A five-alarm fire erupted Wednesday morning at a factory near Granite City, injuring one employee. As of Wednesday night, the fire was under control, but firefighters were still monitoring for hotspots into the night.
Granite City fire officials told KSDK the fire started at Interco, a recycling factory along Fox Industrial Drive in Madison on Wednesday morning around 10 a.m. Interco's website says its facility totals 400,000 square feet, and that it's dedicated to processing computers, electronics…
Flood victims in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County can seek now seek relief in several forms. Various agencies are offering services or help when it comes to gas bills, tax relief and unemployment benefits.
MADISON - Multiple units are battling a massive warehouse fire Wednesday morning in Madison, IL. The business is near the World Wide Technology Raceway. The large blaze started at Interco , a metaltronics recycler, at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. A red alert was issued by the Madison, IL., Police Department and asked residents to shelter in place as of 11 a.m. Interco is a global recycling company and provides computers, metals, and electronics recycling services. Smoke from the enormous fire was seen for miles away. The smoke plume was said to be viewed at least as high as 3,500 feet, FOX 2 weather specialist Chris Higgins reported. It is not known at this time how the fire started. Fire in Madison, IL as seen by doppler radar. #stlwx #fox2now pic.twitter.com/s0lYANL18j — Angela Hutti (@AngWxGrl) August 10, 2022
Taco Buddha will officially open its second location in Kirkwood, the business announced on Monday. The new restaurant on 11111 Manchester Road, a former Hardee’s building, will be able to seat about 120 people with indoor dining and outdoor patio options. Its original location is in University City on the corner of Pershing and Jackson.
EDWARDSVILLE - This is one in a series of articles with photos and descriptions of entries in the Edwardsville Arts Fair at City Park on September 23-24. The artists featured here are Jennifer Mallory-Welch of Jacksonville, Eliza Piazza of Evansville, Ind., and Cristina Nunez of Columbia, MO. Artist Name: Jennifer Mallory-Welch Location: Jacksonville, IL. Artist Statement: "I create uplifting images on canvas that reflect how people choose to spend their downtime. Brightly colored paints, close-up views, and unique perspectives help to convey fun and whimsy to the chosen subject." Artist Name: Eliza Piazza Location: Evansville, IN Artist Statement: "I love creating beautiful things that inspire and deeply connect with people. Nothing is more satisfying and it feeds my soul. Some of my inspirations are drawn from favorite books, stories, images, and symbols, as well as a deep respect for life and a love of nature. When my pieces speak to others, I am grateful
You may recall back in May we wrote about a batshit crazy proposal out of the EU Commission to “protect the children” by mandating no encryption and full surveillance of all communications. Those behind the proposal would argue it’s not technically surveilling all messages, but all messages have to be surveillable, should the government decide […]
EDWARDSVILLE - Heading into the summer of 2022, recent Metro East-Lutheran graduate Erik Broekemeier didn't have a place to play. So, Chris Erwin, Father McGivney's head baseball coach, reached out to Erik to see if he'd be interested in playing on Troy's Legion team. Erwin got to coach with and against Erik. Erwin talked about a time when Father McGivney took on MEL and Erik was the starting pitcher for the Knights in the Regional Championship game. After graduating high school, Erik was having a tremendous Legion season with Troy. Erik is a Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athlete of the Month for McGivney. In the final game of the season, Troy played Alton Post 126 at Lloyd Hopkins Field. It just so happened that Dallas Martz, general manager of the Alton River Dragons, had to cover a shift in the concession stands. He wasn't even supposed to be at the ballpark that night. Erwin recognized the situation and went up to Martz and said 'hey, come take a look at this guy.' Eri
(AP) — Facing critical races for governor and U.S. Senate, Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin are hoping that their support for abortion rights in the face of the Supreme Court ruling that …
O’FALLON, IL. – HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital presented the quarterly Being Extraordinary Everyday (BEE) Award to Ashley Perry, CNA in the IL Division Float Pool currently working in the Clinical Decision Unit. The BEE Award was created by St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to recognize outstanding teamwork provided by support colleagues in departments outside of nursing. Perry was nominated by a colleague who noted how she went above and beyond for a recent patient; even taking extra time to braid their hair. “The patient repeatedly said how pretty she felt on how good it felt to have her hair out of her face. The patient was all smiles after this. Ashley is a very caring person and made this such a shining and bright moment in this patient's day.” Distribution of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital’s BEE Award is made possible through funds provided by HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Foundation. Nominations for future BEE and other awards at St. Elizabeth’s
The Prospect interviewed researchers Amanda Kass and Philip Rocco on the American Rescue Plan, an unprecedented fiscal outlay for local governments that remains widely unknown.
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.
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