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'They're here': Tornado survivors welcome long-awaited gov’t response

6 months 4 weeks ago
FOX 2 went back to a St. Louis neighborhood, the scene of heartbreak and resilience following the May 16 tornado, to see if anything’s changed. We were struck Wednesday by the silence in the Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood, broken up by the occasional homeowner cleaning up with the help of neighbors.
Chris Hayes

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Algorithm Shrugged

6 months 4 weeks ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

Granite City Man Released On Domestic Battery, Other Charges

6 months 4 weeks ago
GRANITE CITY – A man from Granite City faces five charges after strangling and battering a victim with his fists and a firearm. Dominique D. Perry, 25, of Granite City, was charged on May 23, 2025 with the following offenses: Aggravated domestic battery (Class 2 felony) Aggravated battery (Class 3 felony) Possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor) Aggravated assault (Class A misdemeanor) On May 22, 2025, Perry allegedly strangled a household or family member, struck them about the body with a closed fist, and struck them in the face with a firearm. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to deny Perry’s pretrial release. According to the petition, the victim told authorities they had been strangled and battered by Perry before he retrieved the firearm, then continued to batter them with the firearm. Officers later located Perry and the firearm used in the

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