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'There is a purpose': Illinois dispatch duo credited for saving trapped 70-year-old caller from floodwaters
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. — The Jersey County Sheriff's Office is calling their dispatchers unsung heroes, after flash flooding hit the bi-state on July 16. Two dispatchers were working when a wave of calls came rushing in all at once. Two 911 Emergency Telephone Systems Board administration personnel assisted as well. The incoming calls lasted for hours, involving water rescues and fires from lightning.
Coroner identifies woman found dead inside a van in Jacksonville; police ID suspect
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WAND)- The Morgan County Coroner has identified the woman found dead in a van early Monday morning in Jacksonville. Kathryn D. Patton Scott, 33, of South Jacksonville was pronounced dead at the scene by Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson. Preliminary autopsy reports indicate Scott died of multiple stab...
7th Annual Cardboard Boat Race This Weekend At Meridian Village
GLEN CARBON - The annual cardboard boat race at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon is sailing into its seventh year this weekend on Friday, July 26, 2024. The race will be held in the indoor pool at Meridian Village, a Lutheran Senior Services Life Plan Community in Glen Carbon, with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. and races starting at 2 p.m.
Joseph “Joe” Pierre Torry (1965- )
Joseph “Joe” Pierre Torry is an actor and comedian. He was born on September 28, 1965, to Robert Torry and Rebecca Torry in Saint Louis, Missouri. Torry attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and Broadcast Journalism. While at Lincoln, Torry joined Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Melton memorial race brings many cars, fans to Highland Speedway
HIGHLAND — It was another great Saturday night of racing at the World Famous Highland Speedway with racing in four classes during the 2nd annual Josh Melton Memorial Night. “We had a great night of (racing) Saturday night, it was beautiful weather, an uncharacteristically cool night at Highland Speedway for a July night. We had a good crowd show up to honor a young man that was taken too soon, Joshua Melton.”
Lansing Journalists receive state and national awards from Illinois Women’s Press Association
LANSING, Ill. (July 23, 2024) — Lansing Journal writers Carrie Steinweg and Marlene Cook recently won several journalism awards from the Illinois Women’s Press Association (IWPA). In May, the 2024 IWPA Mate E. Palmer Professional Communications Contest awards were announced, with Steinweg and Cook sweeping the board. A...
Chaat Walla is serving Indian street food at Sum Tea House in University City this week
The pop-up’s dosas and bhel will be available on July 25 and July 27. Chaat Walla will be setting up shop at Sum Tea House in University City on July 25 and July 27, giving fans of Indian street food a chance to try a menu of dosas and bhel prepared by the pop-up’s founder, Shrutiben Bhakta. Bhakta is reviving Chaat Walla a year after debuting the pop-up as a graduate project at Blueprint Coffee at High Low in Grand Center.
Jesse James Missouri Farm, Grave and Home He Was Assassinated In
Of all the history in Missouri, I cannot think of any one figure that is more of an enigma than Jesse James. Depending on who you're talking to, he's either a villain, outlaw or hero. The truth is somewhere in between. There is a new walkthrough of his life showing his farm, the home he was assassinated in and his very controversial grave sites.
Three hospitalized after shooting in Ferguson Monday evening
FERGUSON, Mo. — Three people were hospitalized after a shooting Monday evening in Ferguson. The St. Louis County Police Department, which took over the investigation at the request of the Ferguson Police Department, said the shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. on the 1000 block of Renshaw Drive. Ferguson...
New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
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