Pacific officials are encouraging residents in impacted areas to evacuate by 6 a.m. Thursday morning as the Meramec River continues to rise due to the recent torrential rains, with two shelters set to open in the Pacific.
Missouri Botanical Garden is partnering with cities and recycling advocates to set up collection sites for yard signs through Nov. 15, keeping over 2,500 pounds of plastic and 1,200 metal stakes out of landfills.
ST. LOUIS - Flooding along the Big, Bourbeuse, and Meramec Rivers is ongoing, with crests of moderate to major flooding expected at Pacific, Eureka, and Fenton Friday. Two more dry days to go. Clouds Thursday morning will lead to some clearing in the afternoon. Highs will be around 60 F. Partly cloudy and cool Thursday [...]
Much of St. Louis is dealing with a serious case of post-election anguish after the extremely divisive campaign season, especially in the presidential race with Republican former President Donald Trump defeating Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris.
Surveillance video shows a stranger in ballcap who used an Osage Beach hotel’s keys to enter rooms without authorization, culminating in one guest being sexually assaulted in her room.
POTOSI, Mo. - A 59-year-old woman died after being struck head-on along a Potosi road Wednesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 48-year-old man was driving a 2008 Mercedes, carrying two other passengers, along Missouri Route 21 near Flamewood Road around 11:30 a.m. The Mercedes traveled off the roadway, crossing the center [...]
The City of Pacific began notifying residents Tuesday that major flooding from the Meramec River appears imminent. The city asked residents living in flood-prone areas to leave for higher ground by 6 a.m. Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday's election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a ruling that struck down the nearly 50-year nationwide [...]
CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press
A pair of military helicopters were spotted flying all over St. Charles County on Wednesday, with mission to provide civilians with hands-on experience.
Missourians approved Proposition A on Tuesday, raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and giving most full-time workers paid sick leave every year. Some small business owners are already bracing for the wage hike.
ST. LOUIS - For residents in the St. Louis area that became victims of flooding in recent days, U-Haul has activated its program to aid those affected. The storage company is offering 30 days of free storage across 12 U-Haul locations in the Greater St. Louis area. Units are meant to provide relief for dry [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even a single [...]
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
Missouri voters turned out on Election Day in support of a ballot measure to increase the minimum wage and keep up with cost-of-living increases, one of two states to do so.
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