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GCSD9 Cancels Back to School Celebration

2 years 11 months ago
GRANITE CITY – Unfortunately, GCSD9 has cancelled the "Back to School Celebration" set for Wednesday, August 3 at Worthen Park due to potential thunderstorms in the weather forecast. "We look forward to seeing our students and staff in the classrooms on Wednesday, August 17," Granite City Schools Superintendent Stephanie Cann said.

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Scooter's Coffee Opens Jerseyville Location

2 years 11 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - The Jerseyville location of Scooter’s Coffee at 600 S. State St. has officially opened for business. Scott Gaffner, who co-owns this location with his wife Jamie, said the reception from the community has been wonderful so far. The location opened at 11 a.m. on Monday - a delayed start due to final inspections - but the location’s full hours are 5:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. from Monday-Friday and 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. “Everything so far has been well-received,” Gaffner said. “We’re just ecstatic the way Jersey, Greene, Calhoun, Madison County - we have so many people from so many different areas that have come and just been so excited to see us here, and that’s made us even more excited to be here, back to our home area.” Gaffner and his wife lived in Jerseyville from 1990-1995 while Gaffner worked for the Illinois State Police, after which they moved to Greeneville. He said he’s since retired from

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Is the California Legislature Addicted to Performative Election-Year Stunts That Threaten the Internet?

2 years 11 months ago
It’s an election year, and like clockwork, legislators around the country want to show they care about protecting kids online. This pre-election frenzy leads performative bills that won’t actually help any kids. Today I’m blogging about one of those bills, California AB 2408, “Social media platform: child users: addiction.” (For more on how the California legislature […]
Mike Masnick

Man charged in fatal shooting of teen at St. Louis Greyhound station

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting Monday of a teen inside the lobby of a greyhound station. Montrel Alexander, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The shooting that killed a 17 or 18-year-old boy happened at 430 South 15th Street at about [...]
Monica Ryan

Felon gets 5 years; police find gun with him in Shaw neighborhood

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Police caught a convicted felon with a gun when they responded to a domestic violence incident in the Shaw neighborhood. Now that man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. In May, De’Aliz’e Jones, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On [...]
Monica Ryan

Man shot and killed on I-55 Friday identified

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The person killed Friday night on I-55 has been identified. Deolandis Dabney, 27, was shot at about 12:30 p.m. on I-55 at South Broadway. Officers found him inside a four-door silver car suffering from gunshot wounds to his head and torso. The back passenger window was shot out, though it remains unclear [...]
Monica Ryan