Colin Jeffery
Oil spills into Mississippi River after barge collision
Friday, 03 May 2013 10:58 Published in Local News
Some 300 gallons of crude oil has spilled into the Mississippi River in Alton this morning after a vessel ran into a fleeting area near Alton, causing barges to break away.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it happened just before one this morning. 14 barges, two dry docks and two workplats broke away. The Captain of the Port closed the river from mile marker 194 to 198 after the accident. All barges, flts and dry-docks were secured and the river reopened at 2:13 a.m. Friday.
The Coast Guard is checking for any environmental damage by inspecting facilities, barges and the shoreline.
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Company offers caskets, urns, with Cardinals' logo
Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:29 Published in Local News
How big a Cardinals fan are you? Enough to be buried with your team's logo?
That is exactly what one company is offering. Brand Memorials gives fans the chance to be buried in a casket with the birds on the bat. The company says urns are also available.
The price to be buried with your team? Urns start at $600 and caskets at $2,400.
Convenience store sells jackpot ticket for 2nd time in a year
Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:27 Published in Local News
The convenience store that sold a winning lottery ticket last month, may be luckier than the jackpot winner.
A QuikTrip on Lindbergh in Florissant sold its second grand prize winning ticket in the last year. The store sold a ticket worth $1.1 million in April of 2012--both times the store got a $5,000 bonus.
The most recent jackpot winner is Kenneth Yates of Florissant, he will take home $2.7 million.
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