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MoDOT hosting meeting on I-70 expansion today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The planned expansion of Interstate 70 across Missouri will be the focus of several MoDOT open houses starting Monday in Wentzville.That's where Governor Mike Parson signed the budget earlier this month, earmarking funding for the major expansion. MoDOT says Monday's open house is really the kickoff for the statewide I-70 improvement program. Missouri's budget for the 2024 fiscal year provides $2.8 billion in general revenue funds to add a third lane to i-70 in each direction from Wentzville to Blue Springs.We're told the project will plan, design, construct, and rehabilitate approximately 200 miles of I-70. Wood River’s Atomic Pinball Arcade is a haven for pinball and community MoDOT is currently in the planning stage of the major effort. There will be no formal presentations at the open house, but MoDOT engineers will be on hand to share preliminary information about goals and construction schedules for the project.MoDOT hopes to begin construction next s...

Transgender bills become law today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Several new laws take effect Monday in Missouri. Among the most controversial are two laws involving transgender policies.A new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors takes effect Monday. The ruling means doctors will be prohibited from performing surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers or hormone treatments to people under 18.Patients may sue doctors who break that law or risk losing their license. On Friday, a judge allowed the rule to take effect, but more legal challenges are in the works.Last month, several law firms representing three families of transgender minors filed a lawsuit against the state, asking a judge to stop the new law from going into effect. This comes after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and the families of transgender children spent last week in court fighting over the new law. Fast and furious; Bommarito five hundred revs up following rain-delayed qualifying The judge ultimately ruled Friday that the science and medical e...

Cooler and quiet weather Monday, temperature highs in 90s by weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

St. Louis weather from Meteorologist Angela Hutti:ST. LOUIS - Goodbye to the heat of last week and the rain of the weekend.Spots of fog Monday morning. Otherwise, expect a sunny and comfortable Monday with highs in the low 80s and a quiet week ahead. We’ll enjoy cooler and less humid air at least through Thursday. It does look like we start to heat back up Friday, and we’re in the 90s next weekend. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Tropics Note: Tropical Depression Ten has become Tropical Storm Idalia. It will be moving over very warm waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and is expected to reach hurricane strength later Monday. A landfall is expected in Florida on Wednesday.Franklin is now a hurricane and is continuing to strengthen. It will bring wind and rain to Bermuda as it passes to the west. It will create rip currents along the U.S. east coast.

Residency requirement ends for St. Louis City Police today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City Police are no longer required to live in the city as of Monday. A new law gets rid of the residency requirement for law enforcement and public safety officers. The goal is to make it easier to hire officers. Wood River’s Atomic Pinball Arcade is a haven for pinball and community The police department has more than 100 vacancies. The FOX Files recently reported on a shortage of 911 dispatchers.Mayor Tishaura Jones will join city workers Monday morning to promote job opportunities because of the new law.

St. Louis Jewish Community Center's semi-annual used book sale returning this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Jewish Community Center's semi-annual used book sale returns this weekend.The hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. On Thursday, customers can fill a bag for $5. That will be the last day of the book sale. Fast and furious; Bommarito five hundred revs up following rain-delayed qualifying They have every genre you can imagine, including mysteries, fiction, non-fiction, and children's books.

J.B. Pritzker speaking at grand opening of 'South Central Illinois Training and Innovation Center'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

LITCHFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will be in Litchfield, Illinois, on Monday afternoon. Fast and furious; Bommarito five hundred revs up following rain-delayed qualifying He'll speak at the grand opening of the 'South Central Illinois Training and Innovation Center.'

New health guidelines aim to help overdosing patients

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Another new law makes it easier for first responders to use NARCAN to treat someone overdosing on opioids.Under the old law, first responders had to get permission from a doctor or paramedic to use the drug. The new law removes that restriction. Also, 911 dispatchers will now be classified as first responders instead of clerical workers. Wood River’s Atomic Pinball Arcade is a haven for pinball and community Another new law expands medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days to a full year.

Senior tax freeze option starting today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A new Missouri law allows counties to opt into property tax breaks for seniors who are eligible for social security. Fast and furious; Bommarito five hundred revs up following rain-delayed qualifying St. Louis County rejected a proposal to opt into those tax breaks last month, but the bill was reintroduced two weeks ago.

Missouri texting and driving ban set for 2025

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS -  A new Missouri law about texting and driving.Missouri is one of the last states to require cell phones and other electronic devices to be operated "hands-free" while driving. If you're stopped for something else, you could also be fined $150 for illegal cell phone use. Fast and furious; Bommarito five hundred revs up following rain-delayed qualifying Those fines don't go into effect until 2025. For now, law enforcement will provide warnings in hopes of educating drivers about the new law.

Comedy supergroup The State is launching a national tour from Denver, testing its MTV legacy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:38:07 GMT

Conducting a Zoom interview with seven comedians is especially chaotic when they’re all trying to make each other guffaw.That’s the point of their careers, the members of The State said. Ever since coming together as NYU film students in 1988, the comedy supergroup has maintained a family dynamic of loyalty to each other first, and audiences second.“It makes me realize that any choice I make really goes back to: ‘Is it something that would make this crew laugh?’ ” said Ken Marino, a director and producer who has co-starred in cult hits such as “Party Down,” “Wet Hot American Summer” and “The Other Two.”“That’s never left me.”A still from “The State” sketch called “The Jew, The Italian and the Read Head Gay,” which first ran on MTV and appeared in the 2009 book “The Union of the State.” (Jana Rosenblatt, Cision PR)After their four-season MTV sketch show, also ...