Doe Run News

Ronald F. Kruger, 65, of St. Louis, was killed on Sunday when a dune buggy he was riding hit some farm machinery and overturned on a private road near Doe Run, Mo., in St.

A Doe Run employee was injured Tuesday afternoon at the company's Fletcher Mine when some ground gave way, falling on top of him.

In response to public concerns, EPA Region 7 imposed a series of new conditions and requirements on the Doe Run Resources Corporation for its ongoing efforts to remediate the Leadwood Mine Tailings Superfund Site in Leadwood, Mo.

The Missouri Attorney General's office is investigating St. Francois County residents' complaints about Doe Run Co.'s efforts to clean up piles of debris left over after decades of lead mining, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Chris Koster said Friday.

An 11-year-old Doe Run boy is in serious condition at St. Louis Children's Hospital after he tried to cross Highway 221 Sunday evening and was hit by an SUV, police said.