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East Alton Woman Faces Identity Theft Charges In Extensive Fraud Case

4 months 2 weeks ago
EAST ALTON - After an extensive investigation by the East Alton Police Department, Jessica A. Wyatt, 44, was charged with multiple counts of identity theft and deceptive practices, the Madison County State’s Attorney's Office announced. Wyatt faces four counts of aggravated identity theft for illegally obtaining personal information from victims over the age of 60, and 10 counts of identity theft involving victims under 60. Additionally, she was charged with one count of deceptive practices for possessing information with the intent to illegally obtain funds from a financial institution. The investigation, conducted by the patrol and investigations divisions of the East Alton Police Department, led to an arrest warrant. Wyatt was taken into custody on April 23, 2025, by the patrol division and subsequently released on pretrial conditions. The Madison County State’s Attorney's Office emphasized that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court o

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St. Louis leaders sought for prestigious business women awards, deadline approaching

4 months 2 weeks ago
The St. Louis Business Journal is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Most Influential Business Women Awards program, which recognizes women who excel in their careers and make a big impact in the St. Louis community. The deadline to submit your nomination is May 4, and the winners will be featured in a special section on Aug. 1. When making a nomination, describe in detail the nominee's career accomplishments, as well as her involvement in the community, using tangible results. While…
Veneta Rizvic

Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans

4 months 2 weeks ago
When Trump officials want to censor speech, they don’t quite say “we want to censor speech” (after all, they pretend to be the party that “brought free speech back.”) Instead, they find ways to threaten organizations by pretending it’s got nothing to do with the content, even as they can’t hide their true intentions and […]
Mike Masnick

Joe's Market Basket Offers Tips for a Successful Spring Garden

4 months 2 weeks ago
GODFREY/EDWARDSVILLE - Joe’s Market Basket has the plants and advice you need for a successful garden. With locations in Godfrey and Edwardsville, Joe’s Market Basket is a garden and landscape center with a wide selection of herbs, vegetables, perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs. Andy Klos stopped by “Our Daily Show!” with C.J. Nasello to share some tips on how to prepare and sustain your plants this spring. “We are absolutely bursting at the seams,” Klos said. “I think people are just excited to see the sunshine, just as you and I are. It was kind of a nasty winter and rainy spring. Everything’s just going out the door. People are really getting their vegetable gardens going, herbs, their annuals planted. We have a huge, huge selection of spring annuals and perennials just ready to go in your pots and in your yards.” At this point in the spring, most people are planting their plants and gearing up for their summer

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