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St. Joachim School closed today

Thursday, 14 February 2013 03:29 Published in Local News
Students at one Washington County school will have Valentines Day off. A broken boiler is forcing officials to cancel classes at St. Joachim School in Old Mines, Missouri Thursday.

The principal says they hope to have repairs completed in time for school on Friday.

UPDATE: Missing metro-east man found safe

Thursday, 14 February 2013 02:44 Published in Local News
A good Samaritan is being credited with coming to the aid of a dementia patient who'd wandered away from a New Athens nursing home.

Eighty-four year old Arthur Crowl was discovered missing just after 7 a.m. Wednesday by staff at the New Athens Home for the Aged on South Johnson Street.

New Athens Detective Ray Wilson says Crowl had been wearing only pajamas when he was found walking along a side road just after 8 a.m. A motorist picked him up, took him to a nearby gas station and called authorities.

Detective Wilson says Crowl was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but seemed to be unharmed.

Pedestrian very critical after being struck in Baden

Thursday, 14 February 2013 02:36 Published in Local News
A pedestrian is in very critical condition after being struck by a car in north St. Louis Wednesday night. It happened about 8:30 at Halls Ferry and Veronica in the Baden neighborhood.

Police say the victim, a man in his 50's, was taken to Barnes Jewish Hospital with two broken legs and a head injury.

An accident reconstruction team is investigating.

Police say the driver did stop. It's not known if that driver will face any charges as the investigation is ongoing.

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