Jun 14th, 2008 · At least 20,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Hundreds of blocks are submerged, threatening the city's drinking supply. Emergency officials expect it will be at least four days before water levels are low enough to get crews in pump out the excess water. About 200 homes are expected to have extensive damage due to the levee breach. Many of the same homes were also extensively damaged when the same levee broke in 1993. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Weber talkes to volunteers of all ages, as they filled sandbags.
Keywords: emergency · city · levees · Business · Minnesota Public Radio · submerged · volunteers · Iowa · 1993 · Tom Weber · evacuation · excess
Dec 4th, 2006 · In the Midwest, socked by a winter storm, four more deaths have been reported in Missouri, pushing the toll to 19. Hundreds of thousands are still waiting for electricity to be restored. Temperatures across much of the region hovered in the teens and 20s Monday, slowing down cleanup efforts. Tom Weber of member station KWMU reports.
Keywords: deaths · region · electricity · Missouri · Cleanup · KWMU · Temperatures · Teen · Midwest · outages · Tom Weber
Jun 27th, 2006 · Superman Returns will bring fresh attention to the fictional city of Metropolis -- and its real counterpart, a small burg in southern Illinois that unabashedly promotes its ties to all things Superman. Tom Weber of member station KWMU reports.
Keywords: city · fictional · KWMU · Illinois · Superman · Tom Weber · Metropolis · counterpart · Superman Returns · burg
Feb 8th, 2006 · A fantasy sports league company in St. Louis has sued Major League Baseball over its licensing of statistics. At issue is who owns a player's statistics, and should permission be required for commercial use. Tom Weber from member station KWMU in St. Louis reports.
Keywords: company · commercial · Sues · sporting · Statistics · players · license · Louis · KWMU · Major League Baseball · Fantasy · MLB
Aug 5th, 2005 · From member station KWMU, Tom Weber reports on Thursday's announcement that, after 52 years, the St. Louis Cardinals will no longer have their games broadcast on radio station KMOX.
Keywords: games · KWMU · baseball · Tom Weber · Cardinals · KMOX · Louis Cardinals
Jan 7th, 2005 · A pay dispute in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has cancelled performances and the musicians are standing outdoors in picket lines. The musicians say they were locked out after they rejected a contract offer from the symphony earlier this week. Symphony officials dispute that. Tom Weber of member station KWMU reports.
Keywords: Dispute · music · contract · Louis · KWMU · orchestras · Symphony · Tom Weber · Performers · Louis Symphony Orchestra
