Friday, 26 April 2013 04:32
UPDATE: SLYSA cancels soccer tournament in St. Charles
With rains on the way and levees around the soccer fields already pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association has canceled this year's Lou Fusz Soccer Club Midwest Cup.
Floodwater continues to threaten the area around Newtown and Highway 370 in St. Charles. The water is near the top of an agriculture levee next to the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association (SLYSA) fields. '
Instead of getting ready to hit the fields, youth soccer players and coaches have been working alongside the National Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and St. Charles firefighters to reinforce more than a mile-long stretch of a levee near the field.
St. Charles Fire Chief Rick Daly says keeping the wall intact is about a lot more than protecting the soccer field. "If the levee fails here," he said, "it can potentially compromise areas in both the city and the county, and we don’t want that to happen."
Published in
Local News
Latest News
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Friends and family of victim call for investigation int…
Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside St. Louis city police headquarters Wednesday, determined to continue pressuring for an investigation into the shooting death of a St. Loui...
Larry Conners no longer with KMOV
Long-time KMOV reporter and anchor Larry Conners is no longer with the station. KMOV President Mark Pimentel issued the following statement: "We regret to announce that Larry Co...
Roads closed in advance of Senior PGA Championship
Some roads are already closed in Town & Country as Bellerieve Country Club as preparations continue for the Senior PGA Championship. From 6AM until 8PM through Sunday, Ladue R...
Man runs from traffic stop, into police headquarters
A St. Louis man redefined the phrase, out of the frying pan and into the fire. Clayton police were conducting a traffic stop when the suspect jumped out of his car and started run...
Police investigating reports of illegal taping at Illin…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- AP —Police in Belleville say they’re investigating reports that female students at a Catholic high school secretly were videotaped by one of the school’s sports...
Priya, the elephant calf, makes public debut
Visitors to the St. Louis Zoo got their first look at the newest resident of the elephant exhibit. Priya, the Asian Elephant calf, made her debut today. A zoo spokesperson says th...
Gov. Nixon considering expansion to adoption benefits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is weighing whether to sign legislation that would allow children's non-related legal guardians to receive adoption subsidies. C...
Missouri's infrastructure gets a "C-"
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Civil engineers say Missouri's infrastructure gets only a C-minus. The regional chapters of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the letter gra...
