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Low or no water pressure reported in Dogtown

2 years 3 months ago
Employees with the St. Louis Water Division are working to restore full service for customers in Dogtown after receiving reports of low or no water pressure in the south city neighborhood.
Kevin S. Held

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 3 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about Elon Musk’s latest Twitter misadventure: Musk’s just announced that he’s going to start deleting unused profiles. As always, he has completely failed to consider the ramifications of this (people are going to be just thrilled when their dead loved […]
Leigh Beadon

Haine Announces 35-year Prison Term For Sex Predator

2 years 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas A. Haine announced Friday that a Fredericktown, Mo., man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. William E. McKay, 37, received the sentence after pleading guilty to one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child. “We can’t begin to imagine the trauma that children and their families suffer in cases such as this,” Haine said. “We hope that this sentence allows a measure of healing for the victim, who demonstrated tremendous courage by coming forward.” McKay pleaded guilty to committing a sexual act with a victim younger than 13 between Nov. 1, 2021, and Dec. 26, 2021, in Madison County. The case was investigated by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Madison County Child Advocacy Center and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Ali Foley.

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