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About 350 people attended the music festival last year, and that number is expected to double when the event returns Oct. 14 at the Big Top.

GRAFTON - Community members listened on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, as Grafton city officials shared their plans for a veterans memorial and museum. Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow and Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau President Cory Jobe spoke about the $6 million project and how it will affect Grafton, while architect Jamie Henderson shared information about the memorial and museum design. Local singer Nikki Brooks provided music, and Alton Mayor David Goins led the invocation. The project aims to honor Grafton’s veteran population, which, at 17%, is the highest per capita in Illinois. “This memorial is designed for everyone,” Morrow said. “It will be a place of quiet reflection and a place of education. We are doing this so we never forget what our men and women in the military have done for our nation.” The museum will be located at the current Grafton Visitor Center at 950 E. Main Street. The nearby memorial will depict the U.S. Army Provisional

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Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to be lighted blue and white in honor of Israeli and American lives lost in Israel and as show support for the people of Israel as they fight back against Hamas terrorists. 

The 28-year-old woman said she joined the site over the summer to supplement her second-year teaching salary of about $42,000.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – On an official visit to Europe this week, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees—reaffirmed our nation’s commitment to Romania and all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as Vladimir Putin continues his unjustified and unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine. During discussions with Romanian parliamentarians, the Minister of Defense, the Secretary of State for Strategic Affairs and other leaders, Duckworth also underscored that not only is continued American support for Ukraine critically important to the brave Ukrainians who are fighting for freedom and democracy on the other side of Romania’s border, but that this aid is also important for America’s own national security and the security all NATO allies as well. Photos of the Senator’s visit are available here . “As a member of the Senate Armed Services

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It was a night of enchantment as the "Adult Witches Night Out" unfolded on October 7th, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. This event was exclusively for witches aged 21 and older. 

JERSEYVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that both lanes of Illinois 16 from Illinois 100 to Grange Hall Road in Jersey County will require intermittent daytime lane closures beginning, weather permitting, Tuesday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 20, and Monday, Oct. 23. The lane closures are necessary for the evaluation of pavement conditions. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict 8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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St. Louis Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III says he’s optimistic about downtown St. Louis, believing it has “passed the bottom” after being plagued by inactivity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

On October 10, 2023, the woman responsible for a fatal wreck in April 2022 was sentenced. Madeline Christian, 27, has received the recommended maximum 15-year sentence to be served at the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Two attacks on guards at the downtown jail happened less than an hour apart

A new Imo’s Pizza merchandise line in collaboration with locally based apparel company Series Six is set to drop this week.

Within the last months, there have been an unprecedented number of shootings, fatal and non-fatal, in the south St. Louis area.

BELLEVILLE - Shannon Stelling with the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association gave some early insights into the biggest Home Expo on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Featuring over 100 vendors, giveaway prizes, products, info, and more for homeowners, the Expo is set for the weekend of March 8-10, 2024. The 2024 Home Expo will be free to attend and will also have free parking available. The event will be held at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center in Belleville. Stelling said the venue is undergoing an extensive remodel this spring to make it a more family-friendly venue and draw more traffic to the area. Stelling said the Home Expo is the perfect place for homeowners to “get back out there” to see products and have conversations with experts in-person. “The Expo gives them an opportunity to talk to a lot of experts in the industry, see the cutting-edge products that are available to homeowners,” Stelling said. She added

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This is an LBB, a little brown bird. There's nothing special about him except for excellent lighting and exceptional sharpness. So he is your bird of the day.

ALTON - The Explorers’ sophomore Owen Page has continued to improve throughout the season and ranks as one of the Explorers' top cross-country runners. Page is a multi-sport athlete and will also be a member of the Marquette basketball team later this year, followed by the track and field team. The Explorers’ sophomore is a Tucker’s Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athlete of the Month. On Saturday night, Page ran a strong race at the East Alton Wood River Invite, an evening race, and recorded a time of 20:31.8 for a 5K, a p.r. He had a solid race on Tuesday at Father McGivney Catholic and finished with a time of 20:54.9 for the Gateway Metro Conference Championships. He had another memorable race on Sept. 20, 2023, at the Alton Cross Country Invite when he recorded a time of 20:49.4. He said he was shooting for a p.r. again on Tuesday, but he said he thought he ran “a good race.” Pace said he is also looking forward to basketball season, followed by

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KISS is playing one less show on their End of the Road tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers were supposed to headline Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Friday, October…

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The pandemic in hindsight was a "blessing in disguise," Simone Faure said, as it offered a reset and allowed her to make some necessary operational changes at Chouquette, like launching an online store and paring down its menu.

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher ended months of speculation about his political future Wednesday, officially announcing his candidacy for lieutenant governor. Plocher, a Republican attorney from Des Peres, joins state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder and Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker in the GOP primary. All three are vying to replace Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, who is running for governor. Democratic state Rep. Richard Brown is also running. During his time in the legislature, Plocher has championed bills…

The new vaccine for RSV is recommended during pregnancy to protect newborns. But actually getting the vaccine can be a major challenge.

Last week, we highlighted how it appears that exTwitter’s ad revenue remains in freefall. We noted that exTwitter CEO-in-name-only Linda Yaccarino had just gone on stage at the Code Conference to try to dismiss the idea that the ad revenue was in trouble, claiming that reports of a 60% decline were “months and months old” […]