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HAMEL - A 17-year-old Alton female and a 73-year-old Greenville female both died when they were struck by a 2018 White Freightliner Truck-Tractor Semi-Trailer Combination at 7:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The crash occurred at the intersection of Illinois Route 4 and Illinois Route 140, Madison County. The 73-year-old victim was Sheila M. Macon, Illinois State Police said. The 17-year-old female victim was not named. The two who died were struck in a 2016 red Nissan Rogue. The driver of the truck-tractor semi-trailer combination was Daniel G. Belay, a 38-year-old male from Ellicott City, MD. He was issued a citation for Disobeying a Stop Sign. This is the ISP preliminary investigative report: "Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1, a truck tractor semi-trailer, was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 4 near Illinois Route 140. Unit 2, an SUV, was traveling westbound on Illinois 140. Unit 1 failed to stop at the stop sign and struck the

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Tyre Sampson, 14, fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall ride in March.

Ferguson City Manager Eric Osterberg resigned in the middle of a city council meeting last week after a heated exchange with a city council member.

Ballpark Village will be buzzing with baseball fans this weekend. Ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals' Wild Card Series, workers are putting some of the finishing touches on Ballpark Village inside and out for postseason baseball in the Gateway City.

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ALTON – With in-person participants for the first time in two years, the 14th Annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race and 3K Fun Run/Walk on Sep. 24 raised $40,000 for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a national nonprofit dedicated to securing a U.S. ban on asbestos and supporting families impacted by asbestos-related diseases. The event is hosted by Simmons Hanly Conroy and Metro Tri Club. Presenting sponsor Simmons Hanly Conroy is one of the nation’s leaders in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families. “We were very pleased with the outpouring of support from the local Alton community and throughout the world for this year’s Miles for Meso, which saw participants running and walking for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Todd Adamitis, Miles for Meso Committee chair and Simmons Hanly Conroy’s chief operations officer. “We thank our many donors, sponsors, volunteers and cheerleaders

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Sonya Jenkins-Gray, chief HR officer at CareSTL Health, has been chosen as the city’s fifth personnel director.

Class action lawsuits are joining forces to go after automakers on security.

An investigation is underway into a possible stolen car and crash near State Highway B and I-55, near Biehle. Two suspects left the car and fled the scene.

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Originally published in the Detroit Metro Times. Finally, the Biden administration appears to be moving toward major federal cannabis reform.

The Cardinals have had the top local broadcast ratings four times in the last five years, and the team has been in the top four in the league every year since 2000.

EDWARDSVILLE – The Gori Law Firm recently announced that Chad Mooney has joined the firm’s Edwardsville location as the newest attorney. Mooney’s primary area of practice is mass tort litigation, and he looks forward to joining the Gori Law team. Mooney received his Bachelor of Arts at the Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and went on to earn his juris doctorate from the Ohio Northern University College of Law. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and the St. Clair County Bar Association. Upon graduating from law school, Mooney worked at a boutique law firm in St. Clair County, Illinois, focused solely on injured victims and their families. While there, he represented plaintiffs in a variety of areas of personal injury, including sexual harassment, racial discrimination, medical malpractice, product liability, and consumer class actions. “As The Gori Law Firm continues to expand, we look to

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There are a number of different tools out there that let you download YouTube videos. These tools are incredibly useful for a number of reasons and should be seen as obviously legal in the same manner that home video recording devices were declared legal by the Supreme Court, because they have substantial non-infringing uses. But, […]

Paul Goldschmidt. Nolan Arenado. Tommy Edman. Three of the National League's best players in terms of WAR will patrol the St. Louis Cardinals' infield during this weekend's Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

St. Louis private schools lost students from 2012 to 2019. The pandemic has greatly changed the situation.

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MARYVILLE – To support the families of fallen first responders, State Senator Kris Tharp signed on as a chief-sponsor to a new state initiative to ensure line-of-duty benefits are adequately funded. “In the event a first responder loses their life in the line of duty, our state is forever indebted for that sacrifice,” said Tharp (D-Bethalto). “The loss of a loved one in the line of duty is unimaginable, and families who endure this immense hardship deserve financial reassurance.” In each year’s budget, the General Assembly appropriates funding for line-of-duty death benefits. In the event that insufficient resources are available, Senate Bill 4229 guarantees families receive their owed benefits. "I stand firmly behind this initiative to ensure that families receive their benefits, as we owe them a debt that can never be repaid," said Tharp. Senate Bill 4229 can be discussed in the upcoming legislative session.

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