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Missouri factory worker found dead inside industrial oven, police say
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A Guatemalan national working under an alias was found dead inside an industrial oven at a cereal plant in Missouri last week, authorities say.
Nicolas Lopez Gomez, 38, who was working under the name Edward Avila, was located by officers, emergency medical services personnel and firefighters, the Perryville Police Department said.
Officers were sent to the Gilster-Mary Lee Perryville Cereal Plant for a man “stuck in an industrial oven that was shut down,” police said. By the time they got to Gomez, he was already dead.
The Perry County coroner was called in shortly after to assist.
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Gilster-Mary Lee sign seen on top of the mix plant in Perryville, Missouri, which is right across the street from the company’s cereal plant, where a worker died on June 26, 2025.
“OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] has been contacted concerning this accident and will be conducting its investigation,” Perry County Coroner Meghan Ellis said in a statement. “Our offices will work with them to determine how this occurred.”
“The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has an open and ongoing investigation into this incident,” a statement to Fox News Digital said. “No other information will be available until the investigation has been completed.”
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A Gilster-Mary Lee truck sits outside the Perryville Mix Plant on Old St. Mary’s Road in Perryville, Missouri. The cereal plant is right across the street. (Google Maps)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation operates 11 locations across three Midwestern states, its website says. The company has been in operation for 125 years, manufacturing “safe, quality food products” that are sold under private labels and by food service companies.
Employment office for Gilster-Mary Lee locations in Perryville, Missouri. The company’s cereal and mix plants are right across the street from each other on Old St. Mary’s Road. (Google Maps)
In Perryville, the company’s cereal and mix plants are right across the street from each other on Old St. Mary’s Road, Google Maps shows.
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Police say one person is dead and another is in custody following a shooting Tuesday evening in Detroit.
At about 6 p.m., officers responded to the 19300 block of Strasburg Street, initially for a double fatal shooting. However, further investigation determined that only one person had died and the other suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Officer Jalon Nelson said the survivor is currently in police custody while recovering in the hospital. It is unclear what led up to the shooting, but Nelson says it was an isolated incident.
The names and ages of both individuals have not been released.
“Our condolences go out to the families of both involved parties. One life lost is one too many in our city,” Nelson said.
Nelson says the investigation is ongoing.
Ashes, dog stolen in Milwaukee break-in
A Milwaukee woman is asking for help after she said her puppy and a red heart containing her sister’s ashes were stolen during a May 27 apartment break-in.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee woman is asking for help after she said someone broke into her apartment and stole several items, including her puppy and her sister’s ashes.
What we know:
The break-in happened May 27 at a first-floor apartment near 45th and Hampton.
Treneicia Baker said she got her puppy to help her grieve after her older sister, Keisha, died of heart failure in early March. Baker said she and her sister lived together and never spent a day apart.
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She said the puppy, a teddy bear bichon, had become a major source of comfort.
“I got her because the house was too quiet. I was lonely,” Baker said. “She kept me company, and she kept my mind at ease when things were rough when I was missing my sister.”
Baker said the person who broke into her apartment stole several items, including a laptop, towels, credit cards, a gaming system and food from her kitchen.
The Milwaukee Police Department said no one is in custody.
What they’re saying:
“They tore up the whole house literally from the front door to the bathroom was tore up,” she said.
But Baker said the biggest losses were her puppy and a red heart containing her sister’s ashes.
“I just want my sister’s ashes back and my puppy,” Baker said. “What would you want with someone’s ashes? That’s irreplaceable. You can’t get that back.”
As Milwaukee police investigate, Baker is asking for help getting back what she says cannot be replaced.
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“It would mean everything to me,” she said. “Literally everything.”
Baker said she believes the break-in was random.
What you can do:
Anyone with any information is asked to contact MPD at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
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Reporter Brett Anderson outlines how the experiment has morphed from tax protest into something closer to a social and economic test case. Alverson says he’s finally earning more than he did running a conventional restaurant that pulled in $1.3 million in sales last year and still lost money, aided by merch revenue and outside donations. The change is now permanent. “I have succeeded more than I ever did when I was running a conventional business employing 22 people,” he says. “I think that’s proof that something is wrong.” The streamlined menu remains cooked from scratch; a security presence and staff mediation help manage tensions; and regulars say the space now functions as a rare zone of “economic equality.” For the financials, backlash, and industry context, read the full story at the New York Times.
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