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After three postponements due to winter weather, the public had its second and final chance to articulate concerns about Ameren Missouri’s proposed coal ash waste storage facility, which would be located on a flood plain adjacent to Ameren’s... read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation released results from an unprecedented ten-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the... read more »
Two West County municipalities are named in the February issue of Missouri Life magazine as being among the top 10 towns in the state of Missouri. Chesterfield ranked No. 2, and Creve Coeur came in at No. 8. The magazine limited contenders to... read more »
Both Parkway and Rockwood schools will be closed on Thurs., Feb. 3 due to hazardous road conditions caused by winter weather. It is the third day in a row that schools in both districts will not be open. The West County YMCA provides fee-based... read more »
Bipartisan ‘CAP Act’ would put binding cap on all federal spending. As the Congressional Budget Office reports a record $1.5 trillion U.S. deficit for fiscal year 2011, U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) are... read more »
Interstate 44 West/Oklahoma Will Rogers Turnpike remains closed due to winter road conditions, but I-44 has opened from Springfield, Mo., to Exit 11, Joplin. Motorists heading westbound must exit I-44 at Exit 11 (Route FF/32nd Street), Joplin. ... read more »
Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Missouri and activated the Missouri National Guard in preparation for a severe winter storm that is moving into the region. The governor and state emergency officials began monitoring the... read more »
Newly-minted U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, held a conference call with Missouri reporters Jan. 26 to get the senator’s reaction to President Barack Obama’s Jan. 25 State of the Union address. Blunt gave the president good marks for what he detected... read more »
The presidents and chancellors of Missouri’s community colleges have agreed to ask their boards of trustees to keep tuition increases at or below $5 a credit hour for the 2011-12 school year. “Affordability is one of the greatest... read more »
Today...Occasional snow in the morning...Then chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Total snow accumulation 9 to 11 inches. High in the mid 20s. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Tonight...Colder.... read more »