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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Age Old Questions

2 months 2 weeks ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps

2 months 2 weeks ago
Applications now accepted for 2026 Forest ReLeaf Project CommuniTree Free Trees. 3-gallon trees and shrubs for public or nonprofit plantings by neighborhood associations, schools, Scouts, churches, cities, municipalities and other community groups in St. Louis area. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery returns to Kirkwood Farmers Market Saturdays on April 4th with Market days also set for April … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →
mceselski

Alton Woman Faces Felony After Alleged Toys For Tots Donation Theft

2 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON – A local woman has been charged with stealing toys that were donated to charity last December. Brenda L. Donithan, 28, of Alton, was charged on March 16, 2026 with one count of theft, a Class 4 felony. On Dec. 4, 2025, Donithan allegedly knowingly obtained or exerted unauthorized control over property of the Nautilus Fitness Center in Alton. She is specifically accused of stealing various toys that had been donated to the Toys For Tots charity, with the intent to deprive Nautilus

The Science Center & Weather Day at Busch Stadium

2 months 2 weeks ago
The St. Louis Science Center is partnering with the FOX 2 Weather Team to host Weather Day at Busch Stadium on April 15th, inviting students and teachers to join them for a giant science classroom experience before the Cardinals take on the Cleveland Guardians.
Joe Millitzer

Edwardsville Police Investigate Report of Indecent Solicitation of Child; Suspect in Custody

2 months 2 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department announced that a 29-year-old Alton man was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, within hours of being notified and initiating an investigation into an allegation of indecent solicitation of a child. On Thursday, April 2, 2026, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office issued a formal charging document known as a criminal information on the suspect, James L. Williams, 29 years of age. The criminal information for

Alton Proposes Funding Cuts to Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau

2 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON - The Alton Committee of the Whole will vote on a resolution to amend city code affecting business taxes and the amount of money that will go to different organizations. On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Committee of the Whole will cast a vote that has the potential to adjust the Hotel Room Tax and the Food and Beverages Sales Tax in Alton. Two of the biggest changes affect the Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau. One-eighth of taxes and penalties received by the city from the Hotel

10 Firearms Seized, 13 Arrested, 63 Cited Following Massive Search Warrant at Condemned Apartments 

2 months 2 weeks ago

The SLMPD executed one of the largest search warrants in recent years Thursday morning in the Marine Villa neighborhood following numerous complaints from residents and other violent crime incidents. 

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Mitch McCoy

Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete Of Month for Granite City Warriors: Catcher Cooper Plays Key Role in Baseball Start

2 months 2 weeks ago
GRANITE CITY - Ayden Cooper is off to a strong start for the Granite City Warriors baseball team. He is a Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Cooper, a junior catcher for the Granite City High School baseball team, had the game-winning RBI, a single to center field that scored pinch runner Hunter Dickinson, in a 2-1 win over Waterloo Gibault Catholic on March 18, 2026, in the debut game of the newly remodeled Babe Champions Field in Granite City. Cooper went