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Flooding prompts evacuations across the St. Louis region
NASHVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Heavy rain across the St. Louis region prompted evacuations across the St. Louis region Tuesday. Around 9 a.m. the Emergency Management Agency in Washington County, Illinois, reported that a secondary dam had failed but is designed to do so with high water levels. The department noted that the primary dam had not failed, but has overtopped with water.
Massive amounts of rain causing Central Missouri Flooding
CENTRAL, Mo. (KOAM) — Massive amounts of rainfall in a short period of time is causing flooding issues from Central Missouri through the St Louis area, Illinois and Tennessee. And it is not over, the NWS-St Louis issued a Flood Warning until Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. The St...
Former St. Louis officials Lewis Reed, John Collins-Muhammad released from federal prison
ST. LOUIS — Two prominent former city officials who pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a local businessman have been released from federal prison. Federal prison records show former Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and former 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad are in the custody of the St. Louis Residential Reentry Management field office. The office supervises people serving time on home confinement or in halfway houses.
This Day in History on July 15: St. Louis Zoo Opens
July 15th has witnessed many significant events throughout history, shaping the world we live in today. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975) On July 15, 1975, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project marked a historic moment in space exploration and international cooperation. It was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight and symbolized a thaw in Cold War tensions. American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts docked their spacecraft in orbit, exchanged gifts, and conducted joint scientific experiments, setting a precedent for future collaborative space missions.
South County under flash flood warning, roads closed in some areas
The National Weather Service of St. Louis has issued a flash flood warning for portions of St. Louis County, including South County, until 3 p.m. Tuesday. The flash flood warning was issued for St. Louis City and St. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles and Warren counties in Missouri. Monroe and St. Clair counties in Illinois are also included in the warning.
MoDOT closing interstate lanes, ramps in response to flash flooding
The bombardment of rain from overnight into Tuesday afternoon has led to flash flooding across the St. Louis metro area, forcing the Missouri Department of Transportation to close lanes of interstates and ramps to traffic.
St. Louis first responders work with U.S. Army National Guard on lifelike earthquake drill
ST. LOUIS — It's been nearly 34 years since Iben Browning's prediction of a massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault on December 3rd, 1990. The false forecast rattled nerves and had many in the St. Louis region preparing for the "big one" as Missouri and Illinois sit along the New Madrid Fault.
Regional disaster drill begins today
Seismic experts say it’s not a matter of if, but of when the New Madrid Seismic Zone wakes up and delivers a massive earthquake in this area. In order to be prepared, the Missouri National Guard Mobile River Bridge Company will be in Grafton early this week as part of a mock New Madrid Fault earthquake response exercise which starts today.=
Experts Claim St. Louis is BETTER than Chicago in 1 Major Way
A ranking was released of the Best Cities for Recreation in the US this year, and St. Louis is shockingly ranked ahead of Chicago, and it really comes down to one major category. Here are the details... The experts at WalletHub released a list called the Best & Worst Cities...
'We’re going to be bold': Candidate for Missouri governor will keep campaign ads featuring flamethrower and guns
ST CHARLES, Mo. — On Monday afternoon, it was a packed room filled with prayers at the Soda Museum in St. Charles. Just hours before heading to Milwaukee, one of Missouri's Republican gubernatorial candidates, Senator Bill Eigel, held a prayer rally on Main Street. This event was held following...
Illinois quick hits: Earthquake shakes Illinois; researchers look into cicada damage; sinkhole grows in Alton
Parts of northern Illinois shook Monday as a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the early morning hours. The earthquake was centered northwest of the DeKalb County village of Somonauk. According to the United States Geological Survey, the trembler had an estimated depth of about 6 miles. The earthquake could be felt as far as Joliet.
Missouri woman says residents should unite against state’s attempt to reclaim pandemic money
A St. Louis County resident is calling for tough action against the state over its efforts to reclaim millions of pandemic dollars the state claims were overpaid to recipients. Citizens describe the state’s actions as punitive and uncaring to those who have already suffered through the pandemic.
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