Emotional story brings home Fire Prevention Week message

An emotional message from a woman who suffered an unspeakable tragedy brings home the message of Fire Prevention Week . Terri Van Klavern of Lake Ozarks lost her daughter and granddaughter in a house fire nearly two years ago in an Illinois town outside Chicago. The...

What’s missing highlights Firefighter Day at Capitol

The most important aspect of this year’s Firefighters Day at the Capitol was what was missing. No solemn ceremony to commemorate the deaths of firefighters last year was needed. No firefighter in Missouri lost his life in the line of duty in 2007. The annual...

Flooding crisis continuing through Easter weekend

Public Safety Director Mark James says flash flooding has stranded a lot of people.  He adds there have probably been more water rescues in the last two days than there have been in years. And the worst might be yet to come.  The Meramec River is well above...