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US Marines Witnessed Detaining A US Citizen In Los Angeles

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As Mike Masnick noted late last week while covering yet another extremely disturbing development in the ongoing horror show that is our current government, the Trump Administration isn’t fucking around. It wants to destroy America so it can have the only kind of America it’s willing to put up with: one it can rule, rather […]
Tim Cushing

Detective Benjamin Callahan Promoted To Sergeant In O'Fallon

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O’FALLON, IL. — Detective Benjamin Callahan was promoted to sergeant during a joint promotional ceremony with O’Fallon-Shiloh EMS on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The O’Fallon Police Department recognized Callahan for his service since joining the department in 2016. Sergeant Callahan currently serves in the Criminal Investigations Division and is a member of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis. He also participates on the SWAT Team as part of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Special Response Team. In addition, Callahan advises the O’Fallon Police Explorer Post and is a member of the department’s Honor Guard. Prior to his assignment in Criminal Investigations, he served as a Field Training Officer and Senior Officer. Before his law enforcement career, Callahan served more than eight years in the United States Marine Corps. The department expressed confidence in Callahan’s leadership as he assumes

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Alton Police K-9 Odin Honored With Jersey Number Retirement

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ALTON — Despite being cut short by weather on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Alton River Dragons game became a memorable community event that celebrated local first responders. Before the rain interrupted play at Gordon Moore Park, Officer Allen Averbeck, Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss and State Representative Amy Elik took the mound together for a ceremonial first pitch. The event was followed by a tribute honoring Officer Averbeck’s K-9 partner, Odin, who was presented with a retirement jersey by Steve Marso and the River Dragons organization. The shootout involving the K-9 Odin occurred on Aug. 22, 2024. In a gesture of respect, the team announced that Odin’s number 19 would be retired and never issued again. The tribute underscored the strong partnership between the Alton community and its first responders. Organizers thanked attendees for their support of the Alton Police K-9 Division and the Alton Fire Department during the event.

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Minnesota assassination prompts many lawmakers to wonder: Is service worth the danger?

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A year into her first term in office, New Jersey Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer decided not to run for reelection. The political world saw her as a rising star in 2023; Jaffer, a Democrat, previously served as the nation’s first female Muslim mayor. But rampant harassment from online commenters and other politicians about her religion, as […]
Alex Brown, Robbie Sequeira

Five Missouri counties no longer have a license office. A fee hike seeks to fix that

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When the state announced the Caruthersville license office was going to close, residents needing to renew registrations or driver license were directed to the closest open offices in Kennett, New Madrid and Malden.  Those communities are all at least an hour, round-trip, from Caruthersville. The inconvenience would be compounded if, after waiting in line, the […]
Rudi Keller