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

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 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 ...

Driver runs from car after crash, gets struck by multiple vehicles and killed 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 GMT

A driver lost their life after they were struck by several cars on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach early Monday morning. According to CHP, the first calls reporting the crash on the southbound span of the 405 near Pacific Avenue came in shortly after midnight on Monday morning. The driver, who has not yet been identified, reportedly lost control and crashed before fleeing from their vehicle. A driver lost their life after they were struck by several cars on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach. (KeyNewsTV)A driver lost their life after they were struck by several cars on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach. (KeyNewsTV)A driver lost their life after they were struck by several cars on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach. (KeyNewsTV)A driver lost their life after they were struck by several cars on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach. (KeyNewsTV)They jumped over the center divider and were struck by several vehicles, authorities said. The motorist’s body was found in the northbound lanes of the f...

Search on for male, female hit-and-run suspects who fled deadly crash in Jefferson Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:27:57 GMT

Police are searching for two suspects involved in a hit-and-run crash that left one person dead and another hospitalized in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Sunday morning. The crash was reported around 1 a.m. at the intersection of West Adams Boulevard and Arlington Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Cervantes confirmed. The suspects were in a car headed eastbound on Adams Boulevard when they collided with a vehicle traveling southbound on Arlington Avenue, Cervantes said.The driver of the southbound vehicle, described as a Hispanic male, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel. A passenger in the same vehicle, described as a Hispanic female, was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. A male and a female are believed to have exited the suspect vehicle and fled the scene after the crash. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.