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Metropolis launches a personal digital space for Cointelegraph: A new digital Frontier
In a rapidly digitizing global market, Digital Native Brands (DNBs) face the challenge of standing out against brands with a physical presence. Cointelegraph, a leader in web3 news and a key player in accelerating crypto and web3 adoption, is tackling this by launching their newest destination inside Metropolis. Cointelegraph's property...
Project Human X to host Island Block Party in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Project Human X will host an Island Block Party on Friday evening, July 19. The free event will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 715 South University Avenue. Organizers say there will be live music, dancing, food, painting, games and more.
Simmons Resigns as Bulldog Baseball Coach
After 8 seasons, Justin Simmons has stepped down as head coach of the Carmi-White County baseball team. Simmons took over as head coach after the resignation of Craig Winter before the 2017 season. In his first season at the helm, the Bulldogs won an IHSA 2A Regional Title. In 8...
Rural Jamesport business Shearwood Surplus destroyed by fire
A rural Jamesport business burned to the ground Thursday evening. The fire destroyed Shearwood Surplus and Supplies, located at 799 Southwest 80th Street, just off Route U, along the Grundy-Livingston county line, east of Jamesport. Fire Chief Davey Davis informed KTTN that a representative of the state fire marshal’s office...
Highland Park parade mass shooting victims sue Illinois State Police for approving suspect's gun card
Several victims of the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting have filed lawsuits against the Illinois State Police, alleging it allowed the suspected shooter to obtain firearms. Five lawsuits filed in the last month in the Illinois Court of Claims accuse the state police of having negligently approved...
New Madrid Co. man accused of trying to run over another man
NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A man is accused of trying to run over another man and threatening him. Leonard Jay Boyd, 36, is being held on a warrant for first-degree harassment with no bond. According to a news release from Portageville police, they were dispatched to the 400...
Special Airline For Dogs Now Flies Out Of Illinois
If you love traveling with your dog, there is now a new and better option flying out of Illinois. Don't get me wrong, I love animals, especially my pets. I just don't understand how people bring them on vacation and travel with the little creatures. Manly, because it's not easy. It's hard enough going through an airport with yourself let alone with a dog.
Murray Police to conduct sobriety checkpoints
The Murray Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints to promote safety to motorists and to deter individuals from driving under the influence. South 12th Street between Glendale Road and Murray City Limits. Main Street between 8th Street and 9th Street. Wilshire Drive between Bailey Road and Vasser. Glendale Road...
After 80 years, WWII soldier’s remains buried in southern Illinois
Tech Sgt. William Luster Leukering was a radio operator for the United States Army Air Force on a B-17 Flying Fortress when his plane was struck by enemy anti-aircraft ordnance during a bombing raid near Memmingen in southwest Germany on July 18, 1944. The 28-year-old Metropolis, Illinois native – along...
Russian Billionaire Suddenly Abandoned This Illinois Mansion?
It sounds like something you'd see in a spy thriller, but it's a real life Illinois thing. Neighbors have wondered out loud why a Russian billionaire just suddenly abandoned an exotic Illinois mansion and left the country. The mystery begins with an investigation of this out of the way Illinois...
Illinois has already experienced over 100 tornadoes this year, double the annual average
On Monday, the National Weather Service in Chicago issued 16 tornado warnings — the most they’ve sent out on a single day since 2004. The office confirmed that at least 28 tornadoes swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on Sunday and Monday night as peak wind gusts reached more than 100 mph. Illinois has already experienced over 100 tornadoes this year, though the state ...
Don’t Fall Victim to the Latest USPS Text Scam Circulating Illinois
We should all know better by now, but I nearly fell victim to a new package delivery text scam the other day, and I don't want the same thing to happen to you. Here's one thing I can guarantee about me; if you call or text me from a number I don't recognize, I will not answer or respond...ever. My notorious call screening usually saves me from phone scammers, BUT, when I have been waiting for over two weeks for Japanese Beetle traps I desperately need to arrive, receiving a text about a delivery issue almost had me falling hook, line, and sinker into the scammer's trap.
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