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28-year-old charged in fatal June shooting in Baden

2 months 1 week ago
According to documents filed Saturday, Darnell D. Westmoreland, 28, of the 4300 block of Strodtman Place in College Hill, was identified as one of the two men involved with a fatal shooting at Elite Supermarket at the 8300 block of…
By Hannah Wyman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Politico Management Insists “AI” Shouldn’t Be Held To Any Sort Of Human Editorial Standards Because It’s Built By Coders, Not Journalists

2 months 1 week ago
The rushed integration of half-cooked automation into the already broken U.S. journalism industry simply isn’t going very well. There’s been just countless examples where affluent media owners rushed to embrace automation and LLMs (usually to cut corners and undermine labor) with disastrous impact, resulting in lots of plagiarism, completely false headlines, and a giant, completely […]
Karl Bode

Granite City Sex Offender Charged With Child Solicitation

2 months 1 week ago
GRANITE CITY – A sex offender from Granite City remains in custody after allegedly soliciting a 15-year-old via text and falsely registering as homeless earlier this year. Matthew L. Dodd, 45, of the 3000 block of Washington Ave. in Granite City, was charged on Aug. 15, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of indecent solicitation of a child. On Aug. 1, 2025, Dodd allegedly solicited a 15-year-old child via text to engage in a sex act. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to deny Dodd’s pretrial release from custody in this case. According to the petition, Dodd was previously convicted of indecent solicitation of a child in 2021. Dodd was additionally charged with two Class 2 felony counts for his second subsequent offenses of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender. On Jan. 1, 2025, he allegedly failed to register his Granite City address within three days with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, instead providing

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Trump creates ‘quick reaction force’ out of state Guard troops for law enforcement

2 months 1 week ago
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domestic policing. The order calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ensure troops in the National Guard of […]
Jacob Fischler

More states — including Missouri — joining race to redraw congressional maps

2 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s push to bolster the GOP’s narrow congressional majority in next year’s elections has prompted a rare nationwide mid-decade redistricting battle that has rapidly taken shape over the past weeks.  Indiana GOP lawmakers’ White House visit this week highlights how the race to redraw congressional districts for partisan advantage may soon expand beyond […]
Shauneen Miranda

Madison County Employment and Training Department Breaks Down Programs for Employers and Individuals

2 months 2 weeks ago
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Employment and Training Department can help both employers and individuals connect. With an office located at 101 E. Edwardsville Road in Wood River, the department offers career training services, job seeker services, business services, youth services and more. The department serves Madison, Bond, Jersey and Calhoun counties. “We’re a federally-funded Department of Labor grant, so basically what that means is we have funding opportunities out there for both individuals and the businesses,” said Kayla with the Madison County Employment and Training Department. “We’re pretty passionate about what we do, because you’re helping people and that’s so important.” There are certain eligibility requirements that employers and individuals must meet to qualify for some of the department’s programs. But Kayla and her colleague Brooke noted that they are happy to help people understand what these requirement

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