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Drive-by shootings reported in several southern Illinois towns

2 years 6 months ago
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. -- A series of drive-by shootings happened in several southern Illinois towns early Saturday morning. The Williamson County Sheriff's office says that the shootings happened in Marion, Herrin, and Carbondale Illinois. They may have been committed by the same person. “These appear to be targeted acts and while the public should remain [...]
Joe Millitzer

Snow expected in the St. Louis area on Christmas night

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- We have a clipper system on the way into the St. Louis area. This system is a far different storm than the one we just experienced. It will not be as cold and will be far less windy, but it will produce some light accumulating snow. The range of snow expected to [...]
Chris Higgins

Gaming Like It’s 1927: Get Ready For Our Next Public Domain Game Jam

2 years 6 months ago
Sign up for the Public Domain Game Jam on itch.io » It’s that time of year! Ever since works in the US finally started entering the public domain again, we’ve been hosting an annual game jam for designers to create games based on the year’s newly copyright-free works. This year, it’s Gaming Like It’s 1927! There […]
Leigh Beadon

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 6 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is rinzewind (shout out for the Discworld reference!) with a simple comment about the Twitter Files: The most disappointing thing of this whole Twitter Files fiasco, for me, has been Taibbi. He had made some questionable editorial decisions as of late, but this has already […]
Leigh Beadon

Global supply chains have recovered for the holidays

2 years 6 months ago
The Wall Street Journal says that Santa has delivered a wonderful gift this year. For the first time since the pandemic started, our supply chains are finally in great shape: Gone are the weekslong backlogs of cargo ships at large ports. Ocean shipping rates have plunged below prepandemic levels....In the U.S., retailers have ample inventory. ...continue reading "Global supply chains have recovered for the holidays"
Kevin Drum