A St. Louis Justice Center Corrections Officer who admitted to permitting two detainees to brutally attack another detainee was sentenced in Federal court today. Demeria Thomas, 38, was sentenced to the maximum penalty, four years, after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law, a civil rights charge. Judge Matthew Schelp called Thomas' actions "depraved."
St. Louis attorney Michael Loynd’s nonfiction debut, “The Watermen,” explores the birth of American swimming through the remarkable rise of Charles Daniels, an underdog from a scandal-marred background who became the first American swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
The lineup has been announced for the 11th annual installment of The KISS Kruise, a two-part event scheduled for October 24-29 and October 29-November 3. Both cruises, which will feature…
Quenton Tompkins’ family tree is deeply rooted in rural McCormick County, S.C. His grandfather was a sharecropper in McCormick. His mother, who turns 88 this month, grew up as the …
ALTON - Donald Holliday has been busy setting high marks in the fine arts, music, and graphic design at Alton High over the past three years. Donald is the Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Remarkable Redbird Of The Month. Donald was part of and also designed the Marching 100 show shirts this past school year and also did the same for the Alton indoor drum line. The Alton indoor drum line recently came back to performing and Donald performed in Below Zero, a show with 9 drummers and 10 other percussion-playing students. Donald's hope for his senior year is to continue to grow this group with the hope of donations and other funding being able to cover the costs of student uniforms. Donald has also been an integral member of the graphic design club and joined Calliope, a literary and visual arts magazine where he was the secretary of the publication. He was responsible for finding artists to show their talents in the magazine and also got sponsorships from two local businesses and also the Alton
This is the famous I.M. Pei pyramid, built as a new main entrance for the Louvre in 1988. You've seen it a thousand times before, so what makes my version different? First, there's the moon in the background. Second, I took the photo, not some other hack. Enjoy!
JERSEYVILLE - The always popular Jerseyville Fourth of July Fireworks display is scheduled on Monday, July 4, starting at dusk at the Jerseyville American Legion property. Jerseyville Parks and Recreation Department said it is honored to be the organization facilitating the fireworks for another summer in Jerseyville. This event is free to the public and parking is available at the Fairgrounds (101 West Fairgrounds Avenue, Jerseyville). “We are happy to play the role of organizer for the annual fireworks in Jerseyville, it is something that residents and visitors alike enjoy over the fourth of July weekend each year," Tyler Hermens, Director of Parks and Recreation, said. "This event really brings together multiple departments and organizations. The city could not do it without everyone’s cooperation. "We want to thank Jerseyville Police and Jerseyville Fire for their efforts in safety for the event and the Jerseyville American Legion for the use of the property each summer.
FLORISSANT, Mo. - Have you noticed a change in the taste or smell of the tap water. It appears that high river levels are having some effect on the taste. Missouri American Water is working to fix the issue. They say that there are higher than normal levels of naturally occurring soil-based taste. The Missouri [...]
It’s entirely possible that there’s a different backstory to the whole Elon/Twitter mess, but from everything that’s happened so far, the story sure looks like (1) Elon decided to buy Twitter on a whim without recognizing either the risks or the actual challenges in pulling together a deal, (2) almost immediately started regretting it, especially […]
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