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Cybertips Lead To Child Porn Charges Against Godfrey Man

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GODFREY – A Godfrey resident faces multiple child pornography charges after “numerous cybertips” spurred a multi-agency investigation and search of his home. Matthew P. Costello, 51 of Godfrey, was charged on Jan. 30, 2025 with five counts of child pornography, each Class X felonies. Costello is accused of disseminating child porn via the Kik application throughout the summer and fall of 2024. The offenses reportedly occurred on Aug. 8, Oct. 9, July 17, and July 27, 2024. A petition to deny Costello’s pretrial release states the case against him began on Jan. 23, 2025, when the Madison County Sheriff's Department started investigating “numerous cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children” (NCMEC) which had been transferred from the Edwardsville Police Department. “NCMEC originally forwarded these cybertips of an individual disseminating child pornography on the Kik application,” the petition states. “Edwardsville

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Janelle Monáe disses Nelly for performing at Trump's inaugural ball

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Rapper and St. Louis native Nelly continues to receive backlash for his performance at President Donald Trump's inauguration. This time, the criticism came from award-winning singer and actress Janelle Monáe. According to TMZ, Monáe performed a medley of songs with a band alongside rapper Anderson .Paak at a Grammy afterparty following her [...]
Nick Gladney

Musk’s Takeover Of The Government’s Computer Systems Needs To Be Understood As A Cyberattack, Or Worse

1 year 4 months ago
People sometimes think that cybersecurity is just about defending computer systems from remote adversaries. But it’s broader than that; cybersecurity has always been about protecting computer systems more generally from any sort of misuse, no matter how the adversary might access them. So that Elon Musk and his minions have managed to walk right into […]
Cathy Gellis

Daily Deal: Rosetta Stone (All Languages)

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Embark on the journey of language learning with the Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription for all languages. Trusted by top-tier organizations like NASA, Calvin Klein, and TripAdvisor, Rosetta Stone has been the go-to software for language learning for the past 27 years. With its immersive and intuitive training method, you might be reading, writing, and speaking […]
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O Canada

1 year 4 months ago
Today on TAP: Trump epitomizes the deadly combination of arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Will his gratuitous trade war be his first major reverse?
Robert Kuttner

Missouri's Chappell Roan wins best new artist at 2025 Grammys

1 year 4 months ago
Chappell Roan, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Willard, Missouri, has won the Best New Artist award at the 2025 Grammy Awards, using her platform to challenge the music industry's treatment of developing artists and advocate for fair wages and healthcare for artists.
Joe Millitzer

Sports betting sparks discussion on well-being of student-athletes at University of Missouri-Columbia

1 year 4 months ago
The University of Missouri-Columbia is facing critical decisions about sports betting in its campus community as the practice approaches legality in Missouri. Mizzou must decide whether to ban betting entirely for its campus community, partner with betting companies or find a middle ground. The university could also push for state regulations to restrict certain types of bets on college sports. Amendment 2, approved by voters in November, mandates sports betting becomes operational in Missouri…
Aiden Kauffman and Torryionna Miller