Safety

Davion Thompson, 14, clocks the speed of cars passing the intersection of Gasconade Street and Compton Avenue Saturday, Oct 10, 2015 during Trailnet's traffic calming demo.

Traffic changes aim to make streets safer for exercise

Brightly-colored tires simulating flower beds popped-up along a two-block stretch of Gasconade Street Saturday in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St.…

Mayor Francis Slay announces an initiative to increase the diversity of the public safety department

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis To Expand Police Minority Recruitment Program

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 with approval of money.The Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved $39,000 of the proposed $50,000 for the minority…

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri train collision, rail safety issues cited at Senate hearing

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 20, 2013: WASHINGTON - When two freight trains collided in southeast Missouri last month, the…

Ill. Gov. Quinn signs "common sense" traffic safety measures

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed two traffic safety measures Monday. Quinn said in a press release that the new laws are “common sense measures that will…

"Watch the signs, get off your cell phones, drive your car" is message during Work Zone Safety Week

Officials with the Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation are joining efforts to highlight Work Zone Safety Week, which begins today and runs…