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Techdirt has been reporting on the rotten state of academic publishing for more than ten years. Abuses include publishers willing to publish anything for a fee, and the sale of nonsense papers so that they can be used to bulk up an academic’s CV. But the world moves on, and Nature has a report about […]

Crawford Bryant was number 5 on the soccer team but is number 1 in the hearts of community members across Columbia. 

I see that AH Datalytics has published the inaugural version of their Real-Time Crime Index, which provides rough estimates of crime within a couple of months of it happening. This contrasts with the FBI, which takes about six months to provide quarterly estimates and nearly a year to provide final annual figures. What's more, the ...continue reading "Why did murder spike in the summer of 2020?"

A suspected gang member is charged after allegedly stealing more than $94,000 in a crime trend called "bank jugging." 

A six-second social media post Tuesday alleged daycare workers were fighting outside while toddlers sat on the floor, surrounded by broken glass.

The Dome at America’s Center saw new upgrades that can’t be missed.

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the launch of the Lifesaving Education and Awareness on Donation (LEAD) program, enabling high school students to serve as “ambassadors” for the Illinois Organ and Tissue Donor Program. As part of the program, the office is partnering with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to give students the opportunity to gain community service hours by participating. The program comes amid a disturbing decline among young people – ages 16 to 21 years old – signing up to become organ and tissue donors when they receive their first driver’s license. Illinois has experienced a 38 percent decrease in the number of new organ donor registrants ages 16 to 21 during the past 10 years, marking a decade-low 32,032 new registrants in 2023. This decrease also follows legislation passed in 2018 that allowed for 16- and 17-year-olds to register, increasing the pool of potential donors. “Our

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It was a magical day for a local 3-year-old who's battling cancer.

ST. LOUIS - United Way of Greater St. Louis (UWGSL) honored Rich McClure, UWGSL board member and former President and CEO of UniGroup, parent company of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit with the Freeman-Kortkamp Award. The Freeman-Kortkamp Award was created to honor the outstanding service and performance of a UWGSL board member whose efforts helped to build a strong foundation for our region now and for generations to come. “United Way really is a beacon calling us to renew and restore opportunity for human flourishing. This is how we can love the neighbor we don’t know, by supporting United Way,” said McClure. “I am deeply honored by this recognition.” For over 10 years, McClure has been a consistent contributor to UWGSL. Rich and his wife Sharon were the co-chairs of UWGSL’s de Tocqueville Society’s campaign in 2011. He has served on UWGSL’s board of directors since 2013 that included serving as chair in 2017 and 2018. He

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The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed before the Aug. 6 primary against the corporate owner of Missouri television stations and one of his political rivals.  David Wasinger filed the lawsuit on Aug. 2 claiming that a television ad run by another Republican vying for the lieutenant governor nomination — state Sen. Lincoln Hough — was false and misleading because it claimed he was an “abortion-loving Democrat.” The suit was filed against…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. - A man has been charged after a toddler was found dead inside a Montgomery City apartment Wednesday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Montgomery City Police Department requested the assistance of the state's drug and crime control division around 5:30 p.m. to investigate the death of a child. [...]

ELSAH - In 1852 at age 54, General James Semple (his Illinois Militia rank) moved his family from Vandalia to Jersey County, Illinois, and as he then said, “settled in the woods, at Jersey Landing,” a village Semple later renamed, Elsah. In this picturesque region of rolling hills and majestic bluffs, four miles from the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, General Semple set about rebuilding his much depleted personal wealth. He purchased the valley in which Elsah Village was established and large tracts of forest and farm land on the bluffs above. He built a family home called Trevue (Tree View), and for the remaining 15 years of his life, this prairie entrepreneur successfully engaged in businesses in land development, freight transfer and farming. Before moving to Elsah, General Semple had abruptly abandoned a long career in public service. He was a life-long Democrat who served three terms in the Illinois House of Representatives; as a diplomatic minister

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IDOT officials said the closure would be in effect for around three hours.