For many, many years we’ve detailed how big pharma companies, who only care about the monopoly rents they can receive on medicine while under patent, have concocted all sorts of scams and schemes to avoid having to compete with generic versions, even after their patents have expired (or been invalidated). But one of their older […]
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- A 41-year-old woman died while being detained for a probation violation at the Jefferson County Jail Sunday. Earlier that day, Melissa Miles of Robertsville had returned to the facility from a hospital. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says that Miles was being held by herself in a medical area. They found her [...]
Leading opposition to Biden Administration plan is GOP U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who says cutting funding for classes would actually make U.S. less safe.
Phil Collins' classic track “In The Air Tonight” is helping to kick off Monday Night Football, thanks to a new cover of the tune, featuring Chris Stapleton, Snoop Dogg and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana. Stapleton…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The body of a Fairview Heights man was found in Jones Park Monday morning. Police say the man died from gunshot wounds. Illinois State Police were called to the 2500 block of Argonne Drive at around 9 a.m. Monday. A park employee told police that there was a suspicious vehicle [...]
BETHALTO - It’s been almost six months in the making, but the Piasa Flyers are ready for Take Off. Members of the club are now proud owners of a 1968 Piper Cherokee 180D. The plane has low hours, is in good shape and should be a great first plane for the club, said member Don Hill. “It has a 180 HP engine that is capable of flying cross country at 145 miles an hour and still meets the needs of a trainer aircraft.” The plane was purchased from a private seller in Baltimore, Maryland, and flown back to the St. Louis Regional Airport by member Rob Kurtz this past Monday. The Search Committee, formed about a month ago, included Joe Rather, John Hentrich, Rob Kurtz, Paul Malcharek, Ron Jones, Vance Stutz and President Cody Peckham. “I think we got pretty lucky,” said John Hentrich, treasurer of the organization. “Buying a 55-year-old plane located halfway across the country with no real experience was both tricky and a little stressful. None
United States Steel Corp. is temporarily idling furnace B at its Granite City steel plant, the company said Monday.
According to a statement from a U.S. Steel spokeswoman, the move is "risk mitigation" in response to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike that began last week.
"As a result, we have decided to temporarily idle blast furnace ‘B’ at Granite City Works and are reallocating volumes as needed to other domestic facilities to efficiently meet customer demand," the statement said.
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GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- US Steel is blaming the United Autoworker's strike for a decrease in demand. They are idling operations at one of the blast furnaces at the Granite City Works until market conditions improve. The United Steelworker's Union says that they will be meeting with the company to minimize layoffs through their contract. [...]
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff's Office released information today about a missing/endangered person in the Dorsey/Staunton area - Laura Erzen. The above photo is of Erzen. She now has been reported found. The Madison County Sheriff's Office issued a statement that she has been located and is "safe." Erzen is a white female, 36, 5-foot-5, 185 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. The sheriff's office said she was last known to be in the Dorsey, IL, area. If you have any information, call 618-692-4433, or the anonymous Tip Line at 618-296-3000.
I was out in the desert on Saturday night on my third attempt to photograph the Wizard Nebula, aka NGC 7380, an emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. On the first attempt my battery pack ran out of juice and I only got two hours of exposures. The second time I had a complete ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
MEHLVILLE, Mo. -- A man crossing the highway was stuck and killed late Friday night. Thomas Hartog, 43, is identified as the victim in this fatal crash. A crash report says that Hartog was trying to cross the interstate at the southbound I-270 ramp to I-55 at around 11:30 p.m. A man driving on the [...]
EDWARDSVILLE - One of the most popular events in the region each year is the Touch-A-Truck Day at Edwardsville Township Park (Airplane Park) at 6368 Center Grove Road. Kevin Hall, Edwardsville Township supervisor, and Adam Colvin, the Edwardsville Township administrator, said the event offers more vehicles/activities than ever from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, September 30. Nearly 50 vehicles will be on-site for children to explore throughout the day. Edwardsville Township’s 9 th Annual Touch-A-Truck event will incorporate a range of nearly 50 vehicles, including: SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital’s Helicopter and Ambulance City of Edwardsville & Village of Glen Carbon Ambulances and Fire Trucks Eclipse Car Wash’s Caterpillar D6 Dozer Gateway Truck & Refrigeration’s Volvo VNL 860 Southern Illinois University School of Engineering’s Solar Car, Cougar Baja, and Formula Car Scott Credit Union’s Hummer The Annual Touch-a-Truck
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