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Roadside murder video reveals citizen’s heroism

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - An East St. Louis man was sentenced Tuesday for striking his girlfriend with his truck and killing her earlier this year. A Madison County jury convicted Richard Mayor in June of first-degree murder in the death of Lisa Dunnavant-Polach. The two had been in a relationship, but got into a dispute prior to the murder.“This was a cowardly yet cruel act by a criminal who has no regard for others,” Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine said. “To this day, (Mayor) refuses to take responsibility for his actions.”A Madison County Circuit Court judge imposed a 60-year sentence against the defendant. Mayor will be required to serve the entire term, effectively making it a life sentence.Dunnavant-Polach was killed on Feb. 21, along Illinois 111, in the area north of Interstate 270 near Bel Air Drive. She had been running on foot and attempting to evade Mayor, who was driving a Ford F-150.  Clerk shot and killed at St. Louis City gas station Two good Samaritan...

Vandals damage O'Fallon, Illinois family's window, pool

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

O'FALLON, Ill. - Vandals in O’Fallon, Illinois turned a crystal-clear swimming pool into a dark, oily mess.Police said the damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars.The victims are terrorized, saying there’s something even scarier than the oily pool.It happened at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The Gibson family was sleeping and then startled by the sound of breaking glass. After quietly dousing the pool with used motor oil, vandals picked up landscaping bricks from Gibson’s yard and chucked at the windows of their house.“It sounded honestly like a gunshot coming through the windows,” said Suzanne Gibson. Clerk shot and killed at St. Louis City gas station She has a 13-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter with her husband.One of the large bricks crashed through a bedroom window. Thankfully, no one was sleeping there at the time. Gibson said they could have killed.Her husband immediately looked around the house to see what happened and eventually noticed something dark on the concre...

Parkway West community honors 18-year-old killed in motorcycle crash

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

BALLWIN, Mo. - The Parkway West community paid tribute to a recent graduate, 18-year-old Jaydon Woodall, who tragically died on Interstate 270 Monday night."A lot of people like to say, it could be any one of us, but today it was one of us,” said Donteaus Moore, a former football teammate.At 7:30 p.m., Woodall was riding his motorcycle in the southbound lanes of I-270 near Ladue Road. He tried to change lanes at a high speed and struck the back of another car. The impact catapulted him off his motorcycle. He died Tuesday morning at the hospital.Friends, teammates, and community members attend a vigil held at the football field, where he became a rising star."The nicest kid I've ever known. He always had a smile on him. He had the whitest teeth I've ever seen," said Brody Barnhart, a close friend of Woodall. "His laugh was contagious when he laughed, you wanted to laugh with him." Clerk shot and killed at St. Louis City gas station "He's a big part of the team and the school, he ma...

Task Force formed following deadly Amazon warehouse collapse meets for first time

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force was formed earlier this year. It was created in response to the deadly tornado that killed six people in December 2021 at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville.On Dec. 11, 2021, Carla Cope’s family was changed forever. Her son, Clayton, was one of six people killed when an EF-3 tornado struck the 650,000 square-foot building. On Tuesday, Carla addressed the Illinois Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force during its first meeting on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.“I hope our participation is helpful to the task force. We’d like to stay involved as much as we can to help things move forward,” she said. “It’s very important for us after losing our son that no one else loses theirs.”The task force includes members from labor unions, organizations representing warehouse workers, manufacturers, retail merchants and local and state politicians. Among them, Illinois State Representative Katie Stuart.“...

Community Advisory Group discuss cleanup efforts and next step for Westlake landfill

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

BRIDGETON, Mo. - The Westlake Community Advisory Group held a meeting in Bridgeton to discuss the cleanup process and answer questions."There are documents that show that there were spills; there are documents that show that this waste wasn’t cleaned up properly," said Karen Nickel, chair of the Westlake Community Advisory Group. "There are ongoing documents; there are documents that go back to 1949."People expressed their anger at Tuesday's meeting with the group and asked questions of the elected officials attended. Neighbor recalls moment house exploded in St. Charles "We want guarantees that the Department of Energy will pay for all of this, and we want some kind of health monitoring screenings, treatment, compensation for all of those who were exposed and hurt," Nickel said.Officials with the group said there is one other piece of legislation that is similar to Westlake, which is in Fernald, Ohio, where residents who were living near a nuclear weapons site received compensati...

