Right around this time last year, the St. Louis Cardinals changed course with their bullpen and started handing Ryan Helsley more opportunities in traditional closer spots than Giovanny Gallegos. Lately, it seems that script has flipped a bit, but not completely.
Spellman Brady & Co. is proud to announce that the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID) has selected Christa Barr, CHID, EDAC, IIDA, NCIDQ, to join its “Marketing and Social Media Committee,” as well as its “Industry Partners Committee.” As a “Marketing and Social Media Committee” member, Ms. Barr will collaborate with a group […]
EDWARDSVILLE - A Madison County jury deliberated just 40 minutes Thursday before finding a man guilty of first-degree murder for intentionally striking a woman with his pickup along a highway in Pontoon Beach. The jury convicted Richard D. Mayor, 60, in connection with the death of Lisa M. Dunnavant-Polach, 46, on Feb. 21, 2023. The two had been in a relationship but became involved in a dispute. Mayor and Dunnavant-Polach were residents of East St. Louis. Evidence and testimony showed that Dunnavant-Polach was on foot along Illinois Route 111 and trying to evade Mayor, who was driving a pickup. The driver of a tractor-trailer, seeing that the victim was in distress, pulled over to help her. As Dunnavant-Polach tried to get into the semi, she was hit by Mayor’s pickup. The driver of the semi, a former Marine, testified that he pulled the microphone wire off his CB radio and used it to tie a tourniquet on the victim’s severed leg. Despite her injuries, Dunnavant-Polach wa
Jurors in Madison County needed only 40 minutes of deliberation before returning a guilty verdict against a man who intentionally struck and killed a woman with his truck along a Pontoon Beach highway.
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, is restructuring its technology department with the promotion of Jamie Berzon, CM-BIM to Chief Technology Officer and hiring of Brian Turner as Construction Technology Manager. Mark Patterson, who has been serving as the firm’s Chief Information Officer for nearly 18 years, will […]
JERSEYVILLE - The 2023 Jersey Community High School PAC scholarship recipients were recently announced. The winners are front row (l to r) - Don Snyders, Kendall Davis, Elaina Walsh, Anna Fink, and Cate Breden. Back row (l to r) Drake Goetten, Colton Gavaza, Logan Meisner, Tanner Brunaugh, Kari Krueger, Chloe Kallal.
Leaders of the initiative to build an advanced manufacturing center in north St. Louis announced a partnership Thursday with a nonprofit group to lead research and development of pharmaceutical ingredients.
Food technology firm Benson Hill Inc. (NYSE: BHIL) has made staffing cuts as part of its efforts to reduce costs and improve cash flow as it seeks to achieve profitability by 2025.
June 1 marks the 50th anniversary of Paul McCartney and Wings' classic "Live And Let Die," and the milestone is not going unnoticed. The anniversary is being celebrated with a new Dolby Atmos release of…
Since its inception, the UK’s latest attempt to directly regulate the internet has been a disaster. Once dubbed the “Online Harms Bill,” it has since been rebranded to make it appear less harmful to the internet. The bill hasn’t gotten any better, but it does have a less alarmist name, even if everyone pushing hard […]
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Several NASCAR stars will be making an appearance at the McDonald's on North 24th Street in East St. Louis Friday afternoon. Drivers Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick will be there as a part of the Enjoy Illinois 300 weekend. The event is from 3 to 6 p.m. A rally will [...]
Stories about existential threats from AIs typically revolve around the so-called "alignment problem." That is, how do you make sure an AI's goals align with human goals? If we train an AI to make paper clips, obviously we want it to do this sensibly. But what if the AI goes haywire and decides that its ...continue reading "When AI goes rogue"
EDWARDSVILLE – Deb Wudtke, biology and life science teacher at Metro-East Lutheran High School, has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its Science Ambassador Fellowship. This fellowship is the only program of its kind offered by the CDC for STEM teachers interested in bringing public health sciences into their classrooms. The competitive program includes a 5-day summer course at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta and a 1-year distance-based professional development opportunity. Wudtke said she has long been interested in the topic of public health and its impact on day-to-day life, but especially now coming out of the pandemic. “Students need to have more of a basic understanding of what public health is all about now,” she said. “They are bombarded by the media with information about it. They are affected by it. They need to be educated about it.” Through the fellowship, Wudtke will collaborate with CDC experts
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic High School celebrated its 2023 graduating class recently at a Sunday ceremony. Below are major accomplishments for the school. Major Accomplishments by the Class of 2023: Top Students based on Academics – Alphabetical order – Daniel Gierer, Lauren Jones, Margaret Klusas, Evan Schrage, Sophia Tutt. 7,962 Service Hours completed over four years. Attended over 160 all-school Masses. Average ACT - 23. 16 Illinois State Scholars, placing them in the top 5% nationally. The average GPA is 3.99. Graduates were accepted by 161 colleges and universities. $18 million dollars in scholarship offers – an average of $260,000 per student.
Motörhead has shared a live video for the 1983 song "I Got Mine," taken from the band's upcoming live album, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival '07. The performance was recorded during…
A jury on Thursday found a Metro East man guilty of murdering his fiancee on a Pontoon Beach highway, rejecting the man's claim that he accidentally ran her over when his foot got stuck on his truck's gas pedal.
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