An Alton man has pleaded guilty to adrunk driving crash that killed a Metro East couple. The drunk driver will spend 20 years in prison for two counts of aggravated DUI resulting in death. According to a local news report, the 25-year-old man was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence…
A circus operator is facing charges after atent collapsed a year ago and killed two people. The Florida-based circus operator, Walker International Events, operated a tent last year in New Hampshire without a license, according to officials. The tent collapsed at the Lancaster Fairgrounds on August 3, 2015, and killed two people and injured…
A school building in southern Indiana is covered inmold and has parents concerned over the dangerous school environment. Henryville Elementary School was rebuilt in 2012 after a severe tornado damaged the building. The school is just 20 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. School Officials said the lack of air conditioning in the school’s gym…
A fatalbuilding collapse in Kentucky has a Louisville councilwoman requesting an internal audit. On Thursday morning, the councilwoman announced she is requesting an internal audit of the department’s handling of code violations at the site of a deadly building collapse in a Louisville neighborhood. The focus of this week’s Metro Council Public Safety will…
Another shooting victim caused anauto crash when he tried to drive himself to the hospital. According to Chicago Police, the Illinois man caused a serious traffic accident that injured four others, including two children, on Sunday. Authorities say the 37-year-old man struck another vehicle just after midnight in the 10100 block of South State…
Cahokia Parents are outraged at a dangerousschool incident at Cahokia High School after students were served spoiled milk at school. A student at Cahokia High School claims her brother was sickened from the spoiled milk served at school lunch. The student says the carton of milk was so spoiled that it had chunks inside….
In a terrible amusement rideaccident earlier this month, three young girls fell from a Ferris wheel at the Greene County Fair in Tennessee. According to police, the incident was caused by a mechanical problem. The company that operated the Ferris Wheel, Family Attractions Amusement, is continuing to operate rides in Middle Tennessee. As Dickson…
Two people were killed, and many were injured in a charterbus accident that police say the driver was an undocumented immigrant. The bus was traveling to Baton Rouge and was carrying dozens of workers who were going to help with flood cleanup, according to Louisiana State Police Trooper. The accident happened on Sunday morning…
A Missouri man is dead, and two other people were taken to hospitals after a fatalmultiple-vehicle crash in east Kansas City. Kansas City Police reports the accident happened late Tuesday evening at 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue. Police say a man that was shot with a gun was trying to drive himself to the…
A car was crushed when a piece of concrete fell from a building in downtownSt. Louis on Monday. The vehicle was damaged as it set out front of a building in the 500 block of Olive Street. The red Ford sedan was parked outside a vacant building when suddenly concrete fell from the building…