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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: We’ve Hit Grok Bottom

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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

Dylan Blaha

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Blaha will need to overcome a massive fundraising disadvantage to beat U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski for Illinois' 13th Congressional District, the seat that represents much of the Metro East.

Webinar: Beyond the Search Bar — AI-Assisted Market Research, Strategy and Storytelling

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SMPS St. Louis will host a live webinar on Wednesday, February 11, exploring how AEC marketers and business development professionals can use AI tools to strengthen market research, strategic planning and storytelling. Beyond the Search Bar: AI-Assisted Market Research, Strategy and Storytelling runs from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. CST via Zoom and focuses on practical […]

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Tom Finan

St. Louis Private Street Forming Special Taxing District to Fund Tornado Repairs

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A private street in DeBaliviere Place that’s home to a series of architecturally significant and historic homes is looking to set up a special taxing district to pay for May 16 tornado repairs for major infrastructure, a tactic neighbors say could be repeatable elsewhere and will save the city on […]

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Tom Finan

Edwardsville Police Charge Missouri Man With Shooting During 'Road Rage Incident'

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EDWARDSVILLE – A Missouri man faces a felony in Madison County after allegedly firing shots at another driver during a “road rage incident” in Edwardsville. Brendon T. Sydnor, 25, of Ballwin, Mo., was charged on Jan. 8, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm. Sydnor allegedly knowingly discharged a firearm in a reckless manner on Dec. 5, 2025, endangering the bodily safety of another individual. He is specifically accused of firing two rounds fro

Prosecutors Charge Michael Cornell Jr. With Multiple Sex-Related Offenses

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. — On Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Michael Cornell Jr., 39, of the 9500 block of West Avenue in St. Louis, with multiple offenses including four counts of statutory sodomy in the second degree, three counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy in the first degree, one count of first-degree harassment, and one count of possession of child pornography. Cornell is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond with no