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Lambert Airport Concourse Damaged By Tornado To Re-Open Soon

The Lambert Airport concourse that's been closed since it took a direct hit from the Good Friday tornado will reopen within two months.

Repair costs are being totally covered by insurance and FEMA and that's allowed the airport to re-design and modernize the damaged "C" concourse.

It will open for business again with 11 operating gates in late March or early April.

In addition to the re-modeled "C" concourse, almost all of the hundreds of the airport's custom-made glass panels shattered by the tornado have now been replaced.

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Chinese Pull Out of Deal To Set Up China Cargo Hub At Lambert

There is new information on the future of non-stop cargo flights from China and the future of resuming non-stop service from Lambert to Europe or Asia.

There's not much good news about either international cargo or passenger flights. But Lambert is slowly restoring domestic non-stops that were eliminated when American Airlines removed its hub from St. Louis.

The proposed International Air Cargo Hub with China has hosted all of three flights from Shanghai to St. Louis. Besides those three, the Chinese have cancelled all of the weekly flights one at a time, turning the project into the great stall of China.

But the big reason seems to be the refusal of the Missouri legislature to approve tax credits for international freight forwarders to operate at Lambert.

The chances of getting back non-stop passenger service from here to Europe are also pretty dim according to airport numbers.

Report: Layoffs Coming to St. Louis County

Significant layoffs are coming to St. Louis County due to budget cuts. More than two dozen employees in the park and public works departments are losing their jobs, and that's not all. 

St. Vincent Park on St. Charles Rock Road has one of St. Louis County's three public pools. All three pools will now be shutting two weeks earlier this summer because of the cutbacks. But clearly the job losses are a big blow.

The layoffs are the culmination of a budget battle that started last year when County Executive Charlie Dooley threatened to close nearly two dozen county parks, including Lone Elk Park and eliminate close to 175 jobs.

Now the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that Dooley said Wednesday he is laying off 20 full time employees in the Parks Department and six in public works.

Dellwood Police Department Under Fire

Serious crimes, including rape cases and child abuse cases, in Dellwood, Missouri, have gone unprosecuted and the mayor says it`s because of police misconduct.  Officers allegedly mishandled critical evidence and never turned over investigations to prosecutors.  But not everyone believes the allegations. 

The city of Dellwood put its chief on leave in November and St. Louis County loaned the city an administrative officer to fill the position.  When he came in, Dellwood Mayor Loretta Johnson says he discovered trouble.

The department`s handling of evidence was in disarray.  Officers had taken weapons confiscated in crimes for their own personal use, and sold copper that was evidence in another case to a scrap yard.

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Spanish Lake College Student Phoenix Coldon Still Missing

The case of a missing Spanish Lake woman has gained the attention of a national organization that's trying to help the family in the search. The family of Phoenix Coldon, 23, is still searching for answers about her disappearance. They’ve created this Facebook page with the hopes that someone will give information that will help them find her.

December 18, 2011, is a day that Goldia Coldon plays over and over in her mind. It’s the day her 23 year old daughter Phoenix went missing. The Christmas tree they planned to decorate still stands in the living room.

Coldon says it was a normal Sunday for her family. They went to church did some shopping. The UMSL student left in her black 1998 Chevy Blazer around 3 p.m. and hasn't been seen since. Her car was found with the engine running at 9th Street and St. Clair Avenue in East St. Louis; her phone and bank activity stopped.

St. Louis Hospitals Rank Top In Nation

St. Louis has some of the best hospitals in the nation. According to a report from the group "Health Grades", St. Louis hospitals rank eighth in the U.S. Researchers studied nearly 5,000 hospitals and based their ratings on the number of patient complications and deaths.

The city with the best hospitals in the nation is Baltimore.  Click here to see the full list.

MoDOT Changing Strategy After Traffic Nightmare During Last Snowfall

MODOT workers had already treated highways in the St. Louis region Tuesday night  in advance of a small Winter storm predicted to arrive sometime Wednesday morning.

They had visions of the traffic nightmare from January 12th, still fresh in their minds. 

A small amount of snow that day, 1.8 inches, officially, turned 15 - 20 minute commutes, into 2-3 hour marathons for drivers.

Major highways had a coat of salt brine solution before the Tuesday evening rush.  They were slated to get another before the morning rush. 

That was not the case, January 12th. 

"Thursday, January 12th, cast in our minds," said MODOT Assistant District Engineer, Tom Blair, seeming to smile and grimace at the same time. 

"I  live here in St. Charles, it took me like, 2 hours to get to Creve Coeur," lameted driver, Tangi Fuller. "Usually it takes me about 15 minutes.  2 hours !"