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Crews investigating home explosion in Granite City, Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. - Emergency crews are at the scene of a home explosion in Granite City.The home exploded around 2:45 a.m. That home was destroyed in pieces and a neighboring home was damaged as well. We're told the homeowner goes to work around midnight, and their car is not here. The occupants of the second home were unharmed.Asst. Chief Rich Moore with the Granite City Fire Department said crews will be out there for some time to investigate. Their initial thoughts are this is a gas explosion. Crews repair St. Charles water main break, historic Main Street closed There was a small fire initially, which crews took care of quickly. The first home collapsed on itself, and it blew a lot of glass and debris out into the road on Dale Avenue. Here’s what Asst. Fire Chief Rich Moore told FOX 2 about the explosion."The hazards have been mitigated, Moore shared. "The gas has been shut off. The electric of that residences is shut off. The street will be barricaded for a couple of hours ...

City Hall celebrating Pride Month tonight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis celebrates Pride Month at City Hall Monday.Several LGBTQ community leaders will be honored, including members of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group, St. Louis Queer Support Hotline, and Planned Parenthood. There will also be live music. Crews repair St. Charles water main break, historic Main Street closed St. Louis Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler says, "Our pride celebration is about embracing a spirit of inclusivity while championing equality, love, and dignity for all individuals and families."The pride celebration is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis granted 200 laptops

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Boys and Girls Club is getting 200 free computers Monday - courtesy of Compudot and AT&T.The refurbished laptops come with a 2-year warranty and free tech support. Crews repair St. Charles water main break, historic Main Street closed Compudot says the goal is to bridge the digital divide for low-income families without a computer and provide kids with the tools to better their future.

Annual Jim Butler Memorial Golf Classic taking place today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The annual Jim Butler Memorial Golf Classic is Monday.The four-person scramble golf tournament will support The Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. It includes 18 holes of golf, food, games, contests, and awards. Crews investigating home explosion in Granite City, Illinois The charity event starts at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood Hills Country Club.

Amtrak's St. Louis-to-Chicago trains running at 110 MPH starting today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Taking the train from St. Louis to Chicago will take less time starting Monday.Trains will now increase speed from 90 miles an hour to 110 between Alton, Illinois and Joliet. The new schedules for the "Lincoln service" will cut travel time by 15 minutes. Crews repair St. Charles water main break, historic Main Street closed Most of the $2 billion cost of upgrading the tracks came from the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act." Construction took eight years, plus five years of testing.

Michael and Leon Spinks getting stars on St. Louis Walk of Fame Walk of Fame today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Some recognition Monday for knock-out performances from two brothers. The Spinks brothers get stars on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.Michael and Leon Spinks made history in 1976 as the first brothers to win Olympic gold medals in the same year. They later became the first brothers to win the World Heavyweight Championships as pros. Crews investigating home explosion in Granite City, Illinois Leon Spinks was also recognized for beating Muhammad Ali in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

Few mpox cases in Colorado so far this summer, but risk of another outbreak remains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

So far, Colorado has only reported a handful of mpox cases this year, but health officials are urging at-risk people to get vaccinated and consider other precautions this summer.Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, took off in Colorado and nationwide in spring and summer 2022. The virus is native to parts of Africa and typically jumps into humans sporadically when people hunt or live close to animals that carry it. Last year, however, it was spreading between people in countries where it normally isn’t found, mostly through sexual networks.The mpox rash can resemble other sexually transmitted infections or even pimples, but often causes severe pain. Some people also experience flu-like symptoms. While it’s rare, some patients have developed organ damage from mpox infections.Last year, there were at least 404 cases in Colorado, and likely more that went unreported due to a lack of testing and awareness in the first month of the outbreak. At least 30,000 people got mpox nati...

Justin Favela brings his inventive piñata-style art to three major Denver galleries this summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

There is something both silly and serious about the work of Justin Favela, the Las Vegas-based visual artist whose creations have become a common sight in museums and galleries across the United States.The frivolous part is his way of working — piñata-style — employing the instantly-recognizable method of cutting and overlaying tissue paper in bright colors that was, until Favela came onto the scene, largely reserved for covering actual piñatas.Piñatas are, of course, a staple of traditional Mexican culture that exist somewhere between artisanal craft and party decoration. They commonly have a structure of papier-mâché and they are shaped into donkeys, cacti, kittens or whatever. Children love to smash them with sticks at holiday celebrations releasing the candy hidden inside.The serious side is how Favela uses this style — which he describes as “kind of ridiculous” in a video accompanying his new work at the Denver Botanic Gardens — to make more artful objects that offer broad obse...

How you can “Doo Colorado Right” by burying your poop responsibly in the outdoors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

When his first daughter was in diapers, Jake Thomas began thinking about the problem of poop, never imagining it would become his life’s work.But it has. Thomas and his brother-in-law, Noah Schum, knew poop was proliferating in popular outdoor recreation destinations across the state, a problem that became magnified during the pandemic when stir-crazy Coloradans overwhelmed recreation resources. Thomas and Schum wanted to eliminate the problem by developing a product that would use nature to decompose buried human waste.The Pact Outdoors bathroom kit, introduced in fall 2021, came with a small shovel to dig holes for burying waste, pellets inoculated with fungi to break it down, biodegradable tissues and a spritzer with sanitary hand spray. The tissues are compressed into tablets slightly larger than breath mints, but when they are squirted with water, they expand into square wipes that measure 9 by 9 inches. Outside magazine named it the best backpacking accessory in its 2022...

This brewery and taco truck keep it real in the Vail Valley | Opinion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:57 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).Across the interstate from the gaudy glitz of the Ritz and the five stars of the Four Seasons is an industrial strip of the Vail Valley where a lot of the real work gets done. There are auto repair shops here, a paint store, wholesale kitchen supplies, the newspaper, pot shops and storage.Pair a Pete’s Stash hazy pale ale with a taco from Rocky Mountain Taco. (Jonathan Shikes)But tucked in amid the trucks and traffic on Highway 6, which acts as a frontage road for Interstate 70 here in the community of EagleVail, is a no-frills oasis where you can relax and enjoy some of the best-tasting, locally made beer and Mexican food between Vail and Beaver Creek.Founded in 2015 by Garrett Scahill, Derek Whiting and brothers Scott and Brian Ha...