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Investigators Ask I-170 Drivers For Information After Teen's Death

1 day 18 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - A 17-year-old McClure North High School senior student died after being found with a gunshot wound following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night, Oct. 14, 2026, on Interstate 170, police said. Investigators are seeking witnesses to help determine what happened. The victim, identified as Alyssa Wilson, was found in the southbound lanes between St. Charles Rock Road and Midland Boulevard. She was taken to an area hospital for emergency treatment and later pronounced dead, according

The Metric Is Not The Mission: The Long Decline Of Certainty

1 day 18 hours ago
The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internet to the growing tensions around […]
Konstantinos Komaitis

Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athlete Of The Month: Longstreet Gives Marquette Explosive Options On Ground and In Air

1 day 18 hours ago
ALTON - Junior Don’Tay Longstreet is giving Marquette Catholic's football team an explosive option on the ground and through the air all season. The Explorers are prepared to visit Carlyle on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, for their final regular-season football game. Marquette Catholic enters the matchup with a 4-4 record, while Carlyle is 5-3. Longstreet heads into the game after catching five passes for 69 yards against rival Roxana this past Friday night, Oct. 9, 2026. Longstreet has 15 reception

Collinsville Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Alleged Vehicle Chase, Shooting

1 day 19 hours ago
COLLINSVILLE – A convicted felon from Collinsville faces major new felony charges in Madison County, including attempted first degree murder and weapon offenses. Stephen R. Vasser II, 40, of Collinsville, was charged on Oct. 15, 2026 with one count each of attempted first degree murder, possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender (both Class X felonies), aggravated discharge of a firearm (a Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of a stolen firearm (a Class 2 felony) and defacing identificatio

Riverbend's 2026 Ultimate Trick-or-Treating Guide

1 day 19 hours ago
RIVERBEND - Little monsters love trick-or-treating, and we have the perfect guide of all the best spots in the Riverbend region. Whether you’re looking for traditional community trick-or-treating or fun new trunk-or-treating, there are lots of opportunities throughout the month of October for fall fun! For more information about Halloween parades, check out our Ultimate Halloween Parade Guide . If you have a Halloween event you’d like to see included in this list, email news@riverbende

Cops Play Hide And Seek About Using Spy Tech To Avoid Scrutiny And Bad PR

1 day 20 hours ago
Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly relying on spying technologies—automated license plate readers (ALPR), cell-site simulators, and facial recognition, to name a few–causing an outcry in many communities where people are rightly concerned about the threat to civil rights and civil liberties these tools present. Some authorities are responding to these concerns by trying to hide […]
Karen Gullo and Adam Schwartz