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For the most part, police unions are a net negative for both the police and the policed. They tend to excuse the worst behavior of their members while showing genuine disdain for anyone who dares to question an officer’s actions. Police unions have actively contributed to the mess US policing is and not a single […]

The Rosebud community mourns a fellow resident, Sgt. Mason Griffith, after he and another officer were shot and killed Sunday night after the suspected shooter turned himself in following a 12-hour standoff.

The pandemic forced most people to learn how to use video conferencing apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams on their phones.

Yale business management professor Jeff Sonnenfeld scolded politicians on the left and right for warping panic over failed banks for political gain.

Hermann police Sgt. Mason Griffith died at a hospital. Officer Adam Sullentrup was critically hurt.

Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith died after he was shot and killed at a Casey's gas station on Sunday night on Missouri Highway 19.

At age 86, Buddy Guy is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee; a major influence on rock titans such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan;

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Missouri is on track to be the fastest state to reach $1 billion in cannabis sales.

“In a nutshell, there has been improper (likely illegal) activity by City officials, which the staff and I have meticulously documented,” Allison Sweeney wrote.

Starting Jan. 1, employers must offer workers paid time off based on hours worked, with no need to explain the reason for their absence.

Drew and his family were invited to the St. Louis CITY SC home opener and got to practice with the Saint Louis University Billikens.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum In the weekend March 12th St. Louis Post-Dispatch, columnist Aisha Sultan called for state legislation bringing back driver’s ed in Missouri Schools. I am all for better-trained drivers in Missouri, on general principal. As a City of St. Louis resident for the last decade I tired of playing […]

It was a couple of weeks back when we highlighted the story of how one game, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, was suffering as the victim of very clear DMCA abuse. If you don’t recall the post, you can get all the details in the link. The short version of it is: a fan of […]

Earlier today I asked if the 2018 bank deregulation bill had any effect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The consensus in comments was that deregulation allowed SVB to avoid Fed stress tests that might have uncovered its liquidity problems. (As a brief aside, it's common to say that SVB bet on interest rates ...continue reading "SVB and the 2018 bank deregulation: An answer, sort of"

ALTON - Alton High School's talented Scholar Bowl team has been sensational in the post-season competition this March. Team members shown above, left to right, are John Ramsay, Jacob Larson, Tucker Gehrig, Grant Fournie, and Noah Perkins. The Redbirds Scholar Bowl squad came home recently as IHSA regional champions. The Redbirds defeated O'Fallon 410-330 and then lost to Mascoutah 350 to 270 and Carbondale 370-350 in the Saturday Mt. Vernon Sectional. "Carbondale, Mascoutah, and O'Fallon are all tough high schools in scholar bowl," AHS Scholar Bowl head coach Chris Ford said. "They were extremely tough competition. We also played all three a few times throughout the regular season." Ford said he was "extremely proud" of his student team members for their overall performance this season. "They've worked extremely hard this season to get to this point," he said. "We've been practicing since September, and playing matches since October. They amassed a 61-32 regular season record including

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ALTON - The Alton Community Service League today announced winners of the recent Aeries Raffle. A total of $1,570 worth of tickets were sold for the raffle. Bernie Wickenhauser received the first prize - a $300 Aeries gift certificate, Georgia Smith received two nights of free lodging at Aeries for second place and the third-place winner was Mike Moylan who received two Aeries Zipline tickets. All the proceeds from the club fundraisers are distributed directly back into the community through grants. Grant winners will be announced next month. Shown in the photo above is Tammy Atchley, Ways, and Means Chair, presenting Bernie Wickenhauser with the first prize of a $300 Aeries gift certificate. "Thanks to the community for your continued," support, Jean Conrady, of ACSL said.

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