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Polished.com, Inc., an online appliance retailer which started as local, family-run Goedeker's, has agreed to pay $100,000 to former company CEO Albert Fouerti and former vice president Elie Fouerti in a settlement over unpaid rent and other property-related costs.

Police failed to mention federal and state protections against newsroom raids when applying for a warrant to seize equipment from the Marion County Record.

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When police applied for a warrant to raid the Marion County Record, they didn’t bother mentioning the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 — a federal law that largely bans newsroom seizures. They claimed afterwards that they knew about the PPA but didn’t think it applied (we have our doubts). And the judge who issued the warrant was apparently clueless about the law.

Authorities in Marion are far from the only ones to ignore the PPA. We noted earlier this year that police in Asheville, North Carolina, neglected to mention it when they applied for a warrant to search a journalist’s phone. And federal prosecutors are struggling to explain how the FBI raid of journalist Tim Burke’s Florida home could have complied with the PPA.

It’s a real problem that law enforcement and judges seem so confused (at best) about such an important press freedom law. It’s crucial that journalists themselves know their rights, especially when the government doesn’t. That’s why Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) collaborated with the First Amendment Foundation on a guide covering journalists’ rights under the PPA (and state shield laws), as well as how journalists should respond if police knock on their doors or otherwise attempt to seize their newsgathering equipment.

You can read and download the guide below.

Suburban St. Louis resident Jamie Corley proposed the constitutional amendments to allow those exceptions up until viability, which typically is around 24 weeks.

Idalia, now a tropical storm, has caused a mess at airports coast-to-coast, as flights were canceled from Florida and the East Coast, just days before the long holiday weekend.

Congratulations, Brandon Murray, director of DEI & accessibility at The College School! Murray will be honored as a St. Louis young leader at the St. Louis American Foundation’s twelfth annual Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception, presented by Midwest…

Enjoy a free concert of delightful music celebrating nature and connecting with history. From Mozart to St. Louis composer Stephanie Berg, Chamber Project St. Louis presents a program full of […]

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Connect with history and celebrate nature with the delightful music of Chamber Project St. Louis.   This free concert features a full program of music, from Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus […]

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Tim Eby claims that statements made in articles the station published after his departure included false characterizations that hurt his reputation.

EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton Man has been sentenced to 135 years in prison in connection with the shootings of three people, including a woman whose leg was nearly severed. Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine announced on Wednesday that Steven Foster, 37, received the sentence in the Madison County Circuit Court. Following a week-long jury trial in March, Foster was found guilty of three counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm. “This is a repeat criminal. This isn’t the first time he has terrorized our community, but it’s definitely the last,” Haine said. According to evidence and testimony presented by Assistant State’s Attorney Morgan Hudson and Assistant State’s Attorney Luke Yager, the shootings happened Sept. 8, 2021, in the 700 block of Oakwood Estates in Alton. The shootings were the result of a dispute between Foster and one of

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The Southwest Airlines pilots have been in labor contract negotiations since January 2020.

Content by Bankrate MSA. Here are some of the changes Buffett and his two investment officers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, made during the first quarter, according to the latest 13F regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ALTON - We’re Outside owner Troy Hughes had an experience he will never forget earlier this week. While serving lunch at his new popular restaurant, he had a visit from the Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at his business. Alton Mayor David Goins said Pritzker was passing through on his way back to Springfield and he wanted to stop in at an Alton restaurant. We’re Outside, a business at 1692 Oakwood Avenue, was the business he chose to visit. Gov. Pritzker expressed to Hughes how proud he was for what he did, building the business essentially with his own hands over the past year and a half. Alton Mayor Goins said he thought that Pritzker's choice to visit the establishment was very appropriate considering it is Black Business Awareness Month. “The way filled the restaurant with people so far and how he built the business with his own hands was a great story to share with the governor,” Goins said. Hughes said he was surprised when Gov. Pritzker and his staff

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Last July, we noted how media reform activists had petitioned the FCC to revoke Fox News’ local broadcast license in Philadelphia. More specifically, the group argued that Fox News’ rampant election fraud propaganda technically violated the “character clause” embedded in the Communications Act the FCC is supposed to use to determine whether an organization should hold a […]

The Board of Election Commissioners will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023, in observance of Labor Day.

Ameren Missouri cut 20,083 accounts off of electricity last October, by far the highest number of disconnects the utility has made since late 2019.

JERSEYVILLE - Acclaimed Christian artist Hope Darst is about to bring her talents to 1AG Church on 500 Cross Avenue in Jerseyville. Darst has Jersey County and the surrounding area very excited about her appearance. She will appear on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, and tickets are still available. Darst is featured regularly on Joy FM and has 18,000-plus Instagram followers. Some of her hit songs include "Peace Be Still" and "Promise Keeper." The evening with Darst will begin around 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, with food trucks in the parking lot. The show will start at 7 p.m. Local band, Uproar, will be the opening act prior to Darst’s set. Organizers say their captivating performances will touch your heart, ignite your spirit, and remind us all of the love and compassion that God has for every individual. Prior to the concert, the church will take a moment to discuss the needs of local children. Between the counties of Jersey, Calhoun, Greene, Macoupin, and Madison, there are 975 children

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Police on Wednesday identified the man who was shot and killed last week just north of Laclede Park in south city's Dutchtown neighborhood.