I-44 ramp to close for month-long repairs

ST. LOUIS, MO – Commuters in St. Louis should expect to find an alternate route around the I-44 exit to Jefferson Avenue starting Wednesday, September 9th. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the westbound ramp from I-44 to Jefferson will be shut down for approximately 30 days. The ramp from Jefferson to I-44 will… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – The downtown St. Louis area is seeing an increase in safety measures, including barricaded streets, in an attempt to reduce the number of traffic incidents and violent crime in the area. According to KMOV, as of yesterday, barriers had been installed in a parking lot to discourage people from congregating in… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – Investigators closed multiple streets in the downtown area Wednesday afternoon as they investigated a possible bomb threat, according to Fox 2 Now. A suspicious package was reported to authorities in the 1400 block of Olive Street, leading to the deployment of robotic units from the Bomb and Arson Team. Multiple officials… Read More

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – Two people were injured after a vehicle assisting officers was rear-ended on the side of Interstate 270 Sunday afternoon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. Haleigh Stevenson, 23, pulled over her 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 to assist law enforcement with another driver. While on the side of the road, a… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO — A fatal accident on Interstate 55 Thursday afternoon backed up traffic for multiple hours, KSDK reports. Officials report that the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call around 2:35 p.m on the northbound lanes of I-55 and Potomac Street for an accident involving a van and SUV. Police said… Read More

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – A male driver was injured when he was hit in his 2012 Chevrolet Malibu by a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt and then collided with the median on I-70 Wednesday afternoon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. Dontek Benard, 28, was driving near Bermuda Avenue at 5:45 p.m. when the Cobalt started… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – A driver is in custody after striking a police vehicle and another vehicle early Thursday on Tennesse Avenue, FOX2Now reports. According to officials, at 12:30 a.m. a driver hit the driver’s side rear door of a police SUV at Osage Street. The driver left the scene the proceeded to hit a… Read More

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – A female driver sustained moderate injuries after speeding down Highway 370 during unsafe conditions Monday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. Katlin Worland was traveling westbound in a 2007 Kia Rondo when she lost control after travelling too fast for the conditions and drove off the left side of… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – A woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident after suffering a medical emergency while driving westbound on I-44 Sunday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. As 32-year-old Tabetha Korman was traveling west of Missouri 141 she began suffering from a medical condition, officials say. Around 7 p.m. Korman’s 2015 Jeep… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – A vehicle hit a light pole on Kingshighway Boulevard early Friday morning, FOX 2 Now reports. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Page Boulevard, when an unnamed driver hit the light pole and knocked it over onto the roadway. Although police and fire crews responded to the… Read More