WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man who posted on Snapchat and Facebook that he was inside the U.S. Capitol during the deadly riot has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Reimler, of Valley Park in St. Louis County, admitted Friday to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. As part…
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) — A 27-year-old man is dead after drowning in Valley Park. St. Louis County police said that Matthew Kirk was swimming in the community of Valley Park when he went missing Sunday night. Officers responded and the area was searched with a helicopter, dogs, all-terrain vehicles and boats. His body wasn’t…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A week after being closed due to the flooding, Highway 141 at I-44 has reopened. The Missouri Department of Transportation originally planned to reopen that interchange before rush hour tomorrow morning but crews have been able to clear away water and debris this afternoon. Crews have reopened the ramp from westbound I-44 and…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Residents in Valley Park are being allowed back into their homes after city leaders lifted a mandatory evacuation order. City leaders lifted that order Friday morning as flood waters receded from the Meramec River. Clean up begins now, especially with the removal of sandbags. Those who can volunteer with sandbag…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Flood relief efforts continues in the wake of the historic flooding in the region. St. Louis County leaders gathered Tuesday morning at the Office of Emergency Management for a press conference to discuss those relief efforts and provide updates. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger reported that there were two sandbag…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri Department of Transportation officials say Interstate 55, Route 61/67/Lemay Ferry/JeffCo Boulevard and Route 231/Telegraph Road at the Meramec between St. Louis Jefferson Counties are expected to close overnight because of the rising floodwaters. Flood relief efforts continue in the wake of the historic flooding in the region. St. Louis County leaders…
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…
Clay County (KTRS) The search is over for a man whose vehicle was swept away by flood waters in Crawford County. Authorities say the victim’s body was recovered Wednesday morning. His name hasn’t been released. This is the 14th in Missouri death as a result of the recent flooding. Multiple rescues have been made in…
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) – A 6-year-old child is in protective custody after being found unharmed in a suburban St. Louis home where his parents died in an apparent murder-suicide. Police were called to the home in Valley Park around 11:15 a.m. Monday after school district officials expressed concern that the boy wasn’t in school.…