nearly a week due to widespread flooding. Stenger surveyed damage Friday and said he decided to lift the order after consulting with emergency officials. The Meramec River has dropped significantly, easing tensions in…
New laws taking effect Friday will reduce how long the unemployed can receive benefits and shorten the amount of time that low-income families can get welfare payments. The limit for jobless benefits will be cut from 20 weeks to 13. The lifetime limit on cash welfare payments will be reduced from 60 months to 45.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The American Red Cross continues to provide relief across major portions of Missouri and adjoining states following region-wide flooding in recent days. Red Cross volunteers have opened shelters to provide a place to sleep, food, and medical needs for anyone displaced by the floods. Today, shelters in Arnold, Ballwin, Pacific, Carthage, and Cape…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The charge of the Ferguson Commission is coming to an end. The Commission is set to disband on Thursday December 31st. The work will continue through the partnership of Focus St. Louis and former Ferguson Commission members and staff. This transition is entitled “Forward Through Ferguson Design.” Back in November of 2014,…
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…