An estimated 200,000 gallons of sewage has flowed into a tributary of Coldwater Creek in Florissant after a sewer main break. The Metropolitan Sewer District said in a news release Tuesday that a resident reported a sewer main break Monday. ...
Read More »Mazda recalls over 193,000 SUVs to fix front suspension
Mazda is recalling its biggest SUV to fix suspension parts that can rust and come loose, causing a loss of steering control. The recall covers more than 193,000 CX-9 SUVs in the U.S. from the 2007 through 2014 model years. ...
Read More »Survey: US businesses added 185,000 workers in July
The rate of hiring by U.S. businesses slowed in July, according to a private survey. But job gains remained at a solid level, which should help boost overall economic growth. Payroll processor ADP said Thursday that companies added 185,000 jobs ...
Read More »Judge denies venue change in Jewish site shootings
A judge has denied a request to move the trial of a 74-year-old Missouri man charged in the deaths of three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., of Aurora, Missouri, is charged with capital ...
Read More »Federal agency says 33 injured in Missouri plant explosion
Preliminary investigations indicate molten aluminum hitting water caused explosions that injured more than 30 employees at a southeast Missouri aluminum plant, a federal agency said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the explosions ...
Read More »Missouri condo fire kills 4 young kids celebrating birthday
A fire swept through a condominium building in central Missouri overnight, killing four young children, authorities said Wednesday. People began calling 911 to report the blaze shortly after 11 p.m., and firefighters were at the four-story building within minutes, Osage ...
Read More »Half of blacks say police have treated them unfairly
A majority of blacks in the United States — more than 3 out of 5 — say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police, and their race is the reason why. This ...
Read More »No. 2 Senate Republican proposing gun background check bill
Backed by the National Rifle Association, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican leader is introducing legislation that would reward states for sending more information about residents with serious mental problems to the federal background check system for firearms purchasers. The bill ...
Read More »Sex offender, 71, sentenced in Missouri for abuse abroad
Federal prosecutors in Kansas City say a 71-year-old sex offender has been sentenced to 120 years in prison for sexually abusing children in the Philippines. The U.S. Attorney’s office said in a release that Kenneth Gaylord Stokes, a U.S. citizen ...
Read More »Judge extends hold on recordings made by anti-abortion group
A federal judge in San Francisco has extended a restraining order that blocks an anti-abortion group from releasing any recordings that it secretly gathered at annual meetings of an abortion providers’ association. U.S. District Judge William Orrick sided with claims ...
Read More »Ex-director of Missouri women’s shelter agrees to plea deal
The former director of a women’s shelter in southeast Missouri faces sentencing Sept. 21 after pleading guilty to felony stealing. The Southeast Missourian reports that 44-year-old Allison Leonard was accused of misappropriating more than $20,000 from the Safe House for ...
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