CALHOUN COUNTY - Teresa L. Hammitt, age 59, of Barry, Illinois, was arrested on multiple charges as a passenger in a traffic stop on Illinois Route 96 near the Mozier Junction in Mozier, Calhoun County, at 5:26 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2022. Hammitt faces the following charges: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Pike County, IL Warrant Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Stephanie A. Shelton age 45, of Barry, Illinois, was arrested on the following charges: Pike County, IL Warrant Calhoun County Warrant. Both subjects were arrested without incident and transported to the Pike County Jail. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
WOOD RIVER – Today, Democratic Candidate for State Senate Kris Tharp (IL-56) announced his endorsement from yet another law enforcement organization, the Sheriffs of Illinois. This makes him the Democratic state senate candidate with the most endorsements from law enforcement groups in Illinois. “I’ve been a police officer for 25 years, an elderly service officer for the seniors in our community, and deputy commander for one of the oldest, most successful homicide task forces in the country,” said Tharp. “I know the importance of public safety and will always stand with my fellow police officers and law enforcement agencies to ensure they have the resources to keep our communities safe.” “Kris Tharp is one of us, a public servant dedicated to protecting his community and improving the lives of community members,” said Sheriffs of Illinois Chairman Dwight Baird, Kendall County Sheriff. “The Sheriffs of Illinois endorses Tharp because
John Waite's smash "Missing You" is going to pop up in an unexpected place this week. The track, which hit #1 in 1984, is the featured song on Wednesday night's episode…
Mission Taco Joint is opening its third Kansas City-area location and first in Kansas at Leawood’s Park Place shopping center.
The West Coast-style taco restaurant will open next year inside a 4,554-square-foot space formerly occupied by The Ainsworth, an upscale sports bar that opened in 2018. St. Louis-based Mission Taco Joint tapped SPACE Architecture + Design to redesign the space at 11563 Ash St., which will seat about 120. The restaurant overlooks Park Place’s outdoor area used for concerts,…
Once Fahime Mohammad arrived in the U.S., he worked various jobs, including at a local country club and in IT at Edward Jones. His family’s home-cooked meals continually impressed his coworkers who gave him the idea to become a restaurateur.
Police said both incidents are part of the same investigation because of how close the incidents were and how similar the descriptions of the suspect vehicles were.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday landed in Ponce, Puerto Rico to survey the damage from Hurricane Fiona and announce $60 million in funding to help the island prepare for future hurricanes. The visit came after the Category 1 hurricane in late September damaged the power grid, leaving millions in Puerto Rico without power. […]
A 48-year-old man on Monday morning stole a Crystal City ambulance and led St. Louis officers on a chase through the southeast part of the city, police said.
Since streaming seems to have made DVDs and Blu-rays all but extinct, former Yes keyboard whiz Rick Wakeman has come up with a unique way to share his visual history…
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. - A fast-food staple on Manchester Road may have closed its doors for good. The Facebook page for the Maplewood Jack-in-the-Box says the location has permanently closed. The land is owned by Jack-in-the-Box, who built the location in 1970. The corporate website has wiped the location from their directory of restaurants. A sign [...]
A man from Randolph County, Ill., was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison for shooting a killing a man during a 2020 robbery attempt in Collinsville.
For years, defenders of pharma patents loved to claim that the reason that they needed patents and the reason they had to charge extortionate rates for drugs was because of the high cost of R&D for new drugs. The numbers keep going up. When I first started covering pharma patents, the number bandied about was […]
COLLINSVILLE – On October 2, 2022 at approximately 9:55 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) District 11 Troopers responded to a reported expressway shooting on Interstate 55 southbound near milepost 5. The victim stated they were traveling southbound on Interstate 55 at the above location and time when someone inside a dark gray or black pickup truck (possible 4-door) fired an unknown number of shots at their vehicle. The victim reported no injuries and the suspect vehicle and occupants have not been located. On September 25, 2022, at approximately 12:16 a.m., ISP District 11 Troopers responded to a reported expressway shooting on Interstate 55 southbound near milepost 6. The victim stated they were shot at by someone in a dark blue or black pickup truck. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was treated at a local hospital. The suspect vehicle and occupants have not been located. These shootings occurred in the same area and the suspect vehicle is very similar. Th
With the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate rule pending, organizations and property owners alike are considering what they should do now to move closer toward compliance once a final decision is made.
No matter what form the final rule takes and regardless of your company’s current carbon reduction strategy, greater oversight is coming in the not-so-distant future. There are strong indicators that market forces are already acting faster than the U.S. regulatory process.…
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