Evacuation Order Issued For Valley Park Due To Rising Meramec River
Valley Park, MO (KTRS) Residents in parts of Valley Park are under a mandatory evacuation order as a result of the major flooding. Residents and businesses located in the Levee-protected area have until noon Tuesday to evacuate. At that time the National Guard will be stationed at both entrances to town and will not allow…
Update: Three Deaths Blamed On MO Flooding; Check MODOT Map Before Traveling
Jefferson County, MO (KTRS) At least three deaths are being blamed on the flooding in the state. The latest victim is an elderly man in Jefferson County. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that 77-year-old Clifford Brandt walked to a creek near his home in Hillsboro to check out the rising waters Sunday afternoon, when he…
Missouri governor to pay fee for using nonprofit donor list
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens has agreed to pay a penalty to the state Ethics Commission for failing to report that his gubernatorial campaign got a donor list from a charity he founded. Greitens’ campaign adviser Austin Chambers said Saturday that the violation was a “simple campaign finance matter –…
Jefferson County man drowns in flooded creek
( KTRS ) Authorities say they have recovered the body of a missing elderly man. The Missouri Highway Water Patrol reports that 79 yr old Clifford Brandt, of Cedar Hill in Jefferson County, is believed to have drowned. He apparently went to look at the high water in a local creek around 4pm yesterday an…