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WOOD RIVER – The Wood River