A longtime employee with the Missouri Department of Transportation was killed in Franklin County during an April work-zoneaccident, and his killer has been charged. According to officials, a Hermann man is charged with second-degree felony assault on a highway worker as well as driving without insurance. The 55-year-old MoDot worker, of Rosebud, was struck…
Three people died Thursday night in two separatetraffic accidents in the Greater St. Louis area. The first accident occurred near O’Fallon Park on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis at approximately 10:30 p.m. According to the St. Louis Police Department, a GMC Yukon struck a center concrete median and overturned as it was attempting…
Missouri State Highway Patrol is gearing up for a safe Labor Day weekend and will work tirelessly to reduce the number of trafficaccidents. MSHP officials say over the 4-day weekend they will initiate Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort – C.A.R.E. C.A.R.E. will focus on St. Louis Interstates 44, 55, and 70. A Missouri State…
A new traffic light was finally installed at adangerous intersection in South St. Louis. The new change for the intersection comes after years of residents asking the St. Louis City for help. Residents who live in the Ellendale neighborhood near the intersection of McCausland and Arsenal say there is at least one traffic accident…
An Alton man has pleaded guilty to adrunk driving crash that killed a Metro East couple. The drunk driver will spend 20 years in prison for two counts of aggravated DUI resulting in death. According to a local news report, the 25-year-old man was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence…
A circus operator is facing charges after atent collapsed a year ago and killed two people. The Florida-based circus operator, Walker International Events, operated a tent last year in New Hampshire without a license, according to officials. The tent collapsed at the Lancaster Fairgrounds on August 3, 2015, and killed two people and injured…
A school building in southern Indiana is covered inmold and has parents concerned over the dangerous school environment. Henryville Elementary School was rebuilt in 2012 after a severe tornado damaged the building. The school is just 20 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. School Officials said the lack of air conditioning in the school’s gym…
A fatalbuilding collapse in Kentucky has a Louisville councilwoman requesting an internal audit. On Thursday morning, the councilwoman announced she is requesting an internal audit of the department’s handling of code violations at the site of a deadly building collapse in a Louisville neighborhood. The focus of this week’s Metro Council Public Safety will…
Cahokia Parents are outraged at a dangerousschool incident at Cahokia High School after students were served spoiled milk at school. A student at Cahokia High School claims her brother was sickened from the spoiled milk served at school lunch. The student says the carton of milk was so spoiled that it had chunks inside….
Another shooting victim caused anauto crash when he tried to drive himself to the hospital. According to Chicago Police, the Illinois man caused a serious traffic accident that injured four others, including two children, on Sunday. Authorities say the 37-year-old man struck another vehicle just after midnight in the 10100 block of South State…