St. Louis All Local PM: Holiday travel kicks off, Illinois legislature, local deaths in Haiti

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

A toxic gas cloud prompted emergency response at a water treatment plant in St. Charles County. With a three-day weekend comes travelers looking to reach their vacation destinations. A special operation launched this morning at the shuttered St. Alexius Hospital. Illinois is nearing the end of the legislative session, how close are they to finalizing the state budget? A state representative from Neosho says his heart is broken into a thousand pieces.

Plus, Michael talks retail with GlobalData managing director Neil Saunders.