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Granite City Police Chief Provides Update on Officer Timmons

2 hours 56 minutes ago
GRANITE CITY — Officer Tyler Timmons of the Granite City Police Department has been released from the hospital and is recovering well following a shooting on Dec. 5, 2025, Granite City Chief of Police Gary Brooks said on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Officer Timmons returned hom Friday night with a massive procession of law enforcement vehicles and a large U.S. flag drapped above the Granite City highway by fire trucks. Timmons was shot in the afternoon of Dec. 5 while responding to a call in

Shannon, Shirley

3 hours 4 minutes ago
Shirley Shannon passed away on November 27, 2025 at the age of 90. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Flora Hughens; her husband, Wally Shannon; her sister, Jo Sachs; and great-grandson, Cole Aston Jr. Shirley touched…

The Measles Outbreak In South Carolina Is Growing

4 hours 25 minutes ago
I’m certain some people are getting tired of this refrain, but I’m going to keep repeating it to make the point: we shouldn’t have to talk about measles in this country in 2025. This is a disease that had been officially put in elimination status for America over two decades ago. We were done with […]
Timothy Geigner

How Cops Are Using Flock Safety’s ALPR Network To Surveil Protesters And Activists

8 hours 27 minutes ago
It’s no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, law enforcement officers—including U.S. Border Patrol agents—were quietly watching those same streets through different lenses: Flock Safety automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that tracked every passing car.  Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches […]
Dave Maass and Rindala Alajaji