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Freer's Cookies and Cocoa For Community Christmas Event Returns Full Force December 6

2 years 9 months ago
GODFREY - The Annual Cookies and Cocoa for Community Christmas sponsored by Freer Auto Body will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Those who attend are encouraged to stop by with donations of money, toys, or coats for the United Way’s Community Christmas campaign. Margaret Freer of Freer Auto Body, said they are excited about having the Cookies and Cocoa event in more of a pre-COVID-19 sense after a few years of the pandemic. Please come and enjoy fresh baked cookies and homemade cocoa and drop off a toy or coat for Community Christmas!," Margaret said. "All items collected stay for local families!" Margaret explained they were excited to have the event return to a sense of normalcy. “We will have an event where everybody collects and sorts and more people can be together,” she said. “Working together the last few years with the COVID Pandemic, sometimes all people wanted to do is give a gift card or money. We are also hoping people can brin

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Missouri allows some disabled workers to earn less than $1 an hour. The state says it's fine if that never changes

2 years 9 months ago
ProPublica Local Reporting Network and the Kansas City Beacon released a new investigation into Missouri employment centers for disabled adults. Employees of these centers, or ‘sheltered workshops,’ are paid $4 an hour on average. The author of the report Madison Hopkins discusses why Missouri workshops have such low success rates and why state officials refuse to change the program.

Watch: Trump announces 2024 run for president

2 years 9 months ago
Former President Trump announced his entry into the 2024 race for the White House Tuesday at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump made the announcement from Mar-a-Lago, his private estate and club in Palm Beach, Fla., just a week after the midterm elections denied Republicans the “red wave” they had long anticipated. Read the full story and [...]
The Hill Staff

Godfrey's Steve Stobbs Elected Chief Judge Of The Third Judicial Circuit

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Retiring Chief Judge William A. Mudge announced today that Circuit Judge Steve Stobbs has been selected to serve as the next Chief Judge for a two-year term. The ballots submitted by the Circuit Judges were unanimous. Judge Mudge is retiring on December 4. Judge Stobbs will commence serving in his new role on December 5. “I am honored to be selected by my colleagues to serve as Chief Judge. I look forward to working with my fellow judges and the wonderful employees at the Courthouse to serve the people of the Third Judicial Circuit,” Stobbs said. “Judge Stobbs is a respected and experienced jurist and I leave the Third Judicial Circuit in good hands with him at the helm,” said Mudge. Chief Judge Stobbs was elected Circuit Judge as a Republican in 2020 after first serving as an Associate Judge for fourteen years. Prior to his judicial career, Stobbs served as a member of the Madison County Board representing Godfrey. Throughout his judicial career,

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Federal ruling takes on STL County police use ‘wanteds’ instead of warrants

2 years 9 months ago
Seven years ago, the Department of Justice called out St. Louis County police for detaining people without a warrant. Now, a federal appeals court says that system is “fraught” with constitutional risk. So, why do local police keep doing it? Maureen Hanlon, the Lead Attorney for Civil Rights Litigation at ArchCity Defenders, discusses the case, and the various ways the federal appeals court attacked the “wanteds” system — even while upholding its legality.

Your Guide to CITYPARK's First St. Louis Soccer Game on Wednesday

2 years 9 months ago
This week marks the beginning of a new era of sports in St. Louis. Professional soccer is here. On Wednesday, CITYPARK stadium, home to St. Louis’ future Major League Soccer team, will host its first soccer match — an international friendly between CITY SC 2 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a German team.
Benjamin Simon

Microsoft Says China Is Abusing Vulnerability Disclosure Requirements To Hoard Exploits

2 years 9 months ago
Plenty of countries have vulnerability disclosure requirements in place. This is supposed to increase the security of all users by requiring notification of affected platforms or software of exploits that may be used by malicious entities. Define “malicious entity” tho. The NSA has never abided by these requirements, despite being the free world leader in […]
Tim Cushing