The FBI owes its oversight — and the public the oversight serves — plenty of answers. But let’s set our expectations any higher than reality dictates. The FBI is not exactly a paradigm of complicity. Remember “going dark?” Two consecutive FBI directors claimed an insanely large number of locked devices was preventing investigators from investigating. […]
GRANITE CITY – Juniors Sydney Choat and Carlee Wright of Granite City High School were selected as Granite City Rotary Club Students of the Month for March. Students were nominated by teachers and were chosen on the basis of academics, as well as scholastic, extracurricular, and civic honors and awards, and organization membership and leadership. Each honoree will receive a framed certificate and a gift card and will be recognized at a future Granite City Rotary Meeting. SYDNEY CHOAT Three-year member of Marching Band and Scholar Bowl and two-year member of bowling team ... Science Club and Varsity Club member ... Three-year Honor Roll and Secondary Honors ... Daughter of Brad and Stacey Choat. CARLEE WRIGHT Member of dance, swimming and tennis teams ... Three-year Honor Roll ... Renaissance Top-10 Award ... Alpha Peer Leader and Physics Peer Tutor ... Member of Varsity Club ... Volunteer at The Nature Institute ... Daughter of Adam and Billie Jo Sanchez and Eric Wright
PESOTUM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly today kicked off the first meeting of the Forensic Science Commission (Commission) charged with ensuring the efficient delivery of forensic science to help ensure swift justice for victims as well as to exonerate the wrongly accused. The Commission builds on the work ISP has done over the past several years to improve forensic services, including reducing the total forensic backlog by 72% in two years. “As governor, I’ve been proud to champion new investments to solve crimes and advance justice for victims, survivors, and their families — including reducing the long-standing DNA backlog and funding the new forensics facility in Decatur,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “The Forensic Science Commission has been an indispensable tool in our fight to solve crimes and pursue justice, and I’m proud to bring these experts together to further improve our state systems.”
Built at the tail-end of the 19th century, this former home of National Cash Register and Clark Peeper furniture contains dozens of unique architectural features.
It seems like the whole Will Smith-Chris Rock thing needs some added juice to keep it going. But what? They're both Black, so there's no racial angle. They're both cis men, so there's no gender or sexual orientation angle. They're both the same age. They were both raised sort of vaguely working class. They both ...continue reading "Will Smith assaulted a man with a learning disorder"
Deciding on the right mix of marketing strategies is a huge undertaking for any business. Some might feel compelled to dive into the deep end and get into the weeds with all the tools at their disposal, while others might prefer to survey their options and build a thorough plan before accomplishing much of anything.
These two different approaches can be summed up in the terms tactical and strategic marketing. Whether an organization is looking to start from scratch or simply trying to beef up existing…
Exciting news, genealogy nerds! Census records are kept private for 72 years, which means the 1950 census records will be available soon. On Friday, to be exact. What's even more exciting is that the 1950 records have already been digitized and will be fully searchable immediately. So if you want to find out where your ...continue reading "1950 census will be online this Friday"
MoDOT engineer Shirley Norris earned the admiration of people around the country after we interviewed her about her career as the state’s oldest full-time employee. Producer Kayla Drake checks in as she receives a surprise package from someone who was touched by her story.
Aerosmith just announced that it will return to the stage this year for the first time since the start of the pandemic for a new series of Las Vegas residency…
STL was only U.S. metro to land two kids' museums in top 10 list from USA Today: City Museum in downtown St. Louis ended up in the No. 2 spot; Magic House was No. 4.
Go Vote On The Sweet Sixteen! Our inaugural Techdirt Legal Misunderstanding March Madness has been getting lots of buzz (and votes) and now we’re down to just sixteen remaining legal misunderstanding matchups! Some of these are starting to get tough! In round two there were some pretty closer matchups… and some total laughers. Of the […]
Mac or Windows? There’s a lot to love about each OS, and with Parallels, you can bring the power of both your Mac! Optimized for Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, Parallels Desktop continues to stay up to date so you can keep working without interruption—even when a new macOS, Windows, or Linux release pops up. […]
“Dearie, If You Remember, You’re Much Older Than I” (. . . or so went the little 1950’s ditty) Let’s roll back time—culinary time, that is. During our recent damp, dreary days, I amused myself by recalling foods, that I enjoyed (or hated) as a kid. I still cook some of those, that I liked...
In 1996, the Blues set the hockey world on fire with a trade for "The Great One." It didn't end in a Stanley Cup, but Gretzky-mania left a mark on St. Louis.
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