Shane Saathoff

Shane has been an active writer for more than two decades, focusing on local news and events throughout the region. A native of Bourbonnais, IL, and alumnus of Olivet Nazarene University, he spent over a decade working in radio newsrooms before transitioning full-time to print and digital journalism. A passionate historian and self-described science and tech geek, Shane is also a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fan, a bit of a baseball junkie, and enjoys building LEGO sets with his nephew in his downtime.

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‘Anti-American America?’: Power, Secrecy, and a Government That No Longer Answers to The People

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is twenty-four days into one of the longest government shutdowns in modern history, but power in Washington has...

St. Louis Region Weather Alert: Frost Advisory Extended Through Friday Morning

St. Louis, MO – The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued another Frost Advisory from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, warning...

Football, Fear, and Distraction – Why Millions Are Marching in America Today: Saturday, October 18th

There’s a sound that no free people should ever grow used to—the sound of their own government flexing its muscle over them.Today that sound...

No Kings, No Crowns — But Plenty of Soldiers: How America Is Treating Constitutional Rights Like a Crime

On Saturday, millions of Americans are expected to march in the nationwide “No Kings” protest, a movement built on a simple message — no...

Upper Michigan Weather Update: Dry Today, Rain Returns Thursday

Marquette, MI – Skies are expected to clear across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula today before a shift to wetter weather later this week, according to...

Midwest History Shock: There’s a 1,000-Year-Old Pyramid Near the Mississippi River You Can Visit Today

Collinsville, IL – Here’s something you didn’t learn in school: the Midwest has a pyramid. And no, it’s not a nickname or tourist gimmick—it’s...