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Doctors, Medical Associations Already Giving A Giant Middle Finger To Trump’s Vaccine EO

2 days ago
As expected, this didn’t take very long. Earlier this week we pointed out that Donald Trump supplanted RFK Jr. as the world’s most infamous anti-vaxxer when he vomited out a bonkers executive order that reduced the recommended childhood vaccination schedule for American children, pared down which diseases were recommended for vaccination, and demanded that the […]
Timothy Geigner

Mother Nature Is Off Her Meds

2 days 1 hour ago
Quick clarification: this was from last week, when my commute into work turned into a 35-minute battle with torrential rain, crazy wind, hydroplaning, and three deer who apparently decided that…

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A.D. Rowntree

Texas Prosecutors Are Trying To Turn A Teenage Shooting Spree Into A Terrorism Case

2 days 5 hours ago
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. For decades, terrorism researchers have generally distinguished terrorism from other forms of violence by one defining feature: the intention to intimidate a wider audience beyond immediate victims. That distinction has shaped both academic research and criminal prosecutions in the U.S. Yet scholars have long debated a deceptively simple question: Is […]
Art Jipson

Man Appears in Court on Fatal 2024 Carjacking

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ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis, Missouri man appeared in court Thursday to answer charges accusing him of a fatal 2024 carjacking. Terry Thomas, 21, was indicted on July 16, 2025, with one count of carjacking resulting in death, one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of causing death through the use of a firearm. He pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Thursday. The indictment accuses Thomas of stealing a Kia Stinger on May 6, 2024, in

Alton Approves Dedicated Capital Projects Fund

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ALTON – Alton officials are one step closer to establishing a fund solely dedicated to citywide capital improvement projects. City Council members on Aug. 12, 2026 unanimously approved a resolution to allocate $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds towards the creation of a designated Capital Projects fund. Once the fund has been established with the initial $1.2 million, the resolution calls for future yearly funding to come from the city’s General Fund or other

Triple shooter gets new conviction for witness harassment

2 days 6 hours ago
An Alton man already serving what amounts to a life sentence for a 2021 triple shooting has been convicted in a separate case for attempting to harass a witness through social media while awaiting trial, according to Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine.
Kimberly Young

Edwardsville Woman Charged, Released In Reckless Firearm Discharge Case

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MADISON – A woman from Edwardsville is among two people facing charges for felony weapon offenses in Madison County. Emily D. Shea, 21, of Edwardsville, was charged on Aug. 6, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm. Shea, or one for whose conduct Shea is legally accountable, allegedly discharged a firearm from a motor vehicle into a densely populated residential area on Aug. 3, 2026. Charging documents state the reckless manner in which the weapon was fired