Tim Lloyd

Freight train collision in SE Missouri, bridge collapsed

Tim Lloyd — Sat, 25 May 2013 20:44:07 +0000

Updated with updated details

The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into what caused two freight trains to collided at approximately 2:30 Saturday morning near Chaffee, Mo., severely damaging a bridge on Highway M.

The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection.

New Bill Seeks To Make It Easier For Unemployed Workers To Go Back To School

Tim Lloyd — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:25:34 +0000

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Despite storm, postal workers rally for Saturday delivery

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:10:42 +0000

Despite the winter storm, postal workers rallied against the proposed removal of Saturday deliveries.

Workers and supporters sloshed around in front of the Post Office’s main branch in downtown St. Louis, carrying signs that read “Missourians for 6 Day.”

“These people understand the importance of their job, the importance of delivering six days a week, and the role that we play in the community,” said Kevin Boyer, Missouri state president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

McCaskill: Sequester Cuts Likely

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:05:20 +0000

Democratic Senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill, says the so-called sequester will likely go into place this Friday.

On Fox News Sunday McCaskill said the Senate will take action to avoid the spending cuts, she then pointed the finger at the House Republicans for not doing the same.

“Here’s what’s really going on," McCaskill said. "In Washington, as usual, you have a large Kabuki going o

Study: 65 Percent Of Mo Salons Would Allow A 10-Year-Old To Use A Tanning Bed

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:04:46 +0000

First things first, Washington University Dermatologist, Lynn Cornelius, said anyone under 18 years old has no business using a tanning bed. In fact, she really doesn’t like tanning beds at all, and said they’re directly linked to higher rates of skin cancer.

“It’s very similar to smoking,” Cornelius said. “If you look at how the World Health Organization and how they classify artificial light from artificial devices, it is a group one carcinogen, which means it is the same as tobacco smoke.”

Cornelius is the co-author of a larger study that conducted a survey of Missouri tanni

Voter Advocacy Groups Say Mo. ID Bills Unfair, Unconstitutional

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:17:58 +0000

This week lawmakers in Jefferson City are taking another crack at requiring Missouri voters to show a photo ID when they go to the polls.

Opponents of the bills, however, plan to tell legislators the new standards would be unnecessary and unfair.

Denise Lieberman is an attorney for the voting-rights group the Advancement Project.

This week she’s testifying before both the House and Senate committees considering voter ID requirements and says the proposals are flat-out unconstitutional.

“The photo ID proposals would relegate valid, eligib

Fans Remember Stan The Man

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:49:59 +0000

On Sunday morning fans gathered at Busch Stadium to remember St.

Shooting At Stevens Institute Of Business & Arts in St. Louis

Tim Lloyd — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:59:07 +0000

Updated at 3:35 p.m. on 1/16/13

The St. Louis circuit attorneys's office has identified the shooter at the Stevens Institute of Business and Arts as 34-year-old Sean Johnson, a male from the city of St. Louis. He faces three felonies and a misdemeanor in connection with the shooting of Greg Elsenrath, the financial aid director at the school.

Low water, high anxiety on the Mississippi

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:49:02 +0000

It seems like we’re constantly hearing about how the worst drought in decades is threatening barge shipping on the Mississippi River.

One day we’re facing a shutdown, the next day they say commerce will keep rolling on the river.

Here’s the latest: The Army Corp of Engineers says it’s done enough work to keep the waterway open until the end of this month.

After that, though, no one is making any promises, and that uncertainty is giving the shipping industry a lingering headache and could end up with local companies cutting jobs.

New initiative aims to bring greater attention to Mississippi River issues

Tim Lloyd — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:55:16 +0000

Mayors from 19 cities and towns are in St. Louis this week to launch a new initiative aimed at bringing greater attention to issues affecting the Mississippi River.

A total of 41 mayors, so far, have formally agreed to the partnership, which is set to begin lobbying congress in March of next year.

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said mutual interests trump party politics.

“Most of them, I couldn’t tell you if they’re Republican or Democrat, and I don’t care,” Slay said.