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19-Year-Old In Custody After Incident Where Man Was Hit and Died in Carlinville

2 years 8 months ago
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

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Madison County Sheriff's Office Distracted Driving Enforcement Results

2 years 8 months ago
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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Hill 2000 Neighborhood Board Minutes April 13, 2022

2 years 8 months ago
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
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Major Case Squad, O'Fallon Police, Investigate Fatal Shooting In Bella Milano Parking Lot

2 years 8 months ago
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.

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​​Federal watchdog’s report sheds new light on scope of Missouri’s missing foster kids

2 years 8 months ago

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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Tessa Weinberg

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 8 months ago
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.
Kevin Drum

This Wednesday at TechArtista: STL Black Tech Meetup

2 years 8 months ago
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 […]
Jonathan Allen

The Problem With The Otherwise Very Good And Very Important Eleventh Circuit Decision On The Florida Social Media Law

2 years 8 months ago
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 […]
Cathy Gellis