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ALTON - Alton is a special place where others make sure special holidays are celebrated by everyone. It is visible at Thanksgiving, Christmas and, this Easter, it happened again. Alton Area Community Organizations and Leaders hosted their Second Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Rock Springs Park. The Easter event was free and open to the public because of some generous sponsors, Alderwoman Rosie Brown, one of the sponsors, said. “We had free food, games for all ages, free haircuts, prizes, and giveaways," she said. The inaugural event last year was something very special, but the 2023 one was equally powerful. The event was a coming together for a significant purpose, Brown said. “There are a lot of under-served children in the community and we were able to have fun with them and they were able to leave all the stress behind,” she said. “Children are No. 1 in our community. Everyone there felt as though they belonged and it was a very diverse group in attendance

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The public autism expo will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 11am-1pm at the Parkview Branch.

The school sustained minor damage and no one at the school was injured.

The 20-year-old outfielder tied a 111-year-old Major League Baseball record with a hit in Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

The Town and Country location will be the sixth area location for Mission Taco Joint, which also now has a stand at Busch Stadium.

Joseph H. Moore is accused of killing his parents, then firing a shot at a police officer before shooting himself in the head. He was seriously wounded but is expected to survive.

Should the amendment be included in the state's budget, it could also harm public colleges and universities, it claimed.

Wildlife “baby season” is underway! Though they may look small and helpless, most baby animals should be left alone — even if they look lost. Wildlife Rescue Center executive director Kim Rutledge discusses how to avoid causing an “accidental abduction” of a baby animal.

But only if the U.S. gets a lot more minerals, factories, and chargers.

In an effort to draw attention to dangerous roadways in the St. Louis area, 5 On Your Side wants to hear about your experience.

A prohibition on diversity curriculum in public schools was the focus of debate Wednesday in a Missouri House committee, as lawmakers heard testimony on the Senate version of “parents bill of rights” legislation.

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. (Age “assurance” requires the business to distinguish children from adults, but the methodology to implement has many of the same […]

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.

Bob Dylan is currently in Japan with his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, and he surprised fans at his recent show at the Tokyo Garden Theater with a Grateful Dead cover. Rolling Stone reports that while…

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A Minnesota man faces five felony charges after leading police on a chase around St. Charles and St. Louis counties with a stolen semi-truck.

Letter To The Editor: The community of Edwardsville values the arts. Can you imagine living in Edwardsville without the Edwardsville Symphony performing concerts in the park, or the three-day Arts Fair? I was shocked when I recently learned that our local university planned drastic cuts to its arts programs for the upcoming year. The Department of Arts and Sciences will end many tenure-track positions and only hire adjunct faculty to fill those positions in the future – a move that will enable leadership to avoid providing benefits or paying an adequate salary to highly-trained instructors. The Department also intends to reduice the number of graduate assistantships offered. These strategies may save the Department money in the short term, but will result in dire long-term consequences. SIUE will attract fewer highly-qualified students and faculty members to the school, diminishing the quality of the arts programs overall. This will be a tragedy for the Edwardsville community.

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