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A man from southern Illinois was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in federal prison for using child rape threats to extort nude pictures and videos from other children online.

Missouri officials have quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be killed and disposed of to prevent the spread of the disease.

Remember how Texas passed a social media content moderation law which was then blocked as unconstitutional by a federal court? Apparently people in Texas remember the passing of the law, but not the fact that it was blocked. Incredibly, this includes a judge as well. If it had been allowed to be come law, Texas’ […]

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Co-founding America singer/songwriter Gerry Beckley will release his latest solo album, Aurora, on June 17. Coinciding with the announcement, Beckley has released one of the album's tracks, a catchy pop…

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The airline will resume flights to Toronto beginning May 7.

The New York Times reports today on tax season: Decades of Neglect Leave I.R.S. in Tax Season ‘Chaos’ "Neglect" is the opposite of what's happened, as the body of the story makes clear: Tax-averse Republicans, who have spent years cutting the agency’s budget, have seized on the I.R.S.’s problems as proof it should not be ...continue reading "The IRS has not been “neglected” for decades. Quite the contrary."

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Another convoy of truckers protesting COVID mandates traveled through the St. Louis area today. They plan on stopping in Vandalia for the night. "Let’s stand up for our freedoms and fight these unlawful mandates peacefully and effectively! The US is currently organizing a similar convoy to that of Canada. If you [...]

Kris Kleindienst and her team at Left Bank Books (399 North Euclid Avenue, 314-367-6731) knew they were going to have to do something about ongoing book bans in school districts around the state after the Wentzville School District banned Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.…

The Missouri Lottery said Friday that a woman won a $1 million Scratchers game prize after her daughter gave her a winning “Rose Gold” ticket she had purchased at Prince Market in the St. Louis County town of St. Ann.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the confirmed the presence of bird flu in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in southeastern Missouri’s Stoddard County on Friday.

Joel Chaney, 49, is being held without bail.

The attorney general’s office will seek to apply the state’s price-gouging law to opportunistic price increases that use high inflation as an excuse.

All the way back in August 2020, a Cincinnati (OH) police officer decided to sue some fellow citizens for defamation. The cop went after the authors of social media posts claiming the officer flashed a “white supremacist sign” during a city council meeting discussing concerns raised by the Black Lives Matter movement. These posts also […]

Lewis and Clark Community College’s broadcasting program, whose students operate the 89.9 FM WLCA radio station, is expanding into general and video podcasting with a series of studio upgrades. Mike Lemons, director of the broadcasting program, said this is an opportunity for students to learn in a more hands-on way about podcasting. “We’ve been teaching podcasting in our courses for a number of years now, but wanted to offer podcasting for any and all who wanted to take it, because audio and video content is important for all professions, really,” Lemons said. “So we felt podcasting could be a skill that’s important even for those outside of media, but for our radio students too.” Lemons also said this transition into podcasting is part of helping media students gain a more well-rounded skillset. “If we truly want to stay ahead and keep turning out quality students, they’re going to have to have more skills than just

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BUNKER HILL - Drake Scroggins has had a dream for a long time and it is not an easy one. Drake’s ambition since he was young is to attend the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Drake has been nominated for the academy by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis. Drake is an outstanding honors student and said he has had this huge goal since sixth grade. Drake is the son of David and Laura Scroggins of Bunker Hill. Drake was complimentary of Rep. Davis's nomination and understanding his drive to be an Air Force cadet. “I will never forget getting the call from Congressman Davis,” Drake said. “It was a very proud moment to hear from him.” Recently, Drake played a pivotal role with a hat trick (three goals) for the East Alton-Wood River Mississippi Valley Conference Hockey Association team. He has been a member of the team for four years. The three goals and win in the post-season lifted his East Alton-Wood River squad. Drake said he would love to play hockey

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