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Watch events will take place from June 16 to July 11 and an influx of visitors is expected that may seek medical care for a variety of reasons.

It’s been less than two weeks since the Justice Department created the obviously illegal and unconstitutional $1.776 billion slush fund to pay off MAGA loyalists and January 6th insurrectionists. There are a variety of lawsuits looking to put a stop to it, and we just wrote about dozens of former federal judges asking the original […]

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Homicide Detectives are investigating after a 31-year-old man was found shot inside an apartment on May 6, 2026 in Baden.

The post UPDATE: Suspect Charged in May 6 Baden Homicide appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Whether Missourians will vote on a proposal to replace the state income tax with sales taxes — and what the ballot will say if they do — must be decided by June 9, attorneys said Friday morning to a Cole County judge. That is the deadline for courts to order changes to the Aug. 4 […]

ST. LOUIS - As May comes to a close, the St. Louis region will host a variety of events this weekend before heading into June and the midpoint of 2026. Shakespeare in the Park: The Tempest Forest Park Shakespeare Glen Friday-Sunday: 8:15 pmAfter a violent storm, travelers wash ashore on a mysterious island where nothing is [...]

St. Louis County SAVE to Provide 50 Free Vaccinations for Community Pets The Saint Louis County Pet Adoption Center, in collaboration with St. Louis County SAVE, is expanding access to critical veterinary care by hosting a free, drive-through vaccination clinic this Saturday. “Access to preventive veterinary care, including vaccinations and microchipping, helps keep pets safe, […]

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A bill awaiting action from the governor would give judges broader power to quickly dismiss lawsuits designed to chill speech, replacing what supporters say is among the weakest anti-SLAPP laws.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a new round of strikes in Donald Trump’s costly, disastrous war of choice against Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today called on Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Cheryl Mason to follow the law and designate a lead Inspector General (IG) to conduct comprehensive oversight over all aspects of Operation Epic Fury and the Trump Administration’s ongoing military operations

TROY, IL – The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce invites the community to kick off summer at First Fridays: Crafts. Corks. Casks. on Friday, June 5, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Downtown Troy. This popular community event will transform downtown into a vibrant destination filled with live music, local shopping, food, family-friendly activities, and a unique tasting experience featuring regional breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Guests can stroll through

One year following the shooting that killed two young brothers, police are continuing to ask the public for their help in finding the suspect.

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court limited federal judges’ discretion under the compassionate release provisions of the First Step Act in rulings in Fernandez v. United States and Rutherford v. United States today: “The Supreme Court just significantly weakened a landmark, bipartisan criminal justice reform law in defiance of Congressional

High Honor Roll Graduation Year: 2026 Savannah E. Buerke Elijah L. Cox Ava G. Custer Carson R. Flowers Julia A. Heil Hannah C. Lake Tessa F. Price Eli M. Rhoades Mabry J. Robeen Alex W. Vandersand Graduation Year: 2027 Lillian G. Bauer Lily B. Clough Shannen J. Holmes Alexis P. Martin Hayden R. Mcmurtrie Carter L. Osterman Wyatt J. Ross Jayce D. Steinkuehler Graduation Year: 2028 Nolan M. Baumgartner Aubrey R. Crocker Maggie F. Custer Chloe E. Mcadams

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A 6-year-old boy who was critically injured in an accidental shooting earlier this week in north St. Louis County has died, and a 19-year-old man previously was charged in connection with the case, according to St. Louis County police and prosecutors. St. Louis County police said Antone Little, of the 400 block of Midlothian Road in St. Louis, died at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 2026. Police identified him as the child injured in the shooting in the 400 block o

BELLEVILLE — A 35-year-old man’s body was discovered Thursday morning, May 28, 2026, near a bike trail in the 900 block of North Illinois Street, close to the Richland Creek Greenway Trail, according to Belleville Police. Police said the man was found around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Belleville police investigated the situation and said there were no signs of foul play. No suspects are being pursued in the case.

Dear Friend of Press Freedom:

The fight for the free press is being waged on multiple fronts. This week: media mergers meant to please Trump, search warrants targeting journalists, government gag orders, and Catherine Herridge’s battle to protect confidential sources. Read on for more.

Journalists stand up for their independence

This week Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) led an open letter from current and former journalists and journalism professors sounding the alarm on the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Paramount CEO David Ellison has shown that he’s eager to throw the press under the bus to curry favor with the Trump administration.

