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Fatal Crash on I-55 Leaves One Dead, One Injured

1 year 7 months ago
TROY — A fatal crash on Interstate 55 early Wednesday morning (Sept. 4, 2024) resulted in one death and one injury, according to Illinois State Police. Troopers responded to the three-car collision at approximately 4:15 a.m. at the I-55 northbound/I-70 eastbound split in Troy, Illinois. Authorities confirmed that one individual was pronounced dead at the scene, while another was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries. The identities of those involved have not been released, and the cause of the crash is under investigation. Further details about the incident are expected as the investigation continues.

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Emergency responders struggle with burnout, budgets as disasters mount

1 year 7 months ago
AUSTIN, Texas — Four days after residents of coastal Houston celebrated the Fourth of July with the traditional parades, backyard barbecues and fireworks, Beryl came calling. The Category 1 hurricane, weakened from an earlier Category 5, slammed into Texas’ largest city on July 8 — an unusual midsummer arrival. Delivering one of the worst direct […]
David Mahoney

This Day in History on September 4: Google is Founded

1 year 7 months ago
September 4th has witnessed a plethora of significant historical events that have shaped the world as we know it. 1888: George Eastman Patents the First Roll-Film Camera On September 4, 1888, George Eastman, an American entrepreneur and inventor, was granted a patent for the first roll-film camera, which he called the Kodak. This groundbreaking invention revolutionized photography by making it accessible to the general public. Before Eastman's invention, photography was a cumbersome and expensive process, reserved mostly for professionals. The Kodak camera simplified this process, allowing anyone to take photographs by merely pressing a button. This innovation not only democratized photography but also laid the foundation for the modern photographic industry. 1951: First Live Transcontinental Television Broadcast in the US In a groundbreaking moment for mass media, September 4, 1951, marked the first live transcontinental television broadcast in the United States. The event

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Endangered person advisory set for woman

1 year 7 months ago
Update: The woman was found and is no longer considered missing. Fox 2 has removed the woman's name and image from the story ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department issued an endangered person advisory for a woman. The endangered person advisory was issued for a missing woman around 6 p.m. on August [...]
Nick Gladney

Woman injured in shooting in south St. Louis

1 year 7 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A woman was left injured after being shot at in south St. Louis early Wednesday morning. The shooting happened a little after 3:50 a.m. in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Osage Street in the Dutchtown neighborhood. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the 31-year-old woman suffering from an injury [...]
Nick Gladney