GRANITE CITY - Granite City was hit the hardest in the immediate area Tuesday morning with 8-8.5 inches of rainfall during the massive amount of thunderstorms that belted the area. Granite City had a similar rain event in 2019 when 9 inches of rain was dumped and it sparked flash flooding all around that area. More than 1,000 homes were left with flooded yards and basements and some homeless. Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson and his staff have been busy since he was elected to try to shore up the problems the city has had for years with flooding. Mayor Parkinson made these statements today: “I have spent the morning with my team looking at trouble spots and talking with residents about this morning's regional flash flooding. The City focused last year on flooding mitigation by aggressively cleaning out ditches, upgrading/installing pumps, and authorizing approximately $8 million in infrastructure projects (shown below). “This morning’s event gave me an opportunity
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says that he felt "a bit pissed" about the band's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Musical Excellence Award instead…
Downtown St. Louis will not be seeing electric scooters strewn across the sidewalks anytime soon. The city banned scooters in the downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods earlier this summer after a string of public safety incidents, including an incident where two teen girls were shot in their thighs in early June. The city announced this afternoon that the ban will stay in place until the end of 2022.
A $35.2 million senior living project in Chesterfield delayed by the pandemic is under construction and scheduled to open next year, after contractors redesigned plans to bring down the cost.
TABLE GROVE – On July 25, 2022, Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 4 was contacted by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving two FCSO Deputies. Preliminary reports indicate that two FCSO Deputie s were attempting to locate a male subject that was wanted on warrant for Domestic Battery. At appro ximately 9:56 p.m., during an encounter, the subject pointed a gun at the two FCSO Deputies and both Deputies fired their weapon at the male subject. The subject was pronounced deceased near the intersection of Fulton County Road 13 and East Bailey Road. No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident. An autopsy is scheduled for July 26, 2022. This is an active and ongoing investigation and no additional information will be released at this time. The investigation continues by ISP Zone 4 Macomb, the Fulton County Coroner's Office,
Director of Public Safety Dan Isom sent a letter to scooter companies Lime and Bird informing them of the decision. The matter will be revisited in early 2023.
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells announced on Tuesday that Arion M. Thurman, 19, of the 1100 block of Scott Avenue, St. Louis, has been arrested on the following charges in Madison County Circuit Court: Unlawful Possession Of A Stolen Firearm, Aggravated Unlawful Use Of Weapons, and 5 counts of Burglary. Chief Wells said Thurman was taken into custody at 3 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022. "A resident in the 300 block of East Lorena Avenue called the police department due to a car alarm sounding," the chief said. "Officers from the police department responded. Officer Tyler Tharp saw a person standing at a car door. When the person saw Officer Tharp, the person fled on foot. While investigating, Officer Tharp spotted another person in the area. Officer Tharp was able to apprehend Thurman in the 200 block of Lorena Avenue. "The suspect was taken into custody. A firearm with an extended magazine was found and the suspect was taken into custody. The firearm was linked
After postponing many concerts over the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Satriani is finally returning to the road this year with his global Earth Tour. The trek will kick…
St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas (R-Mehlville) is making serious allegations about St. Louis County Auditor Toni Jackson. In a letter to Council Chair Rita Heard Days, Trakas accuses Jackson of "unilaterally" increasing her own salary without council permission. He also says she has failed to disclose outside clients, despite his requests.
With record levels of rainfall Tuesday in the St. Louis region and more expected over the next few days, scheduled events around town will be up in the air as businesses wait and see how the floodwaters recede.
A Kirkwood breakfast and lunch mainstay is speaking out on social media this morning after what they say was Senate candidate Eric Schmitt's unauthorized use of their business in a campaign commercial. Spencer's Grill, which has been in the heart of downtown Kirkwood for 75 years, appears briefly in two shots in a spot for Schmitt which debuted last March but is still being seen by Missourians on TV in the final week before the primary. In one shot, as Schmitt says in his narration, "God created this wonderful country which has provided so much for so many," he is seen shaking the hand of a man wearing a Spencer's Grill T-shirt standing behind the diner's cash register.
Remember Judge Alan Albright? He was the former patent litigator who became a federal judge (the only federal judge) in Waco, Texas, which is part of the Western District of Texas. You may remember, going further back, that the Eastern District of Texas became quite infamous for being the favored venue for of patent trolls, […]
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