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 round-up of the latest news in online […]
This year, there are four ways to experience Holiday Lights at Grant’s Farm: by car, on foot, over a meal or around the fire. The popular drive-through experience routes you […]
The Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis consists of historic, red-brick buildings in the Germanic-Romanesque style, and this time of year, the stunning architecture is amplified by more than a million […]
Miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music – that’s what you’ll find at WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway. Open nightly from Nov. 15 to Jan. […]
Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than two million twinkling lights, beautiful […]
The law Congress passed this year to force the Chinese parent company of social media giant TikTok to either sell the service or face a U.S. ban is constitutional, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Friday. The order from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves the bipartisan law President Joe Biden […]
WORDEN - A volunteer firefighter from Worden faces multiple charges of child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child after disseminating child porn and more via X, formerly known as Twitter. Jared Henke, 20, of Worden, was charged with one count of child pornography (a Class X felony) and two counts of indecent solicitation of a child (both Class 1 felonies) stemming from Oct. 19, 2023. He was additionally charged with three more Class X felony counts of child pornography from offenses committed on June 12, 2023. On Oct. 19, 2023, he allegedly requested a child who he knew or should have known was under the age of 13 “to send nude photographs via the X application,” according to descriptions of the charges. He also reportedly solicited an individual under the age of 13 to perform sexual acts on multiple occasions. On June 12, 2023, Henke reportedly disseminated multiple files of child pornography via the X application, each depicting individuals he knew o
Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on.
You might be tempted to decorate your car with Christmas lights to embrace the holiday spirit. But keep in mind: Depending on how it's done, it might not be the safest or most legal way to celebrate.
A case filed in Cape Girardeau County could have implications for students’ rights to due process and free speech. The case involves a 12-year-old girl identified only by her initials, A.N., who is serving a 180-day suspension from Jackson Junior High School. According to her petition in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court, the punishment stems […]
Missouri Democrats had yet another disappointing election cycle in 2024. And on the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Russ Carnahan talks about how the party is trying to rebuild over the next few years. We also talk with officials from PROMO about how the Missouri Department of Revenue made it more difficult to change a gender marker on a driver's license.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Mueller Furniture, a family-owned business rooted in the Belleville community since 1927, has expanded its operations with a new location in Fairview Heights. This new facility, which features a 55,000-square-foot showroom, aims to provide customers with an all-in-one shopping experience for their furniture needs. The new facility opened on Nov. 4, 2024. Mark Mueller, of the company, can reflect on the long Mueller family history of ownership. He also emphasized the importance of personal service in a market dominated by large retail chains. Customer service has always been a high point of the Mueller Furniture business. "You can give back to the community and get a personalized, one-on-one shopping experience like you can’t get at the big box furniture stores," he said. Mueller Furniture serves a wide range of communities, including Belleville, the entire Metro East Illinois region, Lake St. Louis, Ellisville, and several areas in Missouri and Illinois.
The Missouri Botanical Garden's Garden Glow event was ranked fourth in USA TODAY's reader-voted ranking of Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights, featuring over 2 million lights, interactive displays, holiday treats, and a chance to meet Santa.
FBI said the suspects robbed the Brink's drivers at gunpoint while they were servicing an ATM. That location is just across the street from the police department.
ALTON/GRANITE CITY - Over 130 students from Granite City Community Unit School District #9 received new pairs of shoes from an Alton-based nonprofit. All God’s Children Shall Have Shoes provides new shoes to kids from school districts across the Riverbend region. On Dec. 6, 2024, Granite City students were bussed to Famous Footwear at Alton Square Mall to pick out their shoes with the help of several volunteers, including Granite City officials. “This is one of the best programs I’ve ever seen,” said Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson. “These kids get to pick out shoes that ordinarily they couldn’t get or some families just can’t afford. It’s good for us to know that these kids have a pair of warm shoes to put on their feet to get to school every day. It’s just a sense of pride for these kids. It’s a great, great program and really fun to watch these kids light up today.” On Dec. 6, 2024, Granite City students
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