With extreme flooding occurring in parts of the southern United States and localized flooding occurring here in mid-Missouri, our waterways are being closely monitored for their flooding potential. Today I spoke with Mark Fuchs, the Senior Service Hydrologist with the St. Louis National Weather Service office about our chances of seeing any major rivers flooding.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A two vehicle wreck on Route V in Camden County sends one person to the hospital with serious injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 2015 Chevy Trax was backing out of a driveway and into the oncoming traffic of Eric Cook on a motorcycle. The Trax
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Frustration and anger are growing as three children under the age of 10 are fighting for their lives after being victims of gunfire. Another press conference by elected officials echoed efforts to create a safety plan to stop the constant shooting in north Minneapolis. Community
Continue Reading Federal and local officials in Maryland and Washington, DC, on Wednesday announced a new regional task force to crack down on spikes in crime in the area. In announcing the carjacking prosecution task force, acting US Attorney for Maryland Jonathan Lenzner said there has been an “excessive number of carjackings” that have more than doubled
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Areas of North Texas are experiencing flooding they haven’t seen in 40 years. One of those places is a horse riding stable in Plano, where nearly 60 horses came close to drowning due to flash floods. Things are, fortunately, back to normal at the
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Gulf Tower downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after a basement fire caused smoke to pour from the top of the skyscraper around the Weather Beacon. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the possible transformer fire that broke out around 9:30 a.m. caused a power outage
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Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Fishtown artist who was recently laid off from a job decided to use the time to bring a dream to life. On East Cumberland Street in Fishtown, inside a planter full of flowers, something new has sprouted. This little shop-in-a-box is the brainchild of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Several people were injured in a frightening freefall Monday night. Officials say the emergency incident that had first responders racing from across the county last night was no mechanical error. It was an all-out brawl between three men, that ended up with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There has been another anti-Asian attack in the city. Police say a 48-year-old man was targeted Tuesday morning in Hell’s Kitchen, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. at the corner of 43rd Street and 11th Avenue and is being
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Her dog sitter lost her dog, lied about it and now the pet sitting site that connected them isn’t taking any responsibility. That company, Rover, is one CBS 2 has exposed in the past. CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports, the dog’s owner doesn’t want to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenager was left lying in a Manhattan street after being beaten up over his sneakers, and a UPS driver didn’t think twice before jumping in when he saw that teen was in trouble. The violent attack in Chelsea unfolded on May 14. Video
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Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — A 30-year-old construction worker was killed and another critically injured when a freight elevator collapsed and fell several stories in the Bronx Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Bruckner Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. after the elevator dropped to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Investigators have released new video in the case of a young Pennsylvania woman who was found dead inside a South Beach hotel room during spring break. The video, which police edited to conceal the victim, is from the hotel lobby surveillance camera. It shows the
Continue Reading With Demi Lovato revealing that they are non-binary and using they/them pronouns, it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to speed on pronoun etiquette. Because the English language lacks gender-neutral pronouns, those who fall outside the gender binary — that is, people who don’t identify as singularly male or female — may find
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An effort to make Jan. 12 “Rush Limbaugh Day” in Missouri has failed. The Republican-led Legislature ended its annual session last week without passing the bill. Several Missouri state lawmakers had proposed honoring the late Limbaugh every year on his birthday. But the measure was stripped from several bills after
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BEVERLY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Struck by severe chest pains just before his daughter’s wedding and unable to leave the hospital, it appeared a dad would miss the special day. Thanks to a makeshift ceremony at Beverly Hospital, he was able to walk her down the aisle. “He calls
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Doesn’t a pool in your backyard sound nice right about now, as the weather is finally heating up? Well, if it sounds good now, it will sound even better next summer, because that’s about how long it will take to get it done. In-ground pool
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A confrontation at a Hampden Clothing Boutique captured a customer lashing out at the manager of the store, who told WJZ she repeatedly asked the woman to keep her mask on while inside the store. Surveillance video captures a customer lashing out on the store
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World leaders are dialing up their pressure for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after news emerged that an Israeli airstrike killed 11 Gazan children being treated for trauma. Concerns are growing over the worsening humanitarian situation, as the conflict raged for a 10th day Wednesday, pushing the Palestinian death toll to more than 220
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Superintendent of the Mexico School District #59 has been placed on administrative leave. According to the Mexico Public School District Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Tammy Lupardus was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday night pending a performance review. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Chastain has been named Interim Superintendent. The school district
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