WOOD RIVER - The Holiday Traditions Night Market promises tons of fun in downtown Wood River. From 4–7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, community members can enjoy a vendor fair, carriage rides, s’mores and hot cocoa, visits with Santa, a petting zoo and a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Ferguson Avenue in downtown Wood River. Kristen Burns with Wood River Main Street expressed her excitement to host the third annual event. “Come have fun with us,” Burns said.
JERSEYVILLE - Kids can enjoy a special visit with Santa this holiday season. From 6–8 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 13, 2025, Got Faith? Ministry in Jerseyville will host a free visit with Santa where kids can chat with the man himself, make their own toy, and pick out a gift for their caregivers. Jersey County’s official Santa, Steve Pegram, who also oversees Got Faith?, can’t wait to celebrate with the kids. “They’re going to take a picture with Santa, a selfie with
COLLINSVILLE – Forty-six members of the Collinsville High School Class of 2026 have been named Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois State Scholars program recognizes students with superior academic potential based on achievements during high school. To be eligible, a student must: ? Attend an approved Illinois high school. ? Rank in the top half of their high school class at the end of the sixth semester (end of junior year). ? Have a qualifying ACT or SAT score from tests taken between
ALTON – After 15 years of requests from a local business owner for Alton and Ameren officials to address a “public safety hazard” in front of her building, Alton aldermen voted this week to further delay taking action. Erin Frew, owner of the historic Snyder Block building at 301 Piasa St. in downtown Alton, has consistently called on City Council members to compel Ameren Illinois to relocate bare overhead powerlines hanging less than six feet from the building’s
ST. LOUIS — Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44% of all home fires in the United States. The American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis offers safety steps everyone can follow if they will be preparing their family’s Thanksgiving feast. “Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, home fire injuries and the secon
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued from late Friday night through Saturday evening . The National Weather Service is warning of heavy snow , with 4 to 8 inches possible across portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois, as well as east central and northeast Missouri. Travel could become very difficult , especially during the day Saturday. Today, conditions stay calm ahead of the approaching system. Expect a bright day with plenty of sunshine and brisk, chilly air.
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies, according to a federal notice, […]
In American politics, we’re familiar with gerrymandering — when a political party redraws district lines to gain an electoral advantage. But what happens when that plan backfires and accidentally benefits the opposing party instead? Enter what politicos call the “dummymander.” Republicans in several states, including Missouri, followed President Donald Trump’s orders to redraw congressional maps […]
ST. LOUIS - Happy Thanksgiving! It will be a cold, but thankfully quiet holiday. The gusty winds of Wednesday have eased and overnight clouds are starting to clear. Sunny skies Thursday with highs in the low-40s. Staying quiet and cold overnight. We’ll wake up in the low to mid-20s on Black Friday and see highs [...]
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