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MidAmerica Airport Wants To Get You in This $150K Jet Refueler Today

2 years 7 months ago
Do you have 10,000 gallons of jet fuel that you can't for the life of you figure out how to get into your jet? Well that tiny airport in Belleville with the cheap flights to Florida has an incredibly expensive solution to your very specific problem. MidAmerica Airport, which is owned by St. Clair County, is auctioning off a 10,000-gallon jet refueler to the public.
Ryan Krull

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Continues To Enjoy Oodles Of Free Press For Fear Mongering About TikTok

2 years 7 months ago
The great TikTok moral panic of 2023 shows no sign of slowing down. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has spent the few years getting oodles of free press attention for hyperventilating about TikTok. It doesn’t matter that Carr doesn’t have regulatory authority over TikTok, or that his proposed ban wouldn’t actually fix the problems he claims […]
Karl Bode

Collinsville Police, Others, Probe Fatal Shooting On Seminary, Three In Custody

2 years 7 months ago
COLLINSVILLE - At 7 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023, the Collinsville Police received a 911 call of shots fired in the 200 block of North Seminary and multiple individuals fleeing the area on foot. When officers arrived in the area, they located one individual on the sidewalk who had sustained gunshot wounds. Life-saving efforts attempted by the Collinsville Fire Department proved unsuccessful and the victim was later pronounced deceased on-scene by the Madison County Coroner’s Office. Collinsville Police said witnesses reported seeing four individuals fleeing from the area on foot and provided a general description. Officers immediately canvassed the area and located three individuals matching their descriptions in the vicinity, and after a brief foot pursuit, they were captured and are currently in custody. At this time, it is believed that a fourth individual may still be at large. “We are currently in the very early stages of this investigation and have no further information

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St. Louis Aldermen Have Finally Agreed Not to Zoom While Driving

2 years 7 months ago
Score one for common sense:  The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has finally taken action to stop members from driving during their meetings. Included in the new rules approved by the membership during a lengthy meeting last week is a provision that members of the board cannot be counted as present if they are joining virtually and operating a motor vehicle. They also may not vote at meetings while operating a motor vehicle.
Sarah Fenske