ST. LOUIS - Mayor Tishaura O. Jones announced the appointment of Chief Charles Coyle as the Public Safety Director for the City of St. Louis. A 45-year veteran of the St. Louis Fire Department, Chief Coyle has served as interim public safety director since February 2023. “Since becoming interim director earlier this year, Chief Coyle has tackled significant challenges head on, including modernization of 911 services,” said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. “While this search began as a national one, Chief Coyle’s extensive experience in City government has positioned him well to implement innovative plans and solutions. I look forward to continuing to work alongside Chief Coyle in this role and am excited about the detail-oriented, community-driven eye he brings to this job.” Modernizing 911 remains a top priority for Chief Coyle. The Department of Public Safety is currently undertaking a three-phase consolidation plan, poised to unite Fire, Police, and EMS dispatch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following statement regarding his endorsement of Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker of the House: “I am proud to support Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. Jim is a conservative fighter who cares deeply for this country. At a time when we face serious challenges at home and abroad, House Republicans can’t afford to wait another moment to unify and get back to governing. When the House meets behind closed doors this afternoon, I’ll be voting for Jim Jordan; and I’ll do the same when his nomination comes to the House Floor.”
CARROLLTON - A candlelight vigil will be held soon for Amy Baumgartner Faltin, a 39-year-old Greene County woman who went missing over three months ago. The vigil will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at the Greene County Courthouse in Carrollton. Matthew Hamby, a member of the Help Find Amy Faltin/Baumgartner Facebook group, announced the vigil last month and encouraged attendees to “come light the courthouse for Amy!” Faltin is described as a white female with hazel eyes, brown hair, and tattoos on her face, neck, and arms. She is approximately 5 feet tall and 140 pounds. She was reportedly last seen on July 12, 2023, somewhere east of Carrollton. For more information and updates, see the Help Find Amy Faltin/Baumgartner Facebook group. Anyone with information about Faltin’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Illinois State Police at 618-384-9694.
Fans of the late Jimmy Buffett are getting another preview of his upcoming posthumous album, Equal Strain On All Parts, which drops November 3. Two new songs from the album have just been released,…
A former correctional officer at Pinckneyville Correctional Center has pleaded guilty to beating a restrained inmate. Christian L. Pyles, 25, from Christopher, Illinois, admitted in court to violating the inmate's civil rights by beating them while they were restrained and then lying on incident reports.
There’s an interesting story on Wired about “functional music” – things like white noise and brown noise – which is widely available on music streaming platforms. These kind of streams are causing a problem that arises from the fact that the money earned by streaming platforms is allotted in a rather odd way. All the revenues are put together, […]
A city of St. Louis board has completed the acquisition of a former electric company headquarters in north St. Louis to use as a workforce development hub.
A Florissant man has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for robbing five homes in the Florissant area. Kevin E. West Jr., 23, has also been ordered to pay $7,022 in damages. West pleaded guilty in June to robbery and using a gun to threaten victims.
A new visualizer accompanying the Nirvana song "Dumb" is streaming now on YouTube. The clip was created by animator RuffMercy using hand-painted Super-8mm film. "Dumb" appears on Nirvana's 1993 album, In…
Not so long ago, St. Louis was, undeniably, a bagel desert. Sure, there were a handful of bread-roll-adjacent options in town, but while those were delicious in their own right, they weren’t really bagels — real bagels that were boiled and then baked to produce a snappy crust and delightfully chewy interior. How things have changed.
Four weeks into the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers, union President Shawn Fain announced in a livestream that the union would no longer wait until Fridays to expand its strike to new plants. “We’re entering a new phase of this fight, and it demands a new approach,” Fain said Friday. While […]
ALTON - Alton Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Ray Morales recently discussed his golf career, his induction into the Alton Golf Hall of Fame, giving back to his hometown community, and more on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . As an Alton native and golfer of 30 years, Morales said being in the Hall of Fame “means a lot” to him, and gave a special shout-out to his wife for her support and understanding. “I was pretty surprised,” Morales said of his nomination and induction. “Being from Alton, that means a lot. born and raised in Alton and I’ve stuck around here, I’ve had a business here in Alton and my wife’s a schoolteacher here … we’ve been married 27 years and she’s been with me basically my whole golfing career, and she’s put up with a lot of long days. “She’s really understanding about that and allows me to have my space and enjoy my passtime, so I love her a lot for that, for being
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