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WOOD RIVER – The construction of a new park in downtown Wood River is moving forward at a lower cost than previously estimated. Wood River City Council members voted unanimously on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 to approve a $1,189,990 bid from Pfund Construction to construct City Center Park. City Manager Steve Palen said this marks the result of a rebidding process prompted by the previous constructions bids being rejected after coming in significantly higher than estimated. Previously rejected

Elly De La Cruz delivered his first career walk-off hit in the 10th inning after Dane Myers hit a tying pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday night to split a doubleheader.

Thousands of automated license plate reader cameras have been mapped across the St. Louis region, and about 1,000 of those are Flock Safety cameras, according to a crowdsourced surveillance map.

Police union officials said Mayor Cara Spencer abused her position. Spencer accused the union of playing politics.

Beginning Tuesday, the eyes of the golf world turn to Bellerive Country Club, as the BMW Championship brings an elite field to the St. Louis area golf course.

The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.

The St. Louis heat nearly turned deadly this weekend after a 6-month-old baby was left alone in a car with the windows rolled up.

RANDOLPH COUNTY – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Coulterville, Illinois man was sentenced to 18 years in prison today for possessing child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. Kelly Kane, 41, was sentenced today in Randolph County Circuit Court after