A Cahokia man was arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence and failure to report an accident or death last Wednesday. He surrendered to police, after his mother convinced him to turn himself in, on Monday October 8. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the accident cost the life of a pedestrian from […]
The Woodland View Care and Rehabilitation Center in Tulsa Oklahoma has had to relocate all of its residents and close as a result of an ongoing battle with both Federal and State regulators. The closing of this facility is part of an agreement that the parent company, Sun Healthcare Group, agreed to with federal regulators. […]
A woman who fell from the back of a motorcycle driven by her husband was struck and killed near Fenton on Saturday September 22, 2012. The accident occurred on Highway 141 near Centurion Drive. The motorcycle was traveling in the center lane of Highway 141 at the time of the unfortunate incident. When another vehicle […]
The U.S. Product Safety Commission has accepted an $850,000 fine from the Haier Manufacturing Company in a dispute over when they should have reported incidents with a blender they manufacture. A company is supposed to report incidents with products immediately to the Commission. Haier had received reports of incidents concerning the product between January of […]
An ambulance that was moving toward a ramp was rear ended by a semi- tractor trailer on Interstate 55 near Hamel Illinois. The ambulance was on the highway to answer an emergency call from a rest stop when it started to turn right from the right hand lane. The only place to turn off was […]
A federal jury awarded 7.2 million in damages to a Coloradoman who developed a condition known as popcorn lung from a diacetyl, a chemical used in the flavoring of microwave popcorn. After a nine day trial, the jury determined that an Illinois popcorn manufacturer and supermarket chain that sold and placed the defective product into […]
The St. Louis Post Dispatch carried a story September 10, 2012 that informs us the Energizer Battery Company has changed their packaging for button sized batteries. This change in packaging is supposed to make the batteries used for small electronic devices like remotes and electronic keys more secure. Small children could be harmed, possibly even […]
The owner of Uncle Bill’s Pancake and Dinner House was taken from the restaurant’s Manchester location after closing on September 9.2012. Two men attacked him with pepper spray and then forced him into his car. They later disabled his cell phone, took his car keys and stole $5,000 in cash and left him at the […]
A Collinsville man who had a problem with his motorcycle was struck and killed by a pick-up truck on the evening of September 4, 2012. The man was turning left at an intersection when his motorcycle stalled and he was hit by the oncoming truck while trying to walk the vehicle out of the way. […]
A worker for an outside contractor was found dead August 28, 2012 at a sewer facility on Highway 94 in St. Charles City. According to reports he likely died sometime early in the afternoon. His foreman had called officials around noon after he did not respond to calls after having gone underground around 11 AM. […]
