A 2-year-old boy has been hospitalized after falling into a pond and at his apartment complex residence in Merrillville, Indiana. Authorities say the toddler was playing outside on Tuesday afternoon when he escaped his gated patio and fell into the pond, nearlydrowning. The boy’s mother claims she looked away for just a moment, and…
Six Flags in Eureka had two amusement rides malfunction this past weekend. One ride left four people injured and needing medical attention after it malfunctioned. It all started this past Friday, around 11:30 a.m., when the ride called the Boomerang, suddenly stopped in mid-air. It is unclear how long the passengers were held in…
Two students from St. Paul Lutheran School tragicallydrowned during a school-sponsored trip to Table Rock Lake this past Tuesday. Witnesses say the two boys, both 17-years-old, tried to swim from their pontoon boat to the shore. The boat was near Battleship Point, and the boys attempted to swim about 100 yards to a popular…
A rollercoaster at Six Flags St. Louis failed to complete its course causing four people to suffer minor injuries on Friday morning. Theaccident happened on the Boomerang at around 11:30 a.m. when the ride came to an abrupt and unexpected stop, jolting riders. All individuals onboard were able to exit the ride at its’…
A St. Louis man’s car has beendamaged when a light pole crashed down upon it near Forest Park at the Branscome Apartments on Pershing Avenue. Now the owner of the car is left without a vehicle, and no one is offering to immediately help him. The light pole is reportedly owned by the apartment…
The Sunset Hills Police Department and the Melville Fire Protection District responded to a potentially deadly situation yesterday morning in Sunset Hills at the Hampton Inn at Lindbergh Boulevard. The emergency responders had received a report ofcarbon monoxide leak on Friday, April 8. Emergency crews immediately evacuated all hotel guests. The deadly leak was…
The oil company, Chevron, has been named in a lawsuit by a man claiming he was injured during aslip and fall. The complaint accuses Chevron of negligence by an offshore rigger that claims he slipped and fell on a drilling platform. The accident happened on Aug. 21, 2015, in the Gulf of Mexico. Chevron…
Late Saturday afternoon, five individuals were taken to the hospital after suffering injuries when abalcony collapsed. The incident happened in the South St. Louis neighborhood of Soulard at around 4:45 p.m. The St. Louis Fire Department responded to the accident at a residence at 10th and Lami Street. The accident remains under investigation and…
Authorities in St. Louis are investigating an incident that occurred on Sunday that resulted in the death of a man. During the very early hours of Sunday, a man fell from the 16th floor, crashed through the atrium, and landed on the lobby floor at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel. Gregg Favre with…
A woman has filed a lawsuit claiming she suffered injuries in aslip and fall accident at the St. Clair Square Mall. According to the complaint, Beverly Postar slipped and fell after she entered a bathroom stall at the mall in December of 2008. The plaintiff claims the toilet was not properly secured to the…