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Douglass Schaeffler, who formerly served as the Ballwin Police Chief before he was fired last month, has filed a lawsuit against the city.

Panera Bread says its caffeinated lemonade is not responsible for the 2022 death of a 21-year-old college student

The deal marks the first time the International Olympic Committee has filled the non-alcoholic and alcoholic beer category on a global level.

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge on Friday sentenced a 59-year-old man to 25 years in prison for shooting a man in the back of the head along an Interstate 70 ramp in 2020.

In its never-ending war against government interference with the perfect life, National Review recommends to us today an essay by Matthew Crawford about the indignity of motion-sensitive bathroom faucets. I'd normally try to provide you with an abridged excerpt, but it's really better if you read it in its full glory: It is characteristic of ...continue reading "Sometimes a sink is just a sink"

Eckert’s, a family farm in Belleville, Illinois, welcomes you to the Cozy Cider Cabin. Open from Jan. 10 to Feb. 25, the wintery pop-up bar boasts a mountainside-cabin atmosphere with […]

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Currently, eight states and Washington, D.C., operate elections almost entirely by mail.

Bruce Springsteen has released the latest edition to his Live Archives Series: his July 23, 2013, concert at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The show was part of the European leg…

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GRANITE CITY - A man from Granite City was recently charged with domestic and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, according to recent Madison County court filings. Dustin M. Hale, 32, of Granite City, was charged with one count of aggravated battery and one count of domestic battery, both committed against the same victim on Jan. 9, 2024. Hale committed these offenses while “knowing to be pregnant, in that said defendant punched and kicked about the body causing pain,” according to court documents. Hale was charged with a Class 3 felony for aggravated battery and a Class A misdemeanor for domestic battery. Court documents indicate he was remanded to be held in jail until his initial court appearance. The issuance of charges is based solely upon probable cause and is not an indication of guilt. All subjects charged with criminal offenses are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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A scooter-riding, pistol-packing, body armor-wearing Arnold man is currently facing a felony burglary charge after a botched attempt to rob a jewelry store early this morning at South County Center. Police say that a mall security guard spotted 31-year-old Jacob Cecil Scholtes around 1 a.m. on Friday, January 12, riding an electric scooter around the mall.

A portion of the Nov. 30, 2023, court order attempting to censor BusinessDen reporter Justin Wingerter. Fortunately, he did not comply.

Our U.S. Press Freedom Tracker documented 11 prior restraints against journalists in 2023, the most since it started tracking them in 2017. Prior restraints — or government orders not to publish information — have long been considered the “most serious” First Amendment violation. 

Judges, like anyone who went to law school, should know that the Supreme Court has never approved a prior restraint against the press, even when the government alleged national security was at stake. And yet, courts keep entering them with little regard for the law, leaving journalists censored while often slow-moving appellate processes play out.

Freedom of the Press Foundation Director of Advocacy Seth Stern wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review that it may be time for news outlets to reconsider complying with these unlawful orders. Stern argues that:

"The law is useful only if judges respect it. But when the law on press freedom is not useful for them, they often don’t. And in First Amendment cases, even the most egregious violators face no consequences. It seems the only way judges are going to stop is if they learn that the press will disregard their orders, shame them on editorial pages, and dare them to imprison journalists for doing their jobs. Is that contempt of court? Maybe. But censorial judges deserve contempt."

You can read the full article here.

Everyone’s aware (or should be) that all calls made from jail are monitored. Not all calls are recorded. There are exceptions, with the biggest being the one for calls made to attorneys representing jailed people. Those are completely off-limits. These are privileged communications that cannot be monitored or recorded by the government. And yet, it […]

Nearly 4,200 trumpeter swans were recorded at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. It's a new record for the northern Missouri refuge.

Trends come and go, and the newest interior design scheme slowly taking over 2024 is the "vampire aesthetic." Here are some of the best products to achieve the "vampire aesthetic."

Police are investigating after one person was shot and killed and another was seriously injured Wednesday evening.

Missouri's professional sports teams announced Friday that they have launched an initiative petition drive to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot.

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis has launched the Ameren All In Scholarship Fund, a $1,180,000, five-year commitment to provide 25 students annually with scholarship grants up to $10,000 per student per year for up to 10 semesters, or five…

This is an odd post from Atrios: Remember Libya? A funny forgotten war in which we destroyed a country most likely (whether we knew it or not) to cover up Sarkozy's crimes. No one can offer up a better explanation, anyway, other than the usual liberal humanitarian intervention nonsense which explodes as ridiculous as soon ...continue reading "Yeah, I remember Libya"

ALTON - Alton Community Service League (ACSL) and the Loyal Order of the Moose have a coveted Valentine's Day Wine-Tasting event planned from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #1349, 730 Wesley Drive in Wood River. Tickets are $20 and can be obtained by contacting the Moose or Cathy Droste at (618) 971-9191 or Cora Miller at (618) 444-7011. It is important to note that tickets for the wine-tasting will not be sold at the door. Wine selections will be top-notch and handled by Republic National Distribution Company of Illinois. There will be a raffle of a Valentine's Day gift basket and a 50-50 drawing included in the night's activities. Proceeds from the event will benefit Alton/Godfrey area charities through the ACSL grant program. ACSL donates 40 percent of funds raised to beautification and landscaping projects in the area and 60 percent to projects that benefit the community in many ways, including food banks and warming centers. ACSL

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