Category: Midwest

Exclusive: Settlement reached in Gateway Pundit defamation case

By Paul Wagman A settlement has been agreed to between the Gateway Pundit and the two Georgia election workers who charged the St. Louis-based far-right website with defamation   in a civil suit in St. Louis Circuit Court. Notice of the settlement was filed on the Missouri Courts.gov website Monday afternoon. The parties to the

Op-Ed: Police act as catalysts for more perfect union 

By Maureen McGough   Policing has become hyperpoliticized and polarized to the detriment of the profession and the people it serves. Problematic messages include If you work with or for the police, you must be a racist; If you criticize an officer’s actions, you must be an anarchist; If Black lives matter, blue lives don’t (and vice

In Illinois, a model police reform law falls short; Missouri backpedals

By Kallie Cox After passing the SAFE-T  Act in 2021, Illinois was hailed as a model for police reform. However, despite the abolition of cash bail and sweeping police reforms, there remain barriers to accountability. The next step, critics say, is enforcing the existing policy changes among Illinois’ enforcement agencies, strengthening the penalties for failing