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Severe Storm System Forecasted To Hit Region

3 months 3 weeks ago
ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE - A powerful storm system is expected to impact the region this evening, with the National Weather Service warning of a moderate risk for severe weather, including the possibility of tornadoes and high winds. The storm is anticipated to arrive in western St. Louis around 9 p.m., with eastern areas facing the brunt of the weather closer to 11 p.m., a National Weather Service in St. Louis forecaster said on Friday afternoon, March 14, 2025. Meteorologist Jared Maples from the National Weather Service in St. Louis indicated that the storm could bring multiple tornadoes, contrary to previous forecasts that suggested only isolated incidents. "Tornadoes could occur and we could end up having more than just 1-2 isolated here or there," Maples said, highlighting the potential for high winds exceeding 80 mph. The storm is expected to move quickly through the area, which may reduce concerns about flooding, although power outages are a possibility due to downed trees and powe

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Breakthrough In Cold Case Solves Mystery Of Carol Hemphill

3 months 3 weeks ago
COLUMBIA, Ill. — The Columbia Police Department announced on March 14, 2025, that a woman previously known only as Jane Doe has been identified as Carol Hemphill, nearly 23 years after her remains were discovered in a creek bed along Illinois Route 3. The skeletal remains were found on March 28, 2002, during a routine inspection by an Illinois Department of Transportation crew. Initial investigations estimated that the deceased was a black female, between the ages of 33 and 49, standing between 4-foot-10 and 5-foot-4 and weighing approximately 105 pounds. The remains were believed to have been at the site for about 12 months prior to their discovery. For over two decades, officers and detectives from the Columbia Police Department, along with the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, pursued leads in the case without success. Despite extensive efforts and collaboration with various law enforcement agencies and local media, Hemphill's identity remained a mystery. In recent years

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DHS Buries Its Last Election Security Review Because With Trump In Charge, No One Cares About Election Integrity

3 months 3 weeks ago
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) now exists in name only. Not only did Trump’s band of Musk-led pillagers dismantle the infrastructure side of the agency by disbanding the CISA group investigating a massive China-based hack of US phone systems, but the administration terminated ongoing election security and disinformation-thwarting efforts by the agency roughly […]
Tim Cushing

Protesters rally against sweeping cuts to U.S. Education Department

3 months 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — Dozens gathered Friday outside the U.S. Department of Education to protest the ousting of more than 1,300 employees and President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the agency. As the fate of the 45-year-old department hangs in the balance following the cuts this week, demonstrators held signs at a rally outside of the Education Department […]
Shauneen Miranda