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TikTok’s DC Lobbying Charm Offensive Unsurprisingly Isn’t Going So Hot
To fend off a ban in the U.S., TikTok lobbyists have attempted to put on a doomed charm offensive in DC, spending a record $5.4 million on U.S. lawmaker influence last year. The effort has even involved opening “transparency centers” in DC designed to “educate” lawmakers on content moderation and the steps TikTok is apparently […]
Cuba, Mo., man charged with murder in St. Louis County killing
An eye witness told police they saw a 50-year-old man shoot and kill another man in a Hanley Hills home, charges say.
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St. Louis County man facing kidnapping, assault charges in domestic violence case
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office has filed charges against a St. Louis County man in connection with a domestic violence investigation.
Bethalto Man Charged With Five Counts Of Child Pornography
BETHALTO - Tyler I. Duncan, 20, of the 100 block of Main Street, Bethalto, has been charged with five counts of child pornography resulting from an investigation by the Bethalto Police Department. Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said the charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Bethalto Police Department after they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing Exploited Children (NCMEC) that linked possible child pornography with an address in the Village of Bethalto, which was linked to Duncan. "On February 16, 2023, the Bethalto Police Department executed a search warrant on the home in question, which was in the 100 block of West Main Street," Dixon said. "Duncan was taken into custody during the search warrant execution and transported to the Madison County Jail, where he was held pending a formal presentation of facts to Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine’s Office. "A criminal information and warrant application was prepared by the
Man critically injured early Tuesday in St. Louis shooting
Local author Ciera Horton McElroy’s debut is a personal take on Cold War-era stories and secrets
"Atomic Family" captures a life-changing day for one household in the shadow of a nuclear plant.
One Dies In Fire At East Alton Storage Units, Investigation Underway
EAST ALTON - One individual died in a blazing fire at a storage unit in East Alton early Tuesday. Fire departments responded to the situation in the 600 block of West St. Louis Avenue in East Alton around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Multiple storage units were on fire when the firefighters arrived at the scene. A Box Alarm was issued in the fire. East Alton, Wood River, Roxana, Alton, and Rosewood Heights fire agencies responded and the Madison County Emergency Management vehicle was also called to the scene. The Illinois Fire Marshal has also been called to investigate after the body was discovered. The victim of the fire has not yet been identified. More to come.
Overnight lane closures begin Monday on I-270, I-64
Moline Acres man killed in double shooting in St. Louis
Rashad Hollis, 32, died on a sidewalk after being shot in the chest.
Man dressed as FedEx worker to steal packages, Fairview Heights police say
WashU Medicine reaches new heights as it climbs to No. 3 in NIH research funding
George Harrison’s son: New solo catalog deal means “custom limited vinyl,” “deepest of dives into our archives”
George Harrison's solo albums will now be available via a partnership with his Dark Horse Records label and BMG, the company that in 2022 signed on to administer the late Beatle's song…
Replicas of Tony Hawk’s Kurt Cobain-painted skateboard going on sale for charity
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will be raising money for charity with replicas of a skateboard deck hand-painted by Kurt Cobain. As previously reported, Hawk obtained the board at an auction…
Russia suspends only remaining major nuclear treaty with US
The move to halt Moscow's involvement in the New START treaty sharply ups the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine.
Twitter Is Correct To Move Away From SMS Two Factor Authentication, Though, There Are Much Better Ways To Do It
A lot of people freaked out on Friday after the news came out that Twitter was going to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) only available to paid Twitter Blue subscribers. The news was first broken, like so much Twitter news these days, by Platformer reporter Zoe Schiffer. It’s understandable that people were up in arms […]
Study: St. Louis ranked 'best place to party' in US
A new study from Betsperts praises St. Louis as the top place to party in the United States.
Body found in burned East Alton storage locker
The body was so badly burned that authorities couldn't tell if the victim was male or female.
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