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Freezing temps, slick roads may challenge Friday morning commute

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A wintry mix of rain, sleet, and snow is moving out of the St. Louis area Thursday night, but there is another issue: refreezing. "As temperatures continue to drop across the state into the evening hours, snow and wet roadways could refreeze, creating slick conditions," the Missouri Department of Transportation tweeted Thursday. [...]
Glenn Zimmerman

Missouri Conservation experts warn of coyote concerns for pets

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS--Food. Fear. Vigilance. These are the three keys Missouri Department of Conservation officials are warning the public to keep in mind in what are four very active months for coyote activity in the state. Breeding season begins in February, with mothers giving birth within two months. With pups comes the need for more food. [...]
Gregg Palermo

Super Bowl ratings: higher in St. Louis than Los Angeles

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS--"Never has one victory meant more to an NFL franchise than the Rams winning this game," the Los Angeles Times said in a commentary this week. "It was not only a referendum on the philosophy of trading away draft picks to build a star-studded team that could win right now, but also it was rocket fuel [...]

Road conditions cause traffic to crawl in St. Charles County

2 years 8 months ago
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Road conditions in the St. Louis area started to become ice-covered at about 11:30 a.m. Traffic is crawling along in St. Charles County at Highway 364 and Highway K. MoDOT is asking people to stay off the roads Thursday afternoon. Meteorologist Chris Higgins says that you should not focus on [...]
Monica Ryan

Man stuck in north St. Louis County muddy trench for nearly 4 hours

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Fire crews rescued a man Thursday morning who had been trapped in mud for hours in north St. Louis County's Glasgow Village. Authorities said the 30-year-old man was walking to work in a cut-through between homes near Shepley Drive when he sunk in mud up to his waist at about 6 [...]
Chris Regnier

Flash freezing may make rush hour a mess today

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri, and Illinois are expecting some winter weather today. Meteorologist Chris Higgins says that you should not focus on the low snowfall totals but the time of day and crashing temperatures. Those conditions will work with the sleet and snow to create a flash freeze situation. This may happen during the [...]
Chris Higgins

Crown Candy Kitchen broken into overnight for $10 in change

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Crown Candy Kitchen was broken into either Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Owner Andy Karandzieff posted a photo on Twitter showing that someone broke the glass of the front door. "Well my days gone to [s***] thanks to a criminal," Karandzieff wrote on Twitter at 7:11 a.m. He followed that with a [...]
Monica Ryan

Metropolitan Sewer District tries to unclog drains on south St. Louis street

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The rain Thursday morning has flooded multiple streets in the St. Louis area. Coronado Avenue just south of Carondelet Park in south St. Louis was flooded. There was standing water that was several inches deep. The Metropolitan Sewer District was at the scene trying to get some of the drains unclogged in [...]
Chris Regnier

MoDOT trying to get treatment down on roads ahead of snow and ice

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Thursday morning's rain is expected to change to freezing rain and then snow into the afternoon. MoDOT officials are urging drivers to avoid rush hour traffic Thursday afternoon. They're saying, if you can, try to make plans to leave work earlier or work from home. MoDOT's biggest concern Thursday morning is getting treatment [...]
Ala Errebhi

Multiple cars flooded in O'Fallon, Illinois

2 years 8 months ago
O'FALLON, Ill. - Multiple cars were flooded in O'Fallon, Illinois early Thursday morning. Street flooding stranded one motorist on Bristlecone Drive, just north of I-64. FOX 2's meteorologist Jaime Travers was checking out the area in the Woods Basement Systems Storm Runner. The storm sewer system couldn’t handle all of the rain overnight, and the [...]
Jaime Travers