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Alton Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting Incident

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ALTON — The Alton Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. At approximately 12:09 a.m., officers responded to a report in the 1100 block of Belle Street of a male subject suffering from gunshot wounds. The individual was found at the scene and transported to a local hospital before being transferred to a hospital in the St. Louis area. He is currently listed in stable condition. The department’s Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the incident. Authorities are asking anyone with information related to the case to contact the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at (618) 463-3505 Ext. 634.

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This Week In Techdirt History: October 5th โ€“ 11th

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Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Reps. Gabbard and Gosar brought out the ridiculous House companion to one of the Senate’s anti-Section 230 bills, while Donald Trump got on board the “repeal 230” bandwagon even though it was copyright that kept getting his content removed. A federal judge made a ridiculous free speech ruling […]
Leigh Beadon

St. Louis baker appears on Netflix's 'Is It Cake?'

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Brad Lamb, a baker and cake decorator at Celebrating Life Cakes Boutique, a St. Louis area bakery, appears in a special Halloween season of Netflixโ€™s series โ€œIs It Cake?โ€ which premiered on Oct. 8. The series โ€œIs It Cake?โ€ explores the art of cake decorating, where skilled bakers create hyper-realistic replicas of just about any everyday item and try to fool judges.
Alex Barton

Family affair: 204th-ranked Vacherot stuns Djokovic and will face cousin in Shanghai final

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SHANGHAI (AP) โ€” Two cousins will meet in the final of the Shanghai Masters after qualifier Valentin Vacherot stunned a hobbled Novak Djokovic and relative Arthur Rinderknech fought back to beat Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. The 204th-ranked Vacherot earned the biggest win of his career by downing Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 and becoming the lowest-ranked finalist [...]
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Madison County Man Convicted in Violent Home Invasion

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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, that a jury found Timothy P. Rodgers, 40, of Edwardsville, guilty of felony charges related to an attack on a Glen Carbon doctor. Rodgers was convicted of home invasion, a Class X felony, and aggravated battery of a person 60 or older, a Class 3 felony, for an incident that occurred Dec. 20, 2021. According to evidence and testimony presented during the trial, Rodgers entered the victim’s home without authorization, despite being told to leave via a video doorbell. He gained entry through a garage door and attacked the 67-year-old victim in a bathroom by slamming the victim’s head against a tile floor, head-butting him, and body-slamming him. The victim sustained bruising, cuts, and permanent hearing loss. Assistant State’s Attorneys Gina McNabnay and Sean Williams presented the prosecution’s case, which included refuting the defense’s claim that Rodgers was

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Durbin Statement On Indictment Of New York Attorney General Letitia James

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James in federal court: “President Trump has successfully turned the Department of Justice into a shield to protect himself and his MAGA allies and a sword to attack his opponents, enabled by an Attorney General who follows orders. “This Administration shows no allegiance to our country nor the rule of law. They’re deploying troops in American cities, gutting government services, suppressing the right to free speech, and refusing negotiations to lower health care costs, because they’d rather protect billionaires from paying their fair share and block the release of the Epstein files. “First, it’s James Comey. Now, it’s Letitia James. Next, it could be anybody who ever crossed Donald Trump. If any elected Republican actually gives a damn

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