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FBI investigation shakes up Carlyle Police Department

2 weeks 4 days ago
CARLYLE, Ill. - Questions are swirling in a small Illinois town where the police department looks the same on the outside, but there is a different story ongoing inside. Carlyle city officials confirmed they were contacted regarding an ongoing matter involving the Carlyle Police Department on Nov. 19---within hours, the city moved to place Police [...]
Kelley Hoskins

Why People Don’t Demand Data Privacy, Even As Governments & Corporations Collect More Personal Info

2 weeks 4 days ago
When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates sounded the alarm. They warned that the move could trigger all kinds of public health and human rights harms. But most people likely shrugged and moved on with their day. Why is that? It’s […]
Rohan Grover and Josh Widera

Lawsuit details alleged scheme to sabotage referendum on Missouri congressional map

2 weeks 4 days ago
Opponents of a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map are offering “huge sums of money” to signature gatherers in an effort to undermine the petition drive, according to accusations in a federal lawsuit. Advanced Micro Targeting of Dallas, Texas, was hired by a PAC called People Not Politicians to help collect the signatures needed to […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri AG launches investigation into manufacturers of kratom, 7-OH

2 weeks 5 days ago
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday joined a growing number of government agencies investigating the makers and sellers of a product called 7-OH for engaging in what she called “unlawful” practices. The name, 7-OH, is short for 7-hydroxymitragynine, and it’s made by chemically converting the main opioid-inducing element in kratom. 7-OH is sold as […]
Rebecca Rivas

Edwardsville Man Detained In Latest Domestic Battery Case

2 weeks 5 days ago
EDWARDSVILLE – An Edwardsville man with a history of domestic violence faces a new felony charge following a second domestic battery incident last week. Nathaniel D. Shaw, 44, of Edwardsville, was charged on Nov. 17, 2025 with his second or subsequent count of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. Shaw allegedly struck a household or family member about the head and body, causing bruising on Nov. 14, 2025. He had previously been convicted of aggravated domestic battery in a prior Madison