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2025 has delivered almost nothing but bad news. Here’s more of that, as first reported by Israeli press outlet, Calcalist: Control of NSO Group is set to leave Israeli hands. A group of American investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has agreed to acquire the controversial spyware developer in a deal valued at several […]

MetroLink will not run between the Union Station and the Busch Stadium stations over the weekend to accommodate track maintenance.

<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_BruceSpringsteen_102025.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>Bruce Springsteen attends the UK Premiere of 20th Century Studios' &quot;Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere&quot; during the 69th BFI London Film Festival on October 15, 2025 in London,…

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Law enforcement is responding to a hostage situation at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri, involving an inmate and an unknown hostage.

EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville High School students Gracie Cook and Schaefer Bates were crowned Homecoming Queen and King during halftime of Friday night (Oct. 17, 2025) football game against Alton. Edwardsville topped Alton 37-7 in the homecoming football game matchup. The crowning ceremony was led by last year’s Homecoming King and Queen, Jackson Ward and Lucy Schapman. The event took place at Edwardsville High School football field, marking one of the highlights of the school’s homecoming celebrations.

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A fledgling feud over building large data centers already has generated two interesting byproducts.

ST. CHARLES, MO. — A 34-year-old man was fatally shot by a St. Charles County Police officer Friday evening, Oct. 17, 2025, following a domestic disturbance call that escalated into an armed confrontation, authorities said. At approximately 6:37 p.m. on Oct. 17, St. Charles County Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance in progress in the 600 block of Hickory Dale Drive. Upon arrival, officers encountered a man armed with a knife engaged in a physical altercation with a woman on the front porch of the residence, both kneeling. According to the St. Charles County Police Department, an officer drew his firearm and issued multiple commands for the man to drop the knife and for the woman to move inside for her safety. The man, identified as Frankie L. Navarro, 34, of St. Charles, did not comply, broke free from the woman’s attempted restraint, stood up, and advanced toward the officer while still armed. The officer then discharged his weapon,

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Land of Lincoln Legal Aid is launching mobile justice clinics to help provide free civil legal services on the go. This initiative is part of the nonprofit’s mission to ensure equal access to justice for low-income individuals across central and southern Illinois. 

The battery factory was expected to generate 150 full-time jobs in St. Louis.

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<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_Debbie%20Harry_102025.png" alt=""><figcaption>Debbie Harry attends The Daily Front Row's 11th Annual Fashion Media Awards at The Rainbow Room on September 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty…

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Onder, a Lake Saint Louis Republican, is among a group asking the IRS to change its rules on allowing taxpayer money for some transgender procedures.

Brian Reed’s “Question Everything” podcast built its reputation on careful journalism that explores moral complexity within the journalism field. It’s one of my favorite podcasts. Which makes his latest pivot so infuriating: Reed has announced he’s now advocating to repeal Section 230—while demonstrating he fundamentally misunderstands what the law does, how it works, and what […]

ALTON - Hayner Library Presents Poe and Irving – An Evening of Recitations with Anne Williams Historic Interpreter and Performer to Delight Audiences with Haunted Tales in Time for Halloween With the lights turned down and the Gothic-style architecture of the Genealogy & Local History Library adding to the ambiance, patrons are in for an atmospheric treat as Anne Williams, historic interpreter and performer, will recite dramatically, from memory, several works by the author Edgar Allan Poe. Williams will also recite as well as an excerpt from another October favorite, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving. Poe’s stories will include The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Raven, and others. Anne has shared the authors’ stories and poems with audiences at historic sites in New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, and regionally in Missouri and Illinois. She has worked with the National Park Service, St. Louis Public Radio, and many historic sites on various

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called for an independent investigation into the outrageous use of force by federal agents involved in “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago. In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General and (OIG) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) OIG, Duckworth requests the offices establish a joint task force for investigation after Trump’s agents repeatedly deployed tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bang grenades against peaceful protestors, made unnecessarily violent arrests—including zip tying children and separating them from their parents—wrongfully detained U.S. citizens and even used deadly force during a traffic stop. “The people of Chicago, and the United States, deserve transparency and accountability when Federal officers operate in their neighborhoods,” Duckworth said. “Given the heightened public concern in Chicago and the troubling trend—cited

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