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Belleville Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Reproducing Child Sexual Abuse Material

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BELLEVILLE — A Belleville man was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to reproducing child sexual abuse material involving victims younger than 13, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced. Jacob W. Burkert, 32, pleaded guilty to two Class X felony counts in St. Clair County Circuit Court. In January, investigators from Raoul’s office and Belleville police searched Burkert’s residence in the 200 block of Greenleaf Circle. Burker

Investigators Ask I-170 Drivers For Information After Teen's Death

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ST. LOUIS - A 17-year-old McClure North High School senior student died after being found with a gunshot wound following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night, Oct. 14, 2026, on Interstate 170, police said. Investigators are seeking witnesses to help determine what happened. The victim, identified as Alyssa Wilson, was found in the southbound lanes between St. Charles Rock Road and Midland Boulevard. She was taken to an area hospital for emergency treatment and later pronounced dead, according

The Metric Is Not The Mission: The Long Decline Of Certainty

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The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internet to the growing tensions around […]
Konstantinos Komaitis

Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athlete Of The Month: Longstreet Gives Marquette Explosive Options On Ground and In Air

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ALTON - Junior Don’tay Longstreet is giving Marquette Catholic's football team an explosive option on the ground and through the air all season. The Explorers are prepared to visit Carlyle on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, for their final regular-season football game. Marquette Catholic enters the matchup with a 4-4 record, while Carlyle is 5-3. Longstreet heads into the game after catching five passes for 69 yards against rival Roxana this past Friday night, Oct. 9, 2026. Longstreet has 15 reception