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Thursday, January 21 2010 06:42 |
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One day after delivering his second State of the State Address, Gov. Jay Nixon will travel to St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia to detail his 2010 Jobs Package. At each stop, the Governor will take a brief tour of a Missouri science and technology company and then detail the jobs package for reporters.
Story in St. Louis Globe-Democrat |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 03:51 |
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Fireworks might be allowed in St. Peters this Fourth of July.
A bill proposed by Ward 1 Aldermen Rocky Reitmeyer and Dave Thomas would allow some fireworks sales in St. Peters and would allow residents to shoot them off from noon to 11 p.m. July 3 and July 4. St. Peters currently bans the sale and shooting of fireworks.
Story in Suburban Journals |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 05:46 |
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Some scary moments aboard a local ferry Tuesday night, as a vehicle crashed through a gate and hit a car onboard head-on, over and over again.
The incident happened on the Brussels Ferry in Calhoun County, Illinois. Operating a ferry at night in the fog is hard enough, but police said a deck hand was nearly killed by a driver who was allegedly drunk.
Elaine Droege of Brussels, Illinois said she'll continue to ride the Brussels Ferry, but around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, as she was taking the ferry home, investigators said 19-year-old Andrew Plato of Jerseyville crashed his car onto the ferry, hitting the boat's closed metal gates, as well as Droege's jeep, as she was sitting in it.
Story on KSDK |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 03:44 |
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AmerenUE wants to raise its rates by 18 percent. But before state regulators decide on the requested hike, they're taking input from the public.
The Missouri Public Service Commission, the governing body that regulates utilities, must approve the increase. Ameren says it needs the money to pay for upgrades they have already made to improve reliability and to off-set the rising cost of producing electricity.
An 18 percent increase works out to about $402 million per year or about $15 a month for a typical household, according to Ameren.
Story on KSDK |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 03:31 |
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 Graco Children's Products is recalling 1.5 million strollers after some children had their fingertips amputated by canopy hinges.
The recall by Graco Children's Products Inc. includes certain model numbers from the Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers and Travel Systems. These strollers were sold at Burlington Coat Factory, Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Kmart, Fred Meyer, Meijer, Navy Exchange, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart and other retailers nationwide from October 2004 to December 2009.
Graco has received seven reports of children placing their fingers in the stroller’s canopy hinge mechanism while the canopy was being opened or closed, resulting in five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations.
CPSC Graco Press Release |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 03:48 |
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Two Wentzville aldermen - Nick Guccione and Bill Schuette - will try to unseat three-term incumbent Mayor Paul Lambi in the April 6 election.
The three-way mayoral contest is among the races across St. Charles County that firmed up with Tuesday’s filing deadline.
Story in St. Louis Post Dispatch |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 03:45 |
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Missouri would eliminate 544 state jobs and cut $253 million in spending to help close a projected $500 million shortfall, under a fiscal 2011 budget Gov. Jay Nixon proposed Wednesday.
The budget is based on a projected revenue estimate of $7.2 billion, according to an overview provided by the Nixon administration.
Story in St. Louis Businiess Journal |
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Thursday, January 21 2010 03:43 |
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More than 50,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled into the Missouri River after an electrical failure at a Boonville wastewater lift station.
The state Department of Natural Resources says Boonville authorities reported the overflow Wednesday. Boonville officials believe a loose electrical connection at a station caused an electrical breaker to trip, shutting off power to the station's pumps.
Story on KSDK |
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