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Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Rep. Khanna For… Citing The Lancet About How DOGE Cuts Will Likely Lead To Millions Of Deaths

4 months ago
We’ve been pointing out for years that the supposedly “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is one of the most aggressive abusers of state power to create chilling effects against his critics. So it should come as little surprise to anyone paying attention, that he’s at it again: threatening to sue Rep. Ro Khanna for Khanna’s […]
Mike Masnick

East St. Louis District Superintendent Addresses Arrest Of Previous Literacy Volunteer

4 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - East St. Louis School District 189 Superintendent Arthur Culver told families the district was recently notified of the arrest of Chad D. Gray Jr. of New Baden, Illinois, on charges that reportedly include traveling to meet a child, grooming, indecent solicitation of a child, and solicitation to meet a child, according to a letter sent after the district was informed by a partner organization Go International. In the letter, Culver said Gray was not employed by the district

County leaders clash over jail medical funding

4 months ago
A months-long dispute over funding for health care services at the St. Louis County adult and juvenile detention centers remains unresolved, with county leaders continuing to disagree just one week before the current contract expires.
Chad Mira

East Alton Man Detained On Latest Domestic Battery Charge

4 months ago
EAST ALTON – An East Alton man facing his latest felony domestic battery charge in Madison County was recently brought into custody. Eli Z. Steele-Moss, 34, of East Alton, was charged on June 11, 2026 with his second or subsequent count of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. Steele-Moss allegedly knowingly caused bodily harm to a household or family member on the same date after previously being convicted of domestic battery in 2014, also in Madison County. At the time of this latest

Man dies after vehicle and trailer submerge in Lake Ozark

4 months ago
UPDATE 11 p.m.: The Miller County Coroner's Office has identified the man as Michael Lindsay, who was pronounced dead around 6:39 p.m. Officials state they believe the incident to be accidental in nature, with the incident under investigation. "The Miller County Coroner’s Office extends its condolences to Mr. Lindsay’s family and loved ones during this [...]
Russell Bell