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Boeing plant purchase saves 550 GKN jobs in Hazelwood

HAZELWOOD, Mo. – The Boeing Company announced Friday a purchase deal that will keep an aerospace manufacturing plant with 550 workers open in Hazelwood.  GKN is the company that previously announced the factory would close. Financial terms of Boeing’s purchase … Continue reading

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Contractor makes a million-dollar mistake on I-55 project: who’s paying the bill?

ST. LOUIS – It’s a construction project soaring into the tens of millions of dollars here in the St. Louis metro area, but construction crews hit a bump. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is spending $63 million to rehabilitate … Continue reading

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Two North County Cooperative officers injured in head-on crash

ST. LOUIS — A surveillance camera from Tony’s furniture on West Florissant Road in Dellwood captured images of an early morning crash that hospitalized two North County Police Cooperative officers in the department’s Dellwood precinct. “I’m thankful that it didn’t … Continue reading

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Former school district employee sentenced for molesting child with Down syndrome

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A former Rockwood School District employee appeared in St. Louis County Circuit Court on Thursday to be sentenced for molesting a student with Down syndrome. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Robert Smith, … Continue reading

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Fire damages Wentzville apartment complex

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — A fire damaged an apartment building in Wentzville this morning at the Pine View Apartments on St. Charles Street. Fortunately, there were no injuries, but the fire displaced residents and caused heavy damage to all eight units … Continue reading

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Sheriff: Illinois woman missing for more than a week, possibly armed

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ill. – The Washington County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with finding a woman who went missing more than one week ago. Authorities say Brittany Moeser, 36, was last seen on April 13 when … Continue reading

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Phone bank for victims of crimes returning Thursday

ST. LOUIS – For those who are seeking help in the criminal justice process, a phone bank is being held Thursday to offer support. According to officials, from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, victim advocates throughout the St. Louis region … Continue reading

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Teen certified as adult in St. Louis murder, charged with four felonies

ST. LOUIS – A teenager faces four felony charges after he was certified as an adult earlier this month in a St. Louis murder case from last year. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office has charged Tabari Freeman, 17, with … Continue reading

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Trial resumes for Officer Bohannon’s shooter

ST. LOUIS — Testimony is set to continue today in the trial of Thomas Kinworthy, 47, the man accused of fatally shooting St. Louis City police officer Tamarris Bohannon and injuring his partner. The trial, taking place in the Civil … Continue reading

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Teacher who pleaded guilty to attempted murder freed on parole

FREEBURG, Ill. – The crime made international news in 2006 when a now-former Freeburg, IL, high school teacher tried to end an affair with a student by killing her. Citizen’s Park in Belleville was the scene of the attempted murder. … Continue reading

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