As near-historic flooding continued in the St. Louis region Sunday, a levee failed in Lincoln County and the waters of the Mississippi River crept further up the steps to the [...]
Floodwater closes 400 Missouri roads, temporarily leaves downtown buildings without hot water
The swollen Missouri and Mississippi rivers are closing hundreds of roads, inundating homes and businesses, and caused about a dozen buildings in downtown St. Louis, like Busch Stadium, to be [...]
Flooding forces steam plant offline, leading to no hot water for some downtown businesses
Flooding problems along the St. Louis Riverfront led to a lack of hot water for some downtown businesses. Floodwaters entered a downtown steam provider which provides steam heat and electricity [...]
Flooding causes scramble for boilers after downtown businesses lose hot water
The company that runs the downtown steam loop went on a mad dash on Monday to find temporary boilers for a dozen downtown buildings — including a city jail, major [...]
Downtown St. Louis sees near-record flooding, utility outages
The Mississippi River has gotten so high in downtown St. Louis that the water is nearly eye level for tourists gathered at Gateway Arch National Park. Read the full story [...]
A dozen downtown businesses without hot water, MSD says
Dozen of businesses in downtown St. Louis are without hot water after an early force main sewer failure. The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) in St. Louis said rising river levels [...]
Some South City residents upset after being told MSD won’t pay for flooding damages
Some South City residents who suffered recent flood damage say MSD is telling them that paying for the damages is not their problem. Read the full story on KMOV
Pumps along River Des Peres to prevent more basement sewage backups
When many went to sleep Wednesday they had no idea rain, thunder, and lightning was coming in the middle of the night. One lightning strike took out a pump station. [...]
St. Louis officials prepare for second highest river crest
City officials expressed confidence Tuesday that they’ll be able to protect homes and businesses from flooding from what’s expected to be the second-highest Mississippi River crest in St. Louis history. [...]
Lightning strike gets blame from MSD for sewer backup in 500-600 St. Louis homes
Sewers backed up into an estimated 500 to 600 homes near the River Des Peres in St. Louis after a lightning strike early Thursday caused a pump station failure, the [...]