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Meet a Unicorn at the Rockwoods Rockin’ Horsefest

5 months ago
ST LOUIS – The Rockwoods Range Back Country Horsemen Of Missouri saunter up to StudioSTL to tell us about the Rockwoods Rockin` Horsefest in Greensfelder Park this weekend. Watch to meet Rebel the Unicorn and to learn more about the nonprofit group and how this fundraiser helps the parks in our area. Not only can [...]
Varkita Quinn

James Killion Day 2026 Draws Strong Community Support in Alton

5 months ago
ALTON - The James Killion Beautification & Enhancement Committee and volunteers made James Killion Day 2026 on Saturday, May 23, 2026, "a rousing success," organizers said afterward. The event at James Killion Park in Alton for a pre-Memorial Day celebration honored the legacy of James Killion Jr. It highlighted a youth-focused theme: “It’s All About the Children — Invest in Them Now.” The all-day event Saturday included an afternoon ceremony from 1 to 3 p.m. and a

Alton Honors Miles Davis With 100th Birthday Jazz Festival

5 months ago
ALTON - The Miles Davis Jazz Festival celebrated the famed musician’s 100th birthday with a two-day event in Alton on May 22 and 23, 2026, bringing together music, art, and scholarship fundraising in his hometown. Davis was born on May 26, 1926, to an affluent African American family in Alton, Illinois. The Miles Davis Celebration weekend in Alton started at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, with a free mini block party at the Miles Davis statue next to Catdaddy’s in downtown Alton, followed

Man Charged in First Degree Robbery

5 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a 54-year-old St. Louis man with first-degree robbery in connection with a holdup at a liquor store on Old Halls Ferry Road, authorities said Monday. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said May 25, 2026, that Willie Scott, of the 100 block of Chambers Road in St. Louis, was charged in the May 18 robbery of Randall's Wines and Spirits in the 11000 block of Old Halls Ferry Road. Scott is being held on a $150,000 cash-only

Super Meth Isn’t The Hero We Want, But It’s The Hero We Deserve

5 months ago
Our war on drugs began with a simple man with a simple plan. That plan was this: give the government more powers at the expense of civil rights, all under the “leadership” of soon-to-be-deposed president Richard Nixon and known drug enthusiast, Elvis Presley. While that summary is long on pithiness and short on detail, it’s […]
Tim Cushing

Forensic DNA Breakthrough Revives 33-Year-Old Madison County Murder

5 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE/GRANITE CITY - Madison County prosecutors on Friday, May 22, 2026, charged Albert Lee “Buddy” Zigler, 70, with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the 1993 killing of Randy Gail Sperino, a case that authorities said had remained unresolved for more than three decades. The charges were announced Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Madison County Administration Building boardroom by Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine and Madison County Sheriff Jeff