WOOD RIVER - Wood River Main Street will host its Concert in the Park and Food Truck Festival this weekend. From 6–8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, community members can enjoy music by Trent Thrun and Matt Gadeken at the Central Park Bandstand in Wood River. The event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own food and drinks. “It’s not a stuffy thing or anything like that. It’s just bringing a lawn chair, bringing a blanket, chill out,” said Kristen Burns, director of Wood River Main Street. “We’re really excited.” Friday’s free Concert in the Park event is the first in a series that will continue through October. Each concert will spotlight musicians who have played at Wood River’s farmers’ market this summer. Burns is especially excited for Thrun and Gadeken to perform, as they have been popular at the market these past few months. “They’re
ST. LOUIS -- On Thursday night in south St. Louis, two vehicles struck a bicyclist. It happened around midnight at Hampton and Elizabeth Avenues in the Clifton Heights neighborhood. According to the authorities, a car and then another car struck the bicyclist as he was crossing the street. The fire department was able to quickly [...]
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Two people are recovering after a house fire Friday morning in High Ridge. Firefighters say both victims, a man and woman, are being treated for severe burns. At least five animals also died in the fire.
James Macy, 54, was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase and attempting to hit a witness with his vehicle after breaking into a barbeque restaurant and damaging property.
'Jane Doe' shares her story with 5 On Your Side after filing a lawsuit against the former Florissant police officer accused of copying her intimate photographs.
Alex Tabarrok points today to an interesting RAND study of prescription drug prices. It turns out that we pay much higher prices than other countries for new, branded drugs, but other countries pay much higher prices for older generics: But I found this even more interesting: U.S. prices for brand-name originator drugs were 422 percent ...continue reading "Why are generic drugs unpopular in Europe?"
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has contributed guitar to a new take of the band’s classic tune “Comfortably Numb,” from Ice T’s heavy metal group Body Count.“Body Count's version of 'Comfortably…
ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District has several exciting events planned for the next few weeks, including a ghost hunt in the library. Hayner will be at the Mississippi Earthtones Festival from 12–6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Morgan Berry and Lacy McDonald will be signing people up for library cards and helping kids complete a craft. They’ll also share a few examples from their Library of Things , including the popular ghost-hunting kit. “I’ve had lots of fun with the ghost-hunting kit, even in the library,” Berry said. She is especially looking forward to the “Haunted Hayner: History and Hauntings” event planned for 7 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2024. This event will discuss the history of Hayner and some of the hauntings that have been reported in the buildings. Hayner has partnered with Alton Odyssey Tours to co-host the event. Attendees will start in the Genealogy and Local History Library. They will use the ghost-hunting
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