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U.S. House passes bill targeting voting by noncitizens, which is already against the law

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The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday to require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, approving a Republican priority over the objections of Democrats who said the bill would only create hurdles for eligible voters without actually improving fraud protection. The 220-208 vote sent the measure to the U.S. Senate, where […]
Jacob Fischler

Development Issues Dominate St. Charles County Election Races

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Four cities grappling with growth concerns in St. Charles County have new mayors. Voters in Lake Saint Louis, Dardenne Prairie and Foristell picked new leaders for their cities after the current mayors opted to not run for reelection. Voters in Cottleville backed Stephen Thompson, a challenger with an aggressive anti-development agenda, […]
Tom Finan

Wittman Park Splash Pad, Bathhouse Taking Shape In Jerseyville

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JERSEYVILLE – With construction well underway, the splash pad and bathhouse proposed in the Phase 2 improvements to Wittman Park in Jerseyville are officially taking shape. On Thursday afternoon, workers with Stutz Excavating, LLC could be seen at Wittman Park pouring concrete for the splash pad and constructing the future bathhouse. Construction on the site first began in February of 2025 after Stutz was awarded the nearly $1.5 million bid for the project in late 2024. The splash pad itself will be built in the shape of Jersey County, adding an unmistakable local charm to the project. Renderings of the splash pad and bathhouse were shown at a “workshop” meeting between city officials on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. “We started on this in February and things are going well construction,” Public Works Director Bob Manns said. “The blue area you see there, of course, is the outline of Jersey County … that was a nice touch and that’s

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The Present and Possibilities of BIM and Virtual Design and Construction

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by Cade Long, Assistant Preconstruction Engineer, Brinkmann Constructors  Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed the construction industry by creating intelligent digital representations of buildings. Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) builds upon BIM by integrating these models with scheduling, cost estimation and project coordination to optimize design, engineering and operational workflows. Together, these technologies create a […]
Tom Finan

Trump administration extends deadline for schools to meet anti-DEI order or lose funds

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The U.S. Education Department has agreed to delay for nearly two weeks enforcement of a disputed directive seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a court filing Thursday in the case challenging the order. The agreement between the department and the groups suing it over the order pauses enforcement until after April […]
Jacob Fischler

Evidence Seized In Highland After Child Pornography Investigation, Man Is Charged

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HIGHLAND - The Madison County Sheriff's Office Detectives have arrested a man in a significant cybercrime investigation involving child pornography. The investigation was initiated after the Sheriff’s Office received multiple Cyber Tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in December 2024. The Madison County Sheriff's Office, which has two detectives assigned to its Cyber Crimes Division and Special Victims Unit, began investigating a suspect allegedly possessing and disseminating images and videos of child pornography. Over the course of the investigation, detectives received nearly 50 separate Cyber Tips, prompting the issuance of several search warrants. On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, detectives executed a search warrant in the 1st block of Rialto in unincorporated Highland, where they took the suspect, identified as Beau D. Imming, into custody without incident. Evidence related to the case was also seized during the operation, Madison County Sheriff's

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AI Crawlers Are Harming Wikimedia, Bringing Open Source Sites To Their Knees, And Putting The Open Web At Risk

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The current rapid advances in generative AI are built on three things. Computing power, some clever coding, and vast amounts of training data. Lots of money can buy you more of the first two, but finding the necessary training material is increasingly hard. Anyone seeking to bolster their competitive advantage through training needs to find […]
Glyn Moody