A teenage boy was seriously injured in aschool accident at Collinsville High School. According to school officials, the boy fell down a staircase on the west side of the building near the vocational wing. Witness say the boy was on his way to lunch on Monday. According to the Superintendent, the boy fell over…
A semi is responsible for athree-car accident that sent five people to the hospital. It was necessary for one of them to be airlifted. Four of the five people are listed in serious condition. The driver of the semi was trying to enter a paper mill when he drove into the oncoming traffic. The…
When the discovery of a consumer safety or a defective product is found, aproduct recall is announced to minimize the dangers to the consumer and to avoid the risk of legal action to the maker/seller. Recalls are costly, but the possibility of having a product that put multiple consumers at risk of injury, possibly…
Drivers in Austin, Texas using cell phones any other way thanhands-free need to be aware that if caught they should anticipate being pulled over and ticketed by a police officer on a motorcycle. The police department there had some of their officers’ board the city buses to act as spotters for motorcycle units. The…
Due to undeclared shellfish and soy, arecall has been issued by the FDA for a Mei Shun Noodle product. The Chicago company has been asked to recall its 6毛FIVE branded Rice Noodles, 12-ounce packages. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the the mislabeling was discovered during a routine inspection. The 6毛FIVE Rice…
A Kansas woman is dead after atractor-trailer accident on a Kansas highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer struck the 50-year-old woman’s sports utility vehicle on Wednesday on the Kansas Turnpike near Andover. According to a Patrol Lieutenant, the woman had stopped on the side of the highway two hours before the…
A 4-year girl narrowly missed serious injury after a dangerousschool accident in California. The parents of the little girl are outraged after their daughter was able to wander away from her elementary school in Allied Gardens. The parents say the school put their child in grave danger. The incident has caused the parents to…
A man in Shelbyville owns a dog that was impounded for biting. The details of who or where thedog bite occurred are not reported. However, the city’s biggest concern seemed to be if the dog owner could afford the necessary shots and shelter costs. The owner was questioned regarding this before the board unanimously…
An 18-year-old teen was killed in anATV accident in Groveland, Illinois. After the ATV had crashed into a white pickup truck, medical personnel pronounced the teen dead and transported another individual to the hospital to treat non-threatening injuries. It is unclear if the injured person was a passenger on the ATV or of the…
According to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, the agency is joining forces with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in efforts to fightunderage drinking. The two departments have combined through a county-wide grant to reduce alcohol-related crimes that may occur at ABC-licensed establishments. Over the summer, the SDPD received $100,000 from an ABC…