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Workers upgrade electrical lines to prepare for severe weather

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Ameren workers face year-round weather challenges in the bi-state region. Linemen must be prepared to shift from routine maintenance to storm response at a moment's notice. Ameren dispatches workers strategically based on storm forecasts. Linemen often assist in recovery efforts following major disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. While the goal [...]
Jaime Travers

Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range fall forecast

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS – A lot of research goes into making the fall weather outlook, like analyzing months of forecast trends. This year offers something quite different from past fall seasons. It’s the tropics! This was supposed to be a big year for tropical weather. But thus far, the forecast has been anything but big to [...]
Glenn Zimmerman

Local storm chasers weigh in on 'Twisters'

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The summer box office hit “Twisters” swept through theatres this summer.  Audiences loved it, but what about the pros who spend countless hours on the roads chasing these storms in real life.  I spoke with Tom Stolze and Ashley Poling of the Metro St. Louis Storm Chasers Association about their opinions of [...]
Chris Higgins

Overnight closures scheduled for Compton bridge over I-64 in St. Louis

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced overnight closures of the Compton Avenue bridge over Interstate 64 and Forest Park Avenue. These closures are part of a bridge maintenance project to apply a protective overlay to the bridge surface. The closures will occur on two separate weeks: Each night, the bridge will [...]
Joe Millitzer

Candidates speak at Missouri Press Convention in Springfield

2 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri political candidates are in downtown Springfield talking with voters about issues at a candidate forum hosted by the Missouri Press Association. The 158th annual Missouri Press Convention and Tradeshow is at Hotel Vandivort from Sept. 19-21. Political forums for governor and senator will be at the Fox Theater. Missouri gubernatorial candidates [...]
Ben Gilbert

Bicyclist hit by two cars on Hampton in St. Louis

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- On Thursday night in south St. Louis, two vehicles struck a bicyclist. It happened around midnight at Hampton and Elizabeth Avenues in the Clifton Heights neighborhood. According to the authorities, a car and then another car struck the bicyclist as he was crossing the street. The fire department was able to quickly [...]
Joe Millitzer