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Person Jumps Bridge Guard Rail Entering Alton, But Is 'Not Injured'

9 months 3 weeks ago
ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford reported that at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, a passerby noticed a male subject jump over the guard rail and out of eyesight as they entered Alton over the Clark Bridge. The passerby contacted the Alton Police Department. Ford said Alton Police officers responded immediately and the investigation revealed the area where the pedestrian left the roadway was a short jump down to land. "The pedestrian was attempting to access the area below the bridge," Ford said. "No one was injured during this incident."

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More Suicide Resource Orgs Found To Be Monetizing Sensitive User Data

9 months 3 weeks ago
Last February, a report in Politico found that Crisis Text Line, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit support options for the suicidal, had been monetizing user data. More specifically, the nonprofit was collecting all sorts of data on “customer interactions” (ranging from the frequency certain words are used, to the type of distress users are […]
Karl Bode

A $78 million boost to Missouri’s child care subsidy slated to reach providers next month

9 months 3 weeks ago

Child care providers who accept a subsidy from the state to serve low-income families will see a boost in payments next month, thanks to a $78.5 million funding increase approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier this year.  The funding hike, included in the state budget signed by the governor, went into effect July 1. It won’t […]

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Clara Bates

America is treading in perilous and unprecedented historical waters

9 months 3 weeks ago

Much of what we are witnessing in local and national politics goes beyond typical partisan policy differences and divides. There are real efforts to dismantle what America has purported to be about — A land where all of its citizens have the same rights under the Constitution. Some of the rhetoric and proposed policies in […]

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Janice Ellis