Rockies relievers humble Astros in 4-3 victory at Coors Field

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. You can ask the Rockies about that.With their starting rotation racked by injuries, the Rockies were forced to use a bullpen game Tuesday night at Coors Field. A sextet of relievers blanked the Astros for eight innings in Colorado’s 4-3 victory.The six: Tommy Doyle, lefty Fernando Abad, Gavin Hollowell, Pierce Johnson, Daniel Bard and closer Justin Lawrence. Lawrence set the Astros down in order in the ninth for his sixth save.Colorado snapped a four-game losing streak to the Astros, who had won eight of the last 10 games entering Tuesday night.Rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, who’s proven worthy of all of the preseason hype, drove in the winning run with a two-out triple off the center-field wall. Tovar drove in C.J. Cron, who reached first when Houston starter Hunter Brown plunked him to open the inning.Colorado is on a nice roll. It has won three of four games since the All-Star breaking, having taken two...

City investigating after trees cut near Universal property on strike day

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

The Los Angeles City Controller's Office is investigating after several trees were cut near Universal Studios property on a day when writers, actors and other film industry union workers were set to picket during ongoing labor disputes.The trees were apparently cut some time over the weekend ahead of Monday's renewed picket lines near Universal property, igniting concerns and theories about whether or not the trees were cut intentionally in an attempt to discourage protests during 90-degree heat.The City of Los Angeles is investigating after trees were cut near Universal Studios property on the weekend of July 15, 2023. (Los Angeles City Controller's Office)On Tuesday, Kenneth Mejia, the Los Angeles City Controller, announced that his office would be investigating the cutting of the trees.The trees are managed by the city, Mejia said, and are "essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially during a heatwave."The city's public w...

Fourth bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives in Los Angeles 

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

A fourth bus carrying migrants from Texas arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday night.The bus left Brownsville, Texas on Monday at 4:25 p.m. local time and arrived at Union Station around 6:30 p.m.The 45 asylum seekers are from various countries including Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Venezuela, according to The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA).The bus included 37 adults and 8 children with the largest group of migrants — 23 people — hailing from Venezuela. The arriving migrants will be connected with loved ones or sponsors across Southern California and beyond including Tustin, Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino, the Inland Empire, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Washington. Those arriving were welcomed inside St. Anthony Croatian Catholic Church to rest while food, hygiene kits, clothing, consultations with legal immigration attorneys and guidance on legal resources were being offered by CHIRLA.A fourth bus ca...

MICHELIN 2023 RESULTS: Which restaurants won stars, which lost them?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

The Michelin Guide International on Tuesday night solidified California’s reputation as a dining mecca, reaffirming all six of the state’s three-star restaurants and all 12 two-star restaurants and praising hundreds of others for impressive cuisine, affordable meals or high sustainability standards.At the live star ceremony — held, appropriately, in the planetarium at Oakland’s Chabot Space & Science Center — six restaurants joined Michelin at the one-star level: Nari and Aphotic, both in San Francisco, Auro in Calistoga, Chez Noir in Carmel and Southern California’s Heritage and Valle.“These are truly world-class establishments serving outstanding cuisine,” Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, said about the six restaurants in a statement issued before the event. “In addition, our inspectors found four restaurant teams worthy of the Michelin Green Star. These establishments — and the Golde...

Tent fire causes loud explosions near Embarcadero

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:13:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A loud explosion could be heard in Downtown San Francisco just after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The cause of the explosion appeared to be a tent fire at Front Street and Green Street. A tent set up right outside @kron4news station exploded in flames minutes ago. From our newsroom we heard half a dozen loud “pops” as more explosions ignited from the tent. It does not appear that anyone was inside the tent. @SFPD is at the scene pic.twitter.com/UzYEj54eO6— Amy Larson (@AmyLarson25) July 19, 2023Police responded to the fire swiftly, followed by fire units. After the first large explosion, several other pops could be heard. The tent was burned to the ground. Firefighters raked through the ashes.KRON4 is awaiting a response from officials regarding what caused the fire. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.