Winter weather advisories have been issued for the St. Louis region Thursday.
A blast of winter weather, including snow and ice, is predicted to head St. Louis' way today. Here are a few need to know numbers to keep handy. More information you can use:
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The Clayton Board of Aldermen met Tuesday night at City Hall.
An ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and an agreement regarding an easement for Ameren were among the items discussed Tuesday by the Clayton Board of Aldermen. An agenda preview posted earlier Tuesday. The following are highlights from the discussion. Have a question about Tuesday's meeting? Post it to this article and we'll follow up. REGULAR MEETING 7:28 P.M.: The aldermen also have approved meeting dates for 2012 and are returning to closed session. 7:27 P.M.: Aldermen have unanimously approved a liquor license for Crushed Red Urban Bake and Chop Shop. The restaurant is to open in February. 7:26 P.M.: The aldermen have unanimously approved the amendments prohibiting such discrimination. 7:19 P.M.: …
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The Clayton Board of Aldermen is scheduled to meet Tuesday night at City Hall.
Prohibitions against discrimination based on sexual orientation and consideration of an easement for an Ameren project in Shaw Park are among the items scheduled for discussion at the Tuesday meeting of the Clayton Board of Aldermen. The meeting is set to begin at 6:15 p.m. at City Hall. Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch will provide a live blog from the discussion. A complete agenda may be downloaded from the City of Clayton website. The following are highlights. Have a question about Tuesday's meeting? Let us know by commenting on this article and we'll follow up. DISCUSSION SESSION (6:15 P.M.) REGULAR MEETING (7 P.M.)
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St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said the airport's Terminal One sustained the most damage.
St. Louis travelers have a bit of good news in light of Friday storms: Lambert Airport should operate at 70 percent capacity by Sunday. Officials said in a news conference Saturday morning that Terminal One sustained the most damage, while Terminal Two had limited damage. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said that he was stunned by the condition the airport was in last night but that airport employees have worked around the clock to get the airport running again. Slay said the airport should go to 100 percent capacity by the middle of the week. St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley said no St. Louis County residents lost their lives. "It's simply a blessing," Dooley said. While no lives were lost, there were still injuries. Lambert Airport…
Fierce winds during a thunderstorm cause severe damage along Big Bend Boulevard in Richmond Heights this week.
Meanwhile, other media reported that Big Bend Boulevard in Richmond Heights reopened to traffic early Tuesday.
Less than 10 percent of St. Louis residents living in the 63117 ZIP code—which includes Richmond Heights—were without power as of 7 a.m. Tuesday following a powerful weekend storm, Ameren Missouri reported on its Web site. That works out to fewer than 570 customers still without electricity in that part of the city. Meanwhile, KSDK reported that Big Bend Boulevard reopened Tuesday shortly after 5:30 a.m. The corridor between Wise Avenue and Clayton Road sustained the brunt of the damage in the city, as photos show. Richmond Heights police could not immediately be reached for comment on the reopening. The damage along Big Bend appears to have been caused by straight-line winds, the National Weather Service stated on its Web site. The …
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The storm came through St. Louis late Sunday night.
A Richmond Heights City Council member said he's thankful that people were safe during a powerful storm that rolled through St. Louis on Sunday night. We've "got to be thankful that nobody was injured," District 2 Councilman Jim Thomson said. He said he hadn't received feedback about the storm from his constituents as of early Monday afternoon. His neighborhood, located south of Highway 40, had downed trash cans and limbs but didn't appear to have received the brunt of the storm. The western portion of Richmond Heights, which borders Brentwood, appears to have escaped the worst of the storm with "just a few branches here and there," District 4 Councilwoman Connie Williams said. "Overall, we were real fortunate," Williams said. She hadn't …
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The storm rolled through St. Louis on Sunday night.
Videographer Fritz Faerber shot these scenes of storm damage and filmed victims recounting their experiences on Monday in Richmond Heights.
A roundup of St. Louis news headlines for Wednesday.
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Here are several resources available by phone and on the Internet that Clayton and Richmond Heights residents can use to stay informed and get help during the ice storm.
Here are several helpful numbers and Web sites you can use to stay safe during the winter storm and subsequent frigid temperatures expected in Clayton and Richmond Heights this week.
Kalen Ponche
3:30 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
If people are out of power, at least it's been a warmish few days! more ›