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Inside the Illinois workshop building 10,000-pound monster trucks

2 years 9 months ago
Monster trucks roared and tumbled in St. Louis last month at Monster Jam, but, it turns out that the St. Louis region has a distinct connection to the culture of massive motocross vehicles. That connection includes Rich Inman and Concussion Motorsports, in Ellis Grove, Illinois, which manufactures monster trucks. Its work is stamped on some of the most famous monster trucks in the world, including the local legend, Bigfoot. Rich Inman discusses how to build a monster truck that can jump, flip and smash, while also ensuring the driver can walk away after the show is done.

It Took Months For Anker To Finally Admit Its Eufy Cameras Weren’t Really Secure

2 years 9 months ago
Last November, The Verge discovered that Anker, the maker of popular USB chargers and the Eufy line of “smart” cameras, had a bit of a security issue. Despite the fact the company advertised its Eufy cameras as having “end-to-end” military-grade encryption, security researcher Paul Moore and a hacker named Wasabi found it was pretty easy to intercept […]
Karl Bode

Quik Trip buys corner in Ellendale

2 years 9 months ago
NextSTL, on Instagram (@nextstl), has posted that Quik Trip has taken possession of 6800 Arsenal. It’s in the Ellendale neighborhood next to Maplewood.One can only assume it’s for yet another QT location.
Doug Miner

Current Maplewood business buys former Intaglia building

2 years 9 months ago
The former Intaglia home furniture shop at the corner of Manchester Road and Bellevue Avenue (7195 Mahchester Road) has been purchased by JZ Vacation Rentals, according to an agent at Saint Louis Group. JZ Vacation was previously in the 7200 block of Manchester. The agent said JZ Vacation Rental plans to turn its previous spot […]
Doug Miner

Senate Candidate Lucas Kunce Accused of Talking Like He's From Missouri

2 years 9 months ago
The National Republican Senatorial Committee and conservative news website The Washington Free Beacon are accusing Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce of talking in a fake Southern accent. This morning the NRSC tweeted out a video created by the Free Beacon which splices up clips of Kunce's ads, interviews and social media videos, accusing him of using two different accents when talking to different audiences. The only problem is that Kunce's accent doesn't change from clip to clip.
Ryan Krull

Amanda Wilson Continues Family Business Tradition With "The Essentials House Cleaning"

2 years 9 months ago
MADISON COUNTY - Amanda Wilson, owner and founder of her new business The Essentials House Cleaning, said she comes from “a long line of entrepreneurs,” including her mother who used to run a house-cleaning business of her own. She’s now continuing her family’s entrepreneurial tradition with her new house-cleaning business, and she said feedback has been positive so far. “I come from a long line of entrepreneurs,” Wilson said. “My mom, she had her own house-cleaning business for about eight years until she kind of hurt herself. I decided to take on the family roots and start my own business.” She said the name - The Essentials House Cleaning - speaks to keeping one’s “essential” space clean. “Your home is like your ‘essential’ place of living,” she said. “Who doesn’t want to be in a clean space?” Wilson said she offers commercial and residential cleaning services in the

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