EAST ST. LOUIS — The body of a 19-year-old man was discovered in an alley in East St. Louis on Sunday, March 9, 2025, prompting an investigation by Illinois State Police. The victim, identified as Byron E. Gettis Jr., was found in the 1700 block of Gay Avenue and had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. He was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The Illinois State Police confirmed it was called to the scene by the East St. Louis Police Department at 6:33 p.m. on Sunday to investigate. Byron Gettis Jr. was the son of former Major League Baseball player Byron Gettis Sr., who played for the Kansas City Royals in 2004. Following his baseball career, Gettis Sr. transitioned into coaching football and has been a prominent figure in the local sports community. Earlier this year, Gettis Sr. celebrated his son’s enlistment in the U.S. Army and said at that time he was very proud of his son's entry into the U.S. Army. The investigation
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Fontbonne University's Center for Bosnian Studies will move to a new location this summer as the university ends instruction and closes its operations this year.
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Prosecutors in Lake County, Indiana, might not intend to advance the Trump administration’s agenda by pursuing charges against photojournalist Matthew Kaplan.
They may think that when Gary police officers broke up a Jan. 18 protest of the incoming administration’s immigration policies, journalists like Kaplan were obligated to leave too.
But they’re wrong about the law — journalists have a constitutional right to document police conduct during protests and their aftermath. And their error (assuming it is one) is a gift to Trump and his anti-press and anti-immigration agendas. They need to reverse course and drop the case.
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