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One-Man "Chain Gang" Cleans Up Illinois 143

2 years 2 months ago
WOOD RIVER/EDWARDSVILLE - When Rusty Wheat complained that garbage trucks were losing trash on their routes and asked if they could pick up what they left behind, he was told it wasn’t their problem. So Wheat decided it wasn’t just his problem either, and he was going to let people know about it. A few months later, he has cleaned up thousands of pounds of trash along Illinois Route 143, and Madison County is preparing to implement an adopt-a-highway program largely because of his efforts. The landfill and trucking companies might not have listened to Wheat, but he has created something bigger than them. “I just started picking up trash and trying to call as much attention to this as possible,” Wheat said. “ is the first thing they see when they come into Wood River off of 255, and that’s my stretch of highway. I call it my stretch of highway, it’s everybody’s stretch of highway, but I’ve adopted that road and I take a lot o

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'Rally Runner' In Custody For Alleged Involvement In Attack On Jan. 6, 2021, With Shield

2 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis Cardinals super fan named "Rally Runner" was apprehended Wednesday on charges that he was part of a mob rush on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Daniel Donnelly Jr. faces charges after he allegedly used a stolen shield to help rioters attack police officers at the scene. Donnelly donned red paint that day on his face and a red "Keep America Great" hat when he reportedly stormed the capital. The FBI announced that the suspect's name has officially been changed to "Rally Runner." St. Louis baseball fans know "Rally Runner" for running around at Cardinals' games with red face paint and red clothes. He was questioned by authorities in St. Louis about a week after Jan. 6. A total of 1,100 have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol Riot. An estimated 100 police officers were injured in the attack.

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‘Off the bench’: Jay Nixon says No Labels post is reaction to initiative limits

2 years 2 months ago
Republican efforts to change the rules for initiatives and administrative delays that force petitioners to go to court spurred former Gov. Jay Nixon to return to political action, he said Tuesday. During an online town hall for the No Labels organization, Nixon referred repeatedly to legislation that would make it more difficult to gather signatures and pass voter initiatives as well as recent Missouri court cases. Nixon, a Democrat who was governor from 2009 to 2017, last week was named ballot…
Rudi Keller