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The Polar Express Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station is an important holiday tradition. Set to The Polar Express motion picture soundtrack, the magical experience takes guests on a […]

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GODFREY – A motorcycle crash on southbound Illinois Route 255 at Humbert Road Wednesday afternoon prompted a response from multiple emergency services, including the Godfrey Fire Department, Alton Memorial Ambulance, Illinois State Police, and Madison County Sheriff’s Department. Firefighters arriving at the scene found the motorcyclist off the roadway, suffering from serious injuries. Due to the critical nature of the situation, a Survival Flight Medical Helicopter was dispatched to assist. As the helicopter landed on the highway, southbound 255 was temporarily closed to ensure the safety of all personnel involved. The victim was subsequently transported to a hospital in the St. Louis area for further medical treatment. No additional details regarding the condition of the motorcyclist or the circumstances surrounding the crash have been released at this time.

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Yoko Ono never remarried after John Lennon was killed in December 1980, and in a new interview, the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, said his mother “never has moved on from…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville City Council members recently reversed a Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) decision not to allow solar panels on the roof of the Madison County Archival Library building. The Madison County Historical Society owns and operates the historic John Weir House and museum located at 715 N. Main St., as well as the Madison County Archival Library next door at 801 N. Main St. Built in 1836, the Weir House lacks the insulation and energy efficiency of modern homes, leading to high energy costs. To help bring these costs down, the Historical Society pursued a solar panel installation project at the Archival Library building, which was rejected by the HPC. In his appeal to City Council members, Historical Society President Fred Faust emphasized the significant impact these savings would have on the organization, a non-government entity funded entirely by members and donations. “In order to preserve our precious donations for better projects, we

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A rural Illinois man is in custody for a fatal hit-and-run in Williamson County late last month.

A man convicted of first-degree murder and sexual abuse of a nine-year-old girl has died in prison, according to a spokesperson from the Southeast Correctional Center in Missouri.

The active play concept will include a Trampoline Zone and a Ninja Run obstacle course.

Two St. Louis-area law firms said Wednesday they have uncovered the source of a massive E. coli outbreak. Taylor Farms California, located in Salinas, California, was allegedly the source of the outbreak, according to amended lawsuits filed Wednesday by Simon Law Firm and Lange Law Firm. The outbreak has sickened 115 people in Missouri, including 13 hospitalizations, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health said. "This makes the Lange Law Firm and Simon Law the first-to-file against the…

The best wine down Wednesday downtown! We open at 4pm, get here early for the best seats. Band goes on at 6pm. Happy hour all night long!

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Nudedragons, an alias previously used by Soundgarden, are set to perform at an upcoming Seattle benefit concert.The show, dubbed SMooCH, takes place Dec. 14 and raises money for the Seattle…

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PIASA - Hannah Mary, a Southwestern High School volleyball and basketball standout, who will also play varsity softball in the spring, follows a long line of girls committed to the overall Piasa Birds athletic program. Hannah volunteered her time with some other high school girls to assist with the Southwestern Middle School softball team in the late summer and early fall before her volleyball season started. Hannah's head girls middle school and high school softball coach Amanda Edwards said it was great to have her aboard. Hannah is such a hard worker that even last spring she cleaned out the press box, and dugouts, and ran the scoreboard for the high school team. She is prepped and ready for the 2025 girls softball season with all her hard work and commitment to the team. Hannah is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. "Hannah is a great kid," Coach Edwards said. "She helped a lot with the middle school team until the schedules

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The businessman launched what's now a sizable Clayton firm, was an area philanthropist and served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium.

A Missouri legislator is leading an effort to ban the use of cell phones at schools. State Representative Kathy Steinhoff has prefilled legislation that would prevent students from using cell phones during school hours. Fox 2 is reporting that HB 306 would require both public and charter schools to adopt written policies on the use of…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the US but was unknown to the millions of people his decisions affected. The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk early Wednesday swiftly became a mystery that riveted the nation. Police say it was a targeted…

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Years of legal wrangling have come to an end for a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a police officer.

A Missouri man appeared in federal court on Wednesday and was sentenced for supplying the fentanyl that killed a St. Francois County Jail inmate.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior hockey forward Dean Schlarmann is among the Tigers' leading scorers as the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association season begins December, and the Tigers back among the league's elite teams. Through games of Nov. 25, Schlarmann has scored 12 goals and had five assists for 17 points as Edwardsville is 5-1-0 for 10 points, two currently two points behind O'Fallon and three points behind Freeburg/Waterloo in the league's Class 2A division. It's steady as she goes for Schlarmann and the Tigers as they defend their Class 2A championship, won on Edwardsville's return to the MVCHA last season. Dean is a Spencer Homes Male Athlete of the Month for Edwardsville. Edwardsville is also playing for the second year in a row against teams from the St. Louis-based Mid-States Club Hockey Association in a series of games to benefit the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer charity arm, and on Nov. 15, the Tigers played to a 3-3 tie against Parkway West in a game the Longhorns

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