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WOOD RIVER - A vehicle smashed and downed a utility line Wednesday night on Old St. Louis Road between West Ferguson and Madison Avenues, Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells reported on Thursday. Chief Wells said the accident led to a power outage. Brian Bretsch, an American Illinois spokesperson, confirmed there was a power outage and said the pole damage took multiple hours to completely rectify. A total of 1,369 customers in Wood River and two customers in East Alton suffered a power outage, Bretsch said. "The vehicle struck a power pole and one wire fell into other ones and caused the power outage," Wells said. "We got there and there was damage to the cross arm on the pole. Crews were dispatched at 9:15 p.m. Thursday and were there for about an hour and were able to restore power to 834 customers by re-routing their power to a different substation. Another 384 customers were re-routed at 11:10 p.m. and that left us with 155 customers. The cross arm had to be repaired and everyone's

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Thursday, June 15, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Tio Robinson, 29 years of age, of the 1500 block of Paceville Court in Conyers, Georgia 30012, for one count of Stealing $25,000 or more. A booking photo of Robinson is attached. Robinson is being held on a $75,000 cash-only bond. The probable cause statement reads : During a period of approximately one week in late May 2023, Defendant and others visited convenience stores in Affton and South St. Louis County where “electronic no chance amusement devices,” similar to video slot machines and other gaming devices, are located. The men were able to obtain winnings from the machines by altering a $100 bill inserted into the machine to begin game play; the bill could be retained, and the game re-played, without any money being retained by the machine. The devices paid out in the form of vouchers for cash payment that were either cashed out at another

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A Godfrey, Illinois, woman has been charged in connection with an altercation inside an Alton business that ended with her striking an employee with a gun and resulted in her being shot.

Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic has added three non-U.S. health systems to its shared-data platform, which already includes St. Louis-based health system Mercy.

Mark Eckert, a former four-term mayor of Belleville, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 67.

O’Fallon Brewery this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as the company’s cash flow has yet to recover to a pre-pandemic norm and its interest rates have more-than doubled in the past nine months, according to its attorney.

Each coupon allows you to purchase one pizza of any size with any topping combination at any of the 34 participating locations featured in the Pizza Passport.

Dine Around, a restaurant crawl along South Grand Boulevard, gives inquisitive eaters the opportunity to sample the vast array of cuisines available on the six-block stretch.   The 2023 event

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It sounds like we may be getting another Bruce Springsteen album soon. In November, The Boss released Only The Strong Survive, an album of soul and R&B covers. Now David Sancious, an early member of The E…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford announced Thursday that multiple charges have been filed against a woman accused of striking an employee of an Alton business with a firearm. Lashelle J. Barrett, 29, whose last known address is in Godfrey, has been charged with one count of aggravated battery, one count of unlawful use of weapons, three counts of aggravated assault and one count of child endangerment. On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Alton Police responded to the Rent-A-Center located at 2831 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. After a review, the State’s Attorney’s Office issued the charges against Barrett. The charges allege that Barrett, who was not an employee or customer of that store, entered the Rent-A-Center unlawfully possessing a firearm, threatened multiple store employees by displaying the firearm in a threatening manner, and battered one employee by striking her in the head with the firearm. The endangerment

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After a lengthy, hours-long discussion about Bill 49 and two amendments, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted to perfect the bill Thursday afternoon.

The Missouri Athletic Club is considering an expansion into Clayton, which would add to its existing locations in downtown and west St. Louis County.

A random act of vandalism could cost a Metro East man thousands of dollars in car repairs.

JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville is a city where neighbors help neighbors in their times of need. A pet lizard was on the loose recently, slivering through the city before Midwest Tropical Fish responded to a few calls and rescued the Argentine black and white tegu. Midwest Tropical Fish dispatched a person named Billy to the scene and he brought a three-and-a-half foot pet Argentine black and White tegu lizard back to Midwest Tropical Fish. Midwest Tropical Fish Owner Warren Crabtree said the pet lizard was then reunited with its owners. Crabtree added that he was proud of Billy for the safe rescue and glad to be able to return the exotic pet to the owners. The lizard was brought to safety close to the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office and Amoco in Jerseyville, Crabtree said. While the lizard only roamed for a brief time in Jerseyville, it certainly roused attention. Multiple people called Midwest Tropical Fish about the lizard on the loose that day. Crabtree said his business occasionally

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The winning ticket was purchased from the Florissant Kwik Shop at 1253 Dunn Road.

After a large water main break on Friday caused a domino effect, there are multiple water mains that need to be repaired.