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The Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden is competing for the title of America's "best holiday lights" at a botanical garden in a national poll conducted by USA Today.

SPONSORED – Angela Hutti joins us live at the Moolah Shrine Center in Maryland Heights for the 7th annual Feztival of Trees. There are over 40 decorated trees and for just $1 you could win a pre-decorated tree, and the gifts under it! These are valued from $500 to over $10,000! While you’re there, be [...]

There's a new hotline now available in Illinois for parents and caregivers who have questions about a recalled infant formula.

A train struck a car Friday morning in St. Louis near Macklind and Manchester avenues, police say.

WOOD RIVER — Roasterz Coffee Co. , a locally owned coffee shop at 7 West Ferguson Avenue in Wood River, is expanding its services with plans to launch a mobile coffee truck and host after-hours events this summer. The business recently held a ribbon-cutting in Wood River. The mobile truck will add accessibility for the shop, and the business also plans to incorporate app-based ordering and delivery systems, aiming to make coffee available at any time. In addition, the business is working

Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace, featuring Suzi Dian, are featured in the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.Plant and his band perform five songs during the appearance,…

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the Senate passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act , which included their bipartisan Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act as an amendment. Durbin and Fischer’s legislation would ensure school food service staff receive essential training about food allergies, so that they

I’ve expended far too many words stating the obvious: the Trump administration’s deportation program isn’t interested in removing criminals. It’s only interested in removing people who aren’t white. That’s why it vets visa applicants for “anti-American” social media posts while throwing the immigration door wide open for any white people seeking to escape the “persecution” […]

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has begun a statewide investigation into numerous kratom manufacturers and distributors in Missouri.

As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills. Several businesses and nonprofits have launched AI-powered tools to help patients get their insurance claims paid and navigate byzantine medical bills, creating a robotic tug-of-war […]

ALTON, IL — The City of Alton Parks & Recreation Department is issuing a final reminder that registration for the 2026 Youth Basketball Program will officially close on Tuesday, December 17th. Parents and guardians are urged to sign up their children immediately to secure a spot for the upcoming season. The program is open to Boys and Girls in 2nd/3rd Grade and 4th/5th Grade , providing a fun, structured environment for young athletes to learn fundamental skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

As Queen continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album A Night at the Opera, they are highlighting live performances of their iconic single "Bohemian Rhapsody."The latest episode of…

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ALTON - A few local social media posts are circulating about people being followed while driving. One Alton police officer explains what to do if you find yourself in a scary situation. Lieutenant Andrew Pierson, Chief of Detectives with the Alton Police Department, said that while there’s been an uptick in social media posts, they haven’t received new reports of people being followed. “We might get something like that a couple times a year, but the instances that you guy

WOOD RIVER — Three people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision at the Central Avenue intersection in Wood River, authorities said. The Wood River Police Department reported that one vehicle appeared to have run a red light and struck the other car. The crash occurred on Friday morning, on Nov. 21, 2025, as many were on their way to work. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage, the Wood River Police said. One individual suffered a leg injury, but police