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Everyone is familiar with the Amber Alert system. It's for abducted children, and it's named after Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in 1996. For some reason, though, its original backers thought it would be better to have a more official name for it, so by the time it was legislated nationwide in 2003 ...continue reading "Amber, Blue, Silver, Yellow, Feather, Ebony"

A man accused of fatally striking a Chicago mother and daughter at a crosswalk after they left a St. Louis concert earlier this week is now out on bond.

WOOD RIVER - The new Wood River recreation center is officially open. Wood River officials and community members celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Attendees could tour the facility and enjoy the basketball, volleyball and pickleball courts, an indoor walking track, a gymnastics room and more. “This project was always, in my mind, meant to be a very positive thing for Wood River and the surrounding communities,” said Parks and Recreation Director Jason Woody. “We will provide over 40 part-time jobs, giving high school and college kids the chance to learn to work in a public setting and giving retirees an opportunity to stay in the workforce. The rec center will bring thousands of people to Wood River, and those folks will patronize local businesses and restaurants in the community. It will give our kids a sense of pride to have a place like this to keep them out of trouble and help kids stay on a path

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Tom Flynn wrote his own obituary a couple of years ago. “He was an avid reader, loved nothing more than a good book and a great glass of wine.

When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a 12-year-old boy with a gunshot wound, police said.

According to the crash report, Andrea Douglas, 54, died at the scene of the crash Friday evening.

The shooting was a few blocks north of the Central West End.

A child was shot in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

An employee was charged with shooting a man inside a Walmart here on Friday night.