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Two killed in Madison County crash on Route 4

3 years 1 month ago
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - Two people were killed in a crash near Hamel, Illinois Wednesday morning. The Illinois State Police said the crash happened at approximately 7:56 a.m. at the intersection of Illinois Route 4 and Illinois Route 140. Illinois Route 4 is closed between I-55 and Illinois 143. Illinois 140 is closed at I-55. [...]
Monica Ryan

Stadia Developers Blindsided By Shutdown

3 years 1 month ago
Last week we noted how Google’s streaming game service, Stadia, is finally being shut down. Google had initially tried deny the obvious last July when rumors began circulating that the company was preparing its exit strategy. This denial apparently resulted in many of the service’s own developers being left in the dark, given they were […]
Karl Bode

Mayor Tishaura Jones: St. Louis Should Invest $40M for Safer Streets

3 years 1 month ago
Last week, my son turned 15 just a few days after his very first high school homecoming. Now we’re having a conversation about another important milestone: when he’ll get his driver's permit. The biggest question on my mind is similar to other parents across St. Louis: How do I teach my teenager to drive in St. Louis?
Tishaura Jones

“Just Do It” on South Grand

3 years 1 month ago

Outrage at traffic violence is boiling over in St. Louis. A century of social engineering to coerce more and more driving has left as long a path of collateral damage. A combination of faster, heavier, hard-to-see-out-of poorly designed cars, poorly designed streets, a poorly designed regional transportation system, bad land use policy, distracted driving, and […]

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Richard Bose

Sen. Kris Tharp Hosts Meeting With Metro East Police Chiefs, Plans To Address Concerns On SAFE-T Act

3 years 1 month ago
MARYVILLE – In partnership with the Southern Illinois Area Police Chiefs Association, State Senator Kris Tharp hosted a meeting Tuesday for Metro East police officials to discuss their concerns with the SAFE-T Act. “With my background as a law enforcement officer, my priorities as a senator remain ensuring that our communities are safe, keeping violent criminals off our streets and supporting police officers to effectively perform their duties,” said Senator Tharp (D-Bethalto). “Tuesday’s conversation was vital to addressing concerns in the SAFE-T Act, and I thank the chiefs for their participation.” To give members of SIPCA an opportunity to voice their concerns and propose changes to the SAFE-T Act, Senator Tharp hosted a meeting Tuesday morning with 30 police officials from around southern Illinois at the Edwardsville Public Safety Building. In an effort to improve public safety, Senator Tharp plans bring their concerns to the negotiating table

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Crash closes southbound 367 just before Dunn

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A crash has completely blocked southbound Missouri Route 367 just before Dunn as of 7:20 a.m. Wednesday. Ambulances are on the scene. Traffic is backed up for over one mile. It is unknown at this time what led up to the crash. It is also unknown if anyone was injured. [...]