(AP) — Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, killing one person, displacing many others and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes. One person died when a car in St. Louis was found covered in more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) of water. Damage …

100 – year record flash flooding really does a number on St. Louis.  Jeff Allen works in St. Louis radio. He says his drive into the city from O’Fallon was a no – go … Allen says they’d already had ten inches of rain at his house when he tried to head …

Jefferson City government workers are getting about a $2000 pay raise along with another one – time payment. But there’s a catch. Councilman Ron Fitzwater says Mayor Carrie Tergin was vehement about the raise … City staff will also receive a one – time $2500 payment that will be paid …

An Owensville man is dead after a weekend boat crash. Troopers say Melvin Gibson hit a tree in the Gasconade River Saturday night. Investigators say he may have been blinded by the sun and didn’t see the tree. He died at the scene.

*** UPDATE *** Ameren Missouri and several other utilities worked to determine what has caused a (Monday) morning’s power outage in California, Tipton and Clarksburg. Heavy rain and winds blew through the area late morning. California was without power and phones aren’t working either. About 295 Ameren customers in California …

A fire that appears to have started in a trash can damages the pavilion at Jefferson City’s commuter parking lot. Firefighters were called out about 2-am and found flames coming from the trash can next to the bathrooms at the lot north of the Missouri River bridge. Investigators say the …

Travis Fitzwater says you deserve a tax break. The Callaway County State Rep. is running to be the next State Senator in the 10th District. He’s ready to discuss that tax issue during the special session … Fitzwater would also like to see increased capacity at the Callaway Nuclear Plant. …

MoDOT is doing repair work on Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City. The maintenance is happening on both the eastbound and westbound bridges and take place each day between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Work is expected to be complete on Thursday July 28th. MoDOT says one bridge …

(AP) – St. Louis has joined the growing list of Democrat-led cities seeking to help women gain abortion access, even in red states that have largely banned the procedure. Not long after Democratic Mayor Tishaura Jones on Thursday signed a measure providing $1 million for travel to abortion clinics in …

A pilot is okay after having to make a forced landing near Wardsville Wednesday evening. The pilot of the small single engine plane reported smoke in the cockpit. Air traffic controllers said the plane went below their radar coverage.  They initially thought the plane had gone down in Osage County. …