MADISON - Flames were viewed well into the night on Sunday in a fire that erupted at 111 Salvage on Illinois Route 111 in Granite City. The fire was a four-alarm blaze and Granite City was joined with several other fire departments at the scene. Thick black smoke was reportedly witnessed for miles as vehicles and tires burned in the fire. Missouri Highway Patrol shut down the ramp from Interstate 55 to Illinois Route 111 during the fire. Madison County Emergency Management was also at the scene to assist the firefighters. The exact cause of the fire has not yet been released.
The company did not respond to multiple requests for comments about how it was still pursuing a redevelopment without having the building under contract.
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Municipal Band is set to dazzle audiences with their final Thursday evening performance at the Cleaon Etzkorn bandstand in City Park on Thursday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Under the baton of co-conductor, Dr. Rubén Darío Gómez, the Edwardsville Municipal Band will present their theme, fittingly entitled "Encore." Programming concerts is one of the most challenging tasks for conductors and usually, in groups like the EMB and other symphonic ensembles, it is almost exclusively the conductor's job. However, for this program, the players of the EMB were asked to suggest pieces they would like to perform. The band will play favorites such as “Bugler’s Holiday,” “Shenandoah,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and the always popular “Stars and Stripes Forever,” among others. We hope you are able to attend our last concert of the season, our ENCORE performance. Concessions available during the event
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), founder of the Environmental Justice Caucus, today led eight of their colleagues in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the protections in the agency’s newly-proposed rule to safeguard communities and the environment from the dangers of coal combustion residuals (CCR). In their letter, the Senators express their support for EPA’s move to address the loopholes exempting legacy CCR impoundments from compliance. “We write to provide comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed changes to the coal combustion residuals (CCR), or ‘coal ash,’ rule for inactive, or ‘legacy,’ CCR surface impoundments and CCR management units. We appreciate EPA’s efforts to close the egregious loophole exempting legacy CCR impoundments from compliance,” wrote the Senators. “While
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect veterans’ rights and benefits, including the Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill educational benefit. In the brief , Raoul and the coalition support a Virginia U.S. Army veteran in Rudisill v. McDonough, who was denied his Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), even though veterans with multiple requisite periods of military service can earn up to 48 months of educational benefits. “Individuals who serve our country should not be denied benefits when they return home, which is why I am urging the Supreme Court to protect the educational benefits veterans have earned through their military service,” Raoul said. “I remain dedicated to ensuring veterans and their families receive all of the benefits they have sacrificed so much for.” James Rudisill is a Virginia resident and decorated
Couples Names: Raymond and Elyse Strebel Date Married: August 21, 1993 Years Married: 30 Marriage Details: Congratulations to Raymond and Angela “Elyse” Strebel of Alton who are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary on August 21. With humble beginnings the couple always worked to enrich each other's life throughout their journey and has amassed thousands of wonderful memories. Through their years they have been blessed with two children, Tyler and Jeremy, whom they have had the good fortune to watch grow into successful men whom they love and cherish. Ray and Elyse would like to thank all the amazing people that have touched their life and look forward to sharing time with those in their next chapter.
The Missouri History Museum is preparing to welcome a new, French-inflected restaurant this Wednesday, August 23. Key Bistro will serve lunch beginning Wednesday with brunch and catering to come later in 2023 — and its panoramic views of Forest Park should make it a mid-day destination. Grab-and-go offerings will provide picnic fodder for those who'd prefer to eat in the park.
ST. LOUIS -- Police have identified a man shot and killed Sunday afternoon in the Penrose Neighborhood. Rodrick Johnson, 37, was found in the 4800 block of Anderson with gunshot wounds to his legs and torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives are working on the ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is [...]
This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 18, 2023. Construction has begun on the $61 million Advanced Manufacturing Center on the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College that officials say will prepare students to excel in the high-tech skills required to make various products. Students will receive hands-on training in state-of-the-art labs, preparing […]
Students are returning to the classroom around Missouri this week, and new laws go into effect Monday. But state officials are still not clear on how they will enforce restrictions on transgender athletes – one of the most controversial new laws approved by Missouri legislators this year. Neither the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]
Bob Dylan may be 82, but it certainly doesn’t look like he’s slowing down anytime soon. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced a new North American leg of…
Mermaid enthusiasts in the St. Louis area swish across pools, picnic in parks and pose for Instagram. A fascination fostered by "The Little Mermaid" is still strong.
ST. LOUIS -- Police found the body of a man in front of a home in The Greater Ville neighborhood Sunday evening. He had a significant injury to his head. Officers were called to investigate a shooting in the 2600 block of Cora at around 7:30 p.m. They found a 63-year-old man lying in the [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday's first Republican presidential primary debate — and others as well. “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had,” Trump wrote on his social media site. "I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!" His [...]
"We're in better shape than we were last year," Superintendent Curtis Cain said, "but we're still down a number of positions as it relates to bus drivers."
ST. LOUIS - An Amazon delivery driver had her vehicle, phone, and packages stolen in south St. Louis on Sunday. Her vehicle was found later in north St. Louis, missing the Amazon packages. The driver was in the 3400 block of Wyoming Sunday at around 4 p.m. Walking back to her car after a delivery, [...]
A few days Elon Musk tweeted that “X as humanity’s collective consciousness” and then pinned that meaningless platitude that would only sound profound to a stoned high schooler. Anyway, if you’re going to be “humanity’s collective consciousness” you should maybe try to to avoid making years worth of images inaccessible. But that’s what Musk did […]
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