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Devon Gibson pleaded guilty to murder Monday in connection to deadly shooting outside a liquor store.

WOOD RIVER - At 4:09 a.m. on Monday, July 24, the Wood River Police Department received a 911 call reporting a person had been shot near the 800 block of Tennyson St. in Wood River. Emergency personnel and Wood River Police responded immediately. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said: "The Wood River Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services responded and began to treat the victim at the scene. Several people were at the single-family residence. Several police agencies, including the Madison County Sheriff’s Officer, the Alton, Roxana, South Roxana, Hartford, East Alton, and Bethalto Police Departments, responded to assist Wood River Police officers at the scene. "The victim was transported by ambulance to the Wood River Police Department, where he was transferred to a helicopter. He was flown to a St. Louis area hospital. The victim died at the hospital of an apparent gunshot wound."An autopsy is pending. The victim was identified as Wood River resident Jacob A. Wall,

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The fish is still considered endangered and protected by law. If you catch a lake sturgeon then you should release it.

A Berkeley man pleaded guilty Monday in connection with a 2022 double shooting outside a liquor store that left one man dead and another person injured.

Police officers are quick to argue that anything people do in public doesn’t have an expectation of privacy. They have also been quick to argue (until precedent made it mostly futile) that anything they do in public shouldn’t be documented, recorded, and disseminated. These cops are, of course, wrong. But that doesn’t stop them from […]

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For the first time this summer, temperatures might break 100 degrees for multiple days.

 Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has caused a bit of controversy after suggesting in a recent interview that not many of his fellow guitarists could handle working with Rihanna like he has. It all started when Bettencourt gave…

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Both heat exhaustion and heat stroke can make you feel nauseous.

High temperatures are expected throughout much of the Illinois region this week. It is important to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

A person of interest is in custody following a pre-dawn shooting in Wood River, Illinois.

Officials with New Life Evangelistic Center are again trying to reopen their building as a church, with worship services, a food pantry and office space.

Investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Farmington, Missouri, man on suspicion of child pornography possession.

ALTON - The Marquette Catholic choir was the opening act Wednesday night at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo., for the Foreigner and Loverboy Historic Farewell Tour. Foreigner and Loverboy were both some of the 1980s' biggest hit makers. The show featured more than 20 combined chart-topping songs. Streams of Foreigner's hits have approached 15 million per week. Loverboy has sold more than 10 million albums. Marquette Catholic Music and Theater Director Brett Klauss said: "It was a great experience for the students in front of a large crowd, with a professional sound system, audio engineers, and all that comes with a national touring show. We are so proud of our performing arts program and these talented students." Marquette Principal Tim Harmon said the choir members have worked hard and that he was very proud of their representation of Marquette Catholic at this concert with big-name rock and roll bands.

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In the Central West End, Tamara Keefe and Frank Uible set out to design their most elegant and beautiful ice cream shop.

New study, by Lindenwood University economist Howard Wall, adds persuasive evidence that the tax harms both the city and the region.