We also held a press conference during which journalists and documentarians Kara Swisher, Jim Acosta, Katie Phang, Laura Poitras — who is also an FPF board member — and Geeta Gandbhir spoke out against the threat of corporate collusion with the government to censor the news. They don’t want a CBS repeat if Ellison takes over Warner holdings like CNN and HBO.

Neither does Sharyn Alfonsi, one of five journalists fired from “60 Minutes” yesterday, and one of nearly 250 signatories of our letter.

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Failed Don Lemon and Georgia Fort warrants expose attack on press

A federal judge twice rejected search warrant applications for the YouTube accounts of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, according to court records unsealed this week. Federal prosecutors sought the warrants in connection with the spurious criminal cases they’re pursuing against Lemon and Fort for covering a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

FPF Senior Advocacy Adviser Caitlin Vogus — who also wrote about the warrants in The Guardian — said in a statement: “These failed search warrants are what happens when incompetent prosecutors pursue political vendettas instead of justice.”

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Trump wants to silence whistleblowers with NDAs

The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is planning a broad, government-wide nondisclosure agreement to combat leaks to the press.

FPF Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy Lauren Harper said in a statement that the proposal “would kneecap whistleblower protections, undermine the First Amendment, and wrongly inhibit the public’s right to know.” She added, “It comes at a time when agency watchdogs are sidelined, FOIA officials are being fired, and leaks to the press … are being demonized and prosecuted.”

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New ruling highlights need for federal shield law

The latest decision in journalist Catherine Herridge’s legal fight over confidential sources highlights how fragile the reporter-source privilege remains in the absence of a federal shield law.

On May 22, a federal appeals court refused to reconsider its previous order forcing Herridge to identify her confidential sources, and it asked the public to accept its decision without immediate access to the court records we need to fully understand it.

The best solution to this mess is for Congress to provide clear, strong protection against compelled disclosure of journalists’ sources by passing a shield law like the PRESS Act.

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How a $16 million Paramount bribe previewed a $1.8 billion slush fund

President Donald Trump has once again hijacked the court system to further his corruption. He purportedly “settled” litigation with his own Department of Justice in exchange for a $1.8 billion slush fund to compensate political allies.

But before the DOJ facilitated Trump laundering his self-dealing through the courts, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr helped Trump shake down Paramount to settle a frivolous lawsuit to clear the regulatory path for its merger with Skydance.

As FPF Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern explained, the Washington, D.C. Bar could have put a stop to it then by disciplining Carr pursuant to FPF’s complaint, but they chickened out. Now we see the consequences.

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Press freedom threats at the World Cup

Arrests of noncitizen journalists during Trump 2.0 are fueling concerns that the United States may not be a safe place to report for the thousands of foreign reporters expected to travel here to cover the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup starting in June.

Our U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s West Coast reporter, Briana Erickson, analyzed Tracker data and spoke to journalists about the attacks on the press that are fueling those concerns.

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What we're reading ‘Kick him off the bench.’ A judge in Trump’s Pulitzer case gets a prize National Public Radio

Stern discussed FPF’s recent attorney disciplinary complaint against Florida Judge Jeffrey Kuntz for failing to recuse himself from Trump’s frivolous case against the Pulitzer Prize Board while seeking a judicial nomination from his administration.

The World Cup is coming. What do journalists need to know? U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

For more on the World Cup and the threats facing journalists, check out FPF Chief of Editorial Kirstin McCudden’s interview with Erickson.

Solidarity over surveillance Free Press

The ever-growing surveillance state is insatiable and poses unique challenges for reporters and their sources. Read about the new coalition, of which FPF is a member, and explore ways to fight back.

Investigations Newsletter: L.A. TACO reporter detained while reporting (again) L.A. Taco

The detention of yet another journalist for covering a protest is more evidence that the Los Angeles Police Department won’t learn to respect the First Amendment and journalists’ rights until courts make them.

Florida can secretly designate terrorists Backroom Deals Miranda Spivack

Thank goodness the First Amendment Foundation plans to take this new law aimed at stifling dissent in Florida to court.

Restraint and fecklessness Columbia Journalism Review

White House access now mostly means front row seats to lies and insults. Journalists should skip the photo ops and dig into the administration’s misconduct, with or without access.

AG Sulzberger: ‘We will not compromise’ on independent reporting The New York Times

Good to see a news executive realize that fighting back against the Trump administration’s attacks on the free press isn’t optional. “Rights are just ink on paper unless they’re exercised.”

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