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Expect big delays this weekend. I-44 will be fully closed downtown for roadwork

3 years 2 months ago
Drivers who take Interstate 44 downtown will need to take an alternate route starting Friday, Sept. 23, as crews work to replace ramps. Starting 7 p.m. Friday, both the eastbound and westbound sides of I-44 will be closed between the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge and the I-44/Interstate 55 split, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Ramps from I-44/I-55 to eastbound Interstate 64 and from westbound I-64 to westbound I-44/southbound I-55 will also be closed at the Mississippi…
Jennifer Somers, KSDK

Pep Zone: Alton High School

3 years 2 months ago
ALTON, Ill. - The Pep Zone was in Alton, Illinois Friday, September 23 at Alton High School. FOX 2's Chris Regnier hung out with the Redbirds. FOX 2's newest anchor/reporter Laura Simon joined him. They both did a few t-shirt tosses out to the crowd. The cheerleaders, dance team, football team, band, and spirited students [...]
Chris Regnier

3 vehicle crash closes Highway 100 in Wildwood

3 years 2 months ago
WILDWOOD, Mo. - A three vehicle crash in Wildwood sent multiple people to the hospital Friday morning. The crash happened before 6:45 a.m. on Highway 100 at Meadow Forest Drive. Everyone involved was taken to the hospital. One of the cars involved flipped. Both directions of Highway 100 are blocked off in this area. Traffic [...]
Amelia Mugavero

Hyundai and Kia refuse St. Louis mayor's demand to install anti-theft technology

3 years 2 months ago
The deadline for Hyundai Motor America and Kia is up. The automakers had 30 days to respond to a demand letter from the city of St. Louis to recall their vehicles and install anti-theft devices to stop a theft epidemic involving their cars or face a lawsuit. In their responses, the companies refused to recall their vehicles, disagreed with Mayor Tishaura Jones’ characterization of their products and said they are taking some steps to address the problem. Kia’s attorney suggested a new type…
Christine Byers, KSDK

Fire causes vacant north St. Louis building to collapse

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A vacant building in north St. Louis partially collapsed after catching fire early Friday morning. Firefighters were called to Marcus Avenue near Leduc Street in north St. Louis at about 4 a.m. Officials said the fire started in the basement and they found no one inside. It is unknown at this time [...]
Monica Ryan

Chesterfield home damaged in fire Friday morning

3 years 2 months ago
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - A Chesterfield home was damaged in a fire early Friday morning. The fire started at about 1 a.m. in the attic of the home on Westernmill Drive at Glen Cove Drive. Everyone who lives there got out safely and firefighters managed to keep it from spreading. It is unknown at this time [...]
Monica Ryan

The fight for a living wage in Kansas City no longer stops at $15 an hour

3 years 2 months ago

This story was originally published by the Kansas City Beacon. For years, Kansas City workers and organizers have fought to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The demand was front and center recently when workers at the Taco Bell fast-food restaurant on Wornall Road in Kansas City’s Waldo neighborhood held a walkout over claims […]

The post The fight for a living wage in Kansas City no longer stops at $15 an hour appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Mili Mansaray

Man shot and killed in south St. Louis early Friday morning

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A man was shot and killed early Friday morning in south St. Louis. Police were called to an area hospital at about 12:30 a.m. after someone dropped the victim off there. He was alive when dropped off. He died at the hospital. The shooting reportedly happened at California Avenue near Gasconade. FOX [...]
Monica Ryan

Empty the Shelters event drops pet adoption fees

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Missouri animal shelters are reducing adoption fees to help empty their facilities. The Bissell Pet Foundation is hosting its National Empty the Shelters adoption event from October 1 through October 8. During each nationwide event, the fees drop to $50 or less to take deserving pets from kennels to the couches of [...]
Monica Ryan

St. Louis Standards: MoKaBe's Is a Welcoming Space for All

3 years 2 months ago
Maureen "Mo" Costello vividly remembers a particular weekend afternoon when she realized her vision for MoKaBe's (3606 Arsenal Street, 314-865-2009), the coffeehouse she cofounded 30 years ago, had come to be. It was a Saturday a few years back.
Cheryl Baehr