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Granite City Woman Charged With Financially Exploiting Elderly Victim

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GRANITE CITY – A woman from Granite City was recently charged three years after allegedly using an elderly victim’s signature to apply for a mortgage and more. Linda L. Bone, 66, of Granite City faces two counts of financial exploitation of an elderly person, including a Class 1 felony and Class 2 felony. She also faces two counts of aggravated identity theft, including one Class 1 felony and one Class 2 felony. The charges against Bone were filed on Aug. 13, 2026 in Madison County

Alton Man Detained After Allegedly Firing Weapon During Dispute

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ALTON – An Alton resident accused of escalating an argument by displaying and firing a weapon at someone as they drove away has been detained. Kuwaka F. Isom, 53, of Alton, was charged on Aug. 12, 2026 with one count each of possession of a firearm with FOID revoked (a Class 3 felony), reckless discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of weapons (both Class 4 felonies), and aggravated assault (a Class A misdemeanor). Isom allegedly displayed a firearm in a threatening manner before

St. Louis Authors Share Forest Park's History in New Book

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BELLEVILLE/SAINT LOUIS - A new book explores Forest Park’s history and legacy. This past weekend at Belleville Books in Belleville, authors Amanda Doyle and Cameron Collins shared their book “Forest Park: St. Louis’s Gathering Place Since 1876.” This book explores the park’s 150-year history through newspaper articles, historical documents, and the memories of St. Louis residents. “We wanted to have a project that would really celebrate the park as we

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

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This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about Fauci’s Senate hearing and the weaponization of conspiracy theories: The MAGA audience needs its two minutes hate and Fauci is a recurring Emmanuel Goldstein for them to collectively froth at. All the chuds who were upset they couldn’t go […]
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