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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered To Release Some Of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.

4 months 3 weeks ago
This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune and the Texas Newsroom and co-published with ProPublica. Republished under the Texas Tribune’s republish feature. Months after fighting to keep secret the emails exchanged between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s companies, state officials released nearly 1,400 pages to The Texas Newsroom. The records, however, reveal little about the […]
Lauren McGaughy

Solving the Mid-Market Tech Problem: Jet.Build Lands in St. Louis

4 months 3 weeks ago

by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Have you ever bought a device or software loaded with complex features you’ll never use—yet missing a basic function you actually need? You pay for unused capability, then struggle through work-arounds just to get essential tasks done. That, said Adam Stark, co-founder of the construction/real-estate Software as a […]

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Tom Finan

Madison County State's Attorney Files Serious Charges in Officer Shooting

4 months 3 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine announced Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, that charges of attempted first-degree murder and three additional felonies have been filed against a Granite City man accused of shooting a police officer. D.J. Marshall, 26, of Granite City, is charged with firing multiple shots at Granite City Police Officer Tyler Timmons on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 5. Officer Timmons was struck twice but survived and was transported to a hospital

Missouri bill aims to replace death penalty with life sentence

4 months 3 weeks ago
A Missouri lawmaker is looking to end Missouri’s death penalty under a new bill filed in the House. The legislation would repeal more than two dozen regulations that enable capital punishment and replace them with language that removes the death penalty as a sentencing option.
Alex Barton

Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers

4 months 3 weeks ago
Last week Netflix announced a $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers, elbowing out rival acquisition bids (for now) by Comcast/NBC and Paramount/CBS. But the deal still needs regulatory approval from Trump, who has already stated several times that he’d prefer it if his bestie new owner of CBS, right wing billionaire Larry Ellison, comes away […]
Karl Bode

Lily Freer Plays Role In Stanford's Run To Women's College Cup Final

4 months 3 weeks ago
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Stanford and Florida State will meet Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in the College Cup national championship game after both teams won their semifinal matches Friday night, Dec. 5, 2025. Lily Freer, a midfielder and Alton High School graduate, will play for Stanford in the contest in Kansas City, MO. The Stanford Cardinal secured a 1-0 victory over ACC rival Duke in a tightly contested defensive battle. Despite numerous scoring chances in the second half from both sides, neither team

OSF St. Anthony's Health Center Receives Top Grade in Region for Patient Safety

4 months 3 weeks ago
ALTON - OSF St. Anthony’s Health Center has received their fourth consecutive “A” score on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The Leapfrog score measures patient health and safety, making note of how often patients present with a hospital-acquired injury or illness. Hospitals are rated from “A” to “F,” and St. Anthony’s was the only hospital in Madison and St. Clair Counties to receive an “A” grade. “It really shows t