Last night, two women were killed in an Amtraktrain accident in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis police, two women were struck by an Amtrak train at approximately 11:30 p.m. near South Kingshighway, just south of Manchester. Apparently, the women were walking over the tracks close to the Kingshighway overpass when they were…
A Chicago woman was killed in abicycle accident while riding a Divvy bike this past Friday. The fatal crash occurred in the Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood around 9 a.m. The 25-year-old cyclist was crushed by a truck turning from Sacramento Avenue onto Belmont Avenue. The cyclist using a Divvy bike was attempting to go straight…
A nearly fatalaccident involving multiple vehicles and a MetroLink train left many injured, but everyone survived. Yesterday afternoon, a gold car was struck by a truck at 6300 Etzel in University City. According to authorities, the initial accident caused the truck and the car to crash into a MetroLink train. The driver of the…
Two people wereinjured during a firework show in Bridgeview on Sunday afternoon. According to the Bridgeview Police Department, a fireworks display prematurely detonated in the southwest suburban of Chicago. The injury took place in the 8100 block of Beloit Ave at a Park District facility at approximately 12:30 p.m. According to the Bridgeview Fire…
A Kansas woman was tragically killed in a multiple vehiclecrash at 119th Street and State Line Road on Sunday morning. According to Police, a southbound pickup truck on State Line ran a red light and crashed into a car at the intersection. After the two vehicles had collided they both crashed into a Chevrolet…
A Missouri teenager is dead after a mysteriousdrowning at a country club swimming pool in Kennett on Saturday morning. The Kennett Police Department received information concerning a possible drowning at approximately 7:19 a.m. The incident had occurred at the Kennett Country Club before the business was open. According to investigators, a 19-year-old, along with…
TheKansas City Zoo went into a brief lockdown when an orangutan nearly escaped the exhibit last Sunday afternoon. Visitors at the zoo were taken into buildings as a safety precaution after an orangutan was seen on the outer perimeter wall of the exhibit. According to Zoo officials, the 7-year-old female orangutan named Kali, did…
Department is encouraging residents to leavefireworks to the professionals on the Fourth of July and year-round. Last year, a 15-year-old Kentucky boy picked up what he thought was a smoke bomb, and seriously injured his hand. The boy and his friends were playing with fireworks in his backyard. A mortar firework exploded in his…
An Indiana man is dead after a fatalmotorcyclist accident involving a State Trooper around 9:30 p.m. on Friday night. According to Authorities, a motorcyclist struck an Indiana State Police patrol vehicle as it was making a U-turn on the Indiana Toll Road on Interstate 90 in Portage. The Highland man struck the side the…
A dangerous explosion prompted a first-alarmfire at a business in O’Fallon, Missouri. Police and emergency responders were called to SAK Construction around 4:30 p.m. at 864 Hoff Road in O’Fallon. According to O’Fallon Police, several 55-gallon drums containing polymer resin reached a flashpoint and blew up. The polymer resin was being used to line…