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13-Year-Old Wood River Boy Reported Missing To Police

2 years 4 months ago
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Police Department said today a 13-year-old male has been reported missing. The police said at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, Hunter Rezabek was reported by a family member to have left his residence on South Central Avenue, Wood River, at approximately 3 p.m. earlier that day. Hunter is described as 5-foot-3 inches tall, and approximately 115 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black coat, a black hooded sweatshirt with "Champion" across the chest, blue jeans, and red/white tennis shoes. Wood River Police said Hunter is missing of his own volition and was not believed to be in danger when he left. Please contact Wood River Police at (618) 251-3114 if you assist police in locating him. Any comment not related to locating him will be removed. Wood River Police said thank you in advance.

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Security Update – Four Week Test

2 years 4 months ago
We have successfully completed the four-week test with secondary-duty police officers patrolling our neighborhood at night and responding to alerts from the AwareNet cameras. Directly as a result of reviewing alerts, the officers made two arrests and responded to several suspicious incidents.
Dee Baebler

Statewide Reaction To Judge's Ruling On SAFE-T Act

2 years 4 months ago
State Rep. Adam Niemerg: Court Ruling on SAFE-T Act Confirms Critics Constitutional Concerns The ruling of 21 st Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Thomas Cunnington on the SAFE-T Act confirms what State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dietrich) has been warning about since the legislation was first introduced. “One of the reasons I voted against this bill was because I believed it was an overreach from the legislative and executive branches of government,” Niemerg said. “We should not paint our judicial process with a broad brush because every case is different. The SAFE-T Act handcuffs the ability of judges to keep our communities safe and there is no question it is a major overreach.” Judge Cunningham’s ruling strikes down the cash bail and pre-trial release provisions of the SAFE-T Act for the 65 counties that challenged the law’s constitutionality. In his ruling, Cunningham stated that the law violates the Separation of Powers clause of the

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AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Could Dodge Millions In Location Data Fines Thanks To Industry Attacks On FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn

2 years 4 months ago
Telecom and media giants are running a sleazy year-long smear campaign against Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn aimed at miring the agency in perpetual consumer protection gridlock. The attacks have been carefully seeded across the US press through various think tanks and nonprofits, and falsely accuse Sohn of everything from hating police to being an enemy of rural […]
Karl Bode

Tactics To Care For The New Tripledemic

2 years 4 months ago
Every year Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary, often those that have made their way into everyday language and pop culture. While it’s not officially on the list, the term “tripledemic” is certainly a strong contender. The word was coined to describe the near-simultaneous increase in COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases. Millions across the country have been getting sick at an alarming rate earlier than normal, particularly for flu, putting increased pressure on healthcare systems across the country. Young children, those under two years old, are particularly susceptible to RSV, as well as those with other chronic health conditions. Children typically develop anything from cold-like symptoms to a more severe cough or even trouble breathing. Dr. Keith Hanson, a pediatrician with Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, says RSV is doing what RSV has done for decades, but we have become

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