Johanna Mayer

Conversations on coal ash: Labadie, Mo. debates Ameren landfill

Johanna Mayer and Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:46:24 +0000

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Labadie, Mo. is a town about 35 miles from St. Louis that might be described as “quaint” and “quiet.” But for the past two years, a controversy between some town residents and Ameren Missouri, an electric company that has a power plant situated in the Missouri River bottoms near Labadie, has sparked a lively local discourse. It concerns the ash that’s leftover from burning coal at the plant. Johanna Mayer has this report.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Johanna Mayer, The Associated Press, Adam Allington and KRCU — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:04:31 +0000

Commission struggles to reach agreement on Senate districts boundaries

A panel of five Democrats and five Republicans met Monday and adjourned without reaching a deal on a new Missouri state Senate district map for the 34-member Senate. Commission leaders said the St. Louis area seems to be the biggest sticking point in adjusting the outlines of the state and Senate districts.

Nation's lowered credit rating causes drop in gas prices in St. Louis

The Associated Press and Johanna Mayer — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:18:20 +0000

For St. Louisans, there is one nugget of good news amidst the plunging Dow and struggling economy: gas prices are falling steeply in the St. Louis area.

Experts say the price of a barrel of oil dropped after Standard & Poor's lowered the nation's credit rating by one notch last week.

The price of gas fell below $3.20 per gallon at many stations in the St. Louis area on Monday. Just a little over a week ago, drivers shelled out more than $3.60 for a gallon of regular unleaded at some stores.

Search for Mo. state trooper now recovery effort

The Associated Press and Johanna Mayer — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:54:58 +0000

Updated 7:50 a.m. Wednesday:

Searchers located the body of Fred Guthrie's patrol dog Reed on Tuesday afternoon near Mo. Highway 118 in Holt County, about 100 yards from the location where Trooper Guthrie's truck and boat were found on Monday. The search for the trooper's body continues.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Associated Press and Johanna Mayer — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:47:05 +0000

Sixth heat-related death reported in St. Louis City this year

Earline Walker is the sixth person in St. Louis to die of heat-related causes this year.

90-year-old Walker was found last week by her family at her residence in the 3000 block of Semple. She had window air conditioner units, but they were blowing hot air.