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19-Year-Old In Custody After Incident Where Man Was Hit and Died in Carlinville
CARLINVILLE - A 19-year-old Carlinville man - Jeffrey Nejmanowski - will be held in the Macoupin County Jail pending formal charges in relation to an incident where another man was struck by a vehicle in Carlinville and later died. Nejmanowski has turned himself in to authorities with his attorney present. Carlinville Police responded a 7:11 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022, to a report of a male who had been struck and hit and was in a puddle in the roadway in the 1100 block of Sumner Street in Carlinville. Officers found a male identified as Monteaz Walton, 40, in a fetal-like position on his right side. Officers began life-saving measures until Carlinville Fire Protection District and Gillespie Benld Area Ambulance Service arrived on the scene, to no avail. Macoupin County Coroner was called to the scene and pronounced Walton deceased. An autopsy was performed Saturday afternoon which determined that Walton was struck by a vehicle and succumbed to his injuries. The investigation
Madison County Sheriff's Office Distracted Driving Enforcement Results
EDWARDSVILLE – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced today it made (57) -traffic arrests during the Distracted Driving enforcement campaign. These offenses included citations and arrests for Speeding, Distracted Driving, Driving While License Suspended/Revoked, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle and (7)-Criminal Felony & Misdemeanor Offenses. “Distracted Driving Awareness Month allowed the Madison County Sheriff’s Office to bring a heightened awareness to stop motorists from engaging in this deadly behavior,” said Major Jeff Connor, Chief Deputy of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with state and local law enforcement and highway safety partners for this enforcement effort. "Using your phone in anything other than the hands-free mode in Illinois is not only dangerous but also illegal," Connor said. "Break the cycle. Drop it and drive." The Illinois distracted driving campaign
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Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria opening third location in 2023
Demand for air travel is surging. Here's how much flights have recovered at Lambert
Missouri dad who fought to get LGBTQ+ books banned had been arrested for child molestation.
Technology griping session #486
Would you like to hear my latest bitching about something tech related? Of course you would! Here it is. When I'm traveling, I can always receive email but I can never send email—at least, not on a regular email client. I can open up Cox Communication's web app and do it that way, but it's ...continue reading "Technology griping session #486"
Hill 2000 Neighborhood Board Minutes April 13, 2022
4-13–22 meeting starting at 6:40 pm Attendees: Brian Winkler, Liz Pulliam, Chris Saracino, Leslie Agusti, Jen Gianino, Lynn Marie Alexander, Jim Barnthouse, Matt Devoti, Jay DiMaggio, Guest: Joe Phillips (MODA - sign company Pyros) Minutes of last meeting motion to accept by Devoti, second by Barnthouse, approved by majority MODA @ The Hill update Proposing
Yadier Molina goes on Bereavement List; Herrera called up from Memphis
The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday that catcher Yadier Molina had been placed on the Bereavement List.
Major Case Squad, O'Fallon Police, Investigate Fatal Shooting In Bella Milano Parking Lot
O’FALLON - The O’Fallon Police Department responded to Bella Milano at 455 Regency Park in O’Fallon to a shooting in the parking lot at 10:03 p.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, officers located 20-year-old Ivan J. Marshall, who had been shot during the incident. Marshall was transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. It is believed the suspect left the area in an earlier model-4-door, light gold tan-colored sedan which is missing the rear passenger side hub cup. The O’Fallon Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to lead the investigation. Investigators are beginning to follow up on leads and are asking for the public’s help with the investigation. Anyone with any information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Major Case Squad Command Post at (618) 624-9399, or the O’Fallon Police Department at (618) 624-4545, extension 0.
Schnucks, Dierbergs clear shelves of Jif peanut butter following recall
The J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling dozens of Jif peanut butter products over concerns about salmonella contamination.
St. Louis Development Corporation to examine racial inequities in economic development
The St. Louis Development Corporation has been selected to join a national effort to examine racial inequity in development.
Federal watchdog’s report sheds new light on scope of Missouri’s missing foster kids
A report published Monday by a federal watchdog sheds new light on the scope of missing foster kids in Missouri, an issue that infuriated state lawmakers last year and led to accusations that Department of Social Services leadership was failing to take accountability. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General […]
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Lunchtime Photo
One of the things about cruising down a river is that you never know exactly where you are. I shot this picture on Sunday morning at sunrise, and I think it's the Église Saint-Sauveur du Petit-Andely. I may find out for sure on our way back. But for now that's my best guess.
Prince Lyons' début film, 'We Are All Pretty Broken,' comes to .ZACK this week
The dancer and 2021-2022 Kranzberg Resident Artist has produced the Black high school film he never saw growing up.
New shareholder at Polsinelli comes from St. Louis office of Dentons
This Wednesday at TechArtista: STL Black Tech Meetup
Join EQ after work at 6pm, this Wednesday at TechArtista Downtown for the Black Tech STL Meetup where I’ll be moderating a discussion on the topic of “Growing Black Tech in STL!“ Doors open at 6pm for free food and networking. The 45-minute panel discussion will start at 6:30pm and then you’re invited to join […]
The Problem With The Otherwise Very Good And Very Important Eleventh Circuit Decision On The Florida Social Media Law
There are many good things to say about the Eleventh Circuit’s decision on the Florida SB 7072 social media law, including that it’s a very well-reasoned, coherent, logical, sustainable, precedent-consistent, and precedent-supporting First Amendment analysis explaining why platforms moderating user-generated speech still implicates their own protected rights. And not a moment too soon, while we […]