Another cop is in trouble, this time for some innocent party activities:
Sgt. Joan Short, 42, a 23-year veteran, jeopardized public confidence in the department during an Oct. 21 gathering at the Green Iguana bar in St. Petersburg [Fla.], an internal investigation found.
The party was to mark the 30th birthday of Officer Melinda DeKyle, who received [...]

“Closed sessions” are a fact of life for journalists who cover public meetings. And, it is in these meetings where the dirty laundry gets aired. Illinois has a strong open meetings law. But, it requires state’s attorney’s to enforce and that is almost never done. But public bodies are required to keep minutes of meetings, [...]

When the state police raided a fireworks stand in Creve Coeur this week, they tried to shut it down. Troopers said the fireworks were illegal. The owner said his stuff was legal and refused to close. Along came new Creve Coeur Police Chief Mike Button, who refused to put a business out of work [...]

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, I suppose. Months after Tom Batters wrote about Jazz music in the Peoria area, the Peoria Journal-Star wote about it in this week’s Cue section. But, they followed our lead the week before, when we broke the “strippergate” story. Sometimes they don’t bother to follow up on stories [...]