Today Would Be Megan Meier’s 23rd Birthday

St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Today would have been Megan Meier’s 23rd birthday. The Dardenne Prairie girl committed suicide in 2006 after being the victim of cyberbullying. The Megan Meier Foundation is asking the public to honor Megan’s memory by making a donation. The Megan Meier Foundation was created after her death in an effort to…

Officer involved shooting in city of Lakeshire

( KTRS ) Authorities are reporting and responding to an officer involved shooting. Officers responded Thursday night to the 10100 block of Puttington in Lakeshire, to a report of a “cutting”. Upon arrival police say the suspect, a 30 year old male, physically assaulted two family members, a 33 year old female, and a 12…

Dynegy to close power station in southern Illinois

ALTON, Ill. (AP) – Dynegy says it’s closing its Wood River Power Station in southern Illinois because of economic reasons. The company said in a news release Wednesday that it’s closing the 465-megawatt facility in Alton because of its “uneconomic operation” in a “poorly designed wholesale capacity market” in central and southern Illinois. That system,…