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St. Louis CITY SC Dominates Cincinnati To Snap Losing Streak

2 years 6 months ago
St. Louis CITY SC snapped its two-game losing streak on Saturday night in a 5-1 victory against FC Cincinnati. Cincinnati had conceded only four goals in seven matches before facing CITY. Cincinnati sat atop the Eastern Conference with five shutouts, also known as clean sheets, before Saturday night.
Julian Trejo

St. Louis carjackers throw dog out before driving away

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A food delivery driver was a carjacking victim in Downtown St. Louis Sunday. Police say that a suspect threw her dog out of her car's window before driving away. The 42-year-old victim was walking back to her running 2020 Dodge Charger at around 9:45 p.m. Sunday. It was parked along the curb [...]
Joe Millitzer

Lucas Landuyt Is Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Alton High School Remarkable Redbird Of The Month

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - If Alton High students do not see Senior Lucas Landuyt each morning, they are missing out on a friendly greeting from one of the more beloved students in the school. After starting at Alton High as a shy freshman four years ago, Lucas seems to know the entire student body by name, according to Teacher Christie Rickman and Assistant Principal Vernon Curvey. He will be the first one to say hello to all students by name and if he does not already know them by name, he will introduce himself and learn the name of the student he is meeting. Lucas is the Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Alton High School Remarkable Redbird of the Month. Lucas has been a member of the Alton High Cross Country team for the past two years and has also had success in taking part in Special Olympics. Lucas has participated in 25- and 50-meter freestyle swimming events, has run the 400-meter race in track and has also participated in bowling. Lucas was also a proud recipient of a Silver Medal for his Special Olympic

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Advertisers See Elon Musk As A Liability As They Avoid Twitter

2 years 6 months ago
Elon Musk keeps talking about how he’s saving Twitter, but it’s difficult to see how. He’s made the site much more unstable, has been messing up basically every part of “trust & safety 101,” is now facing a growing number of lawsuits (including many over unpaid bills), has no idea how the site actually works, […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis Man Pointing Rifle From Second-Floor Window Shot by Police

2 years 6 months ago
A St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team shot and wounded a man pointing a rifle from a second-story window in the city's Ellendale neighborhood early this morning. According to police, the incident began around 11:20 p.m. last night when they received a call about a domestic disturbance at the 6800 block of Balson Avenue. A 36-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman told police that they were in the house when the 30-year-old suspect "began having mental issues."
Ryan Krull

Daily Deal: The Complete AWS Cloud Engineer, Developer And Architect Course Bundle

2 years 6 months ago
The Complete AWS Cloud Engineer, Developer and Architect Course Bundle has 10 courses to help you learn all about AWS. You’ll learn about AWS storage and database services, AWS network services, AWS security, identity & compliance services, and more. It’s on sale for $39.97. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Madison County Sheriff's Deputies Arrest Juvenile For Armed Vehicle Hijacking

2 years 6 months ago
GRANITE CITY - Sunday evening, Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies were in the area of Route 3, near Granite City, as a nearby License Plate Reader just alerted law enforcement of a stolen Kia was in the area. Deputies then began searching the area for the stolen vehicle. Then, just before 11 p.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 5100 block of Buena Dr., unincorporated Granite City, regarding an armed Vehicle Hijacking that had just occurred. Madison County Chief Deputy Sheriff Marcos Pulido said the following: "Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was followed from St. Louis, to the 5100 block of Buena Drive. As she was in the process parking her purple Dodge Charger, she was approached by a male who was armed with what appeared to be a rifle. The suspect pointed the rifle at the victim, stole personal property and the Purple Dodge Charger. The stolen vehicle then left the area, followed by a blue vehicle. No physical injuries were reported

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At Least 7 Tornadoes Ripped Through Missouri and Illinois Saturday

2 years 6 months ago
As bad weather-seasoned Midwesterners, we usually take a Tornado Warning as a sign that it’s time to go out to the garage, open the garage door, crack a cold one and watch as the wind blows through. But not last weekend. Last weekend, even those of us who don’t normally fear bad weather were grabbing our pets and kids and heading to our basements as the violent storm front moved through.
Jaime Lees

Haine's 2022 Annual Report Highlights Record Number of Prosecutions, Big Decrease in Vehicle Thefts

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office prosecuted a record number of felony cases to conclusion in 2022, according to the Annual Report released Monday by State’s Attorney Thomas A. Haine. The report also highlights a significant reduction in vehicle thefts in Madison County. The State’s Attorney’s Office prosecuted 4,451 cases to conclusion in 2022, topping the previous high mark of 4,320 cases resolved in 2021. “I could not be more proud of our fantastic team at the State’s Attorney’s Office,” Haine said. “One of our primary goals for the year was to reduce a case backlog that developed during Covid’s restrictions on the court. This achievement is a testament to the hard work of our prosecutors and staff, and to our collaboration with judges, police agencies and all the other entities involved in our criminal justice system in Madison County.” As a result of that effort, the number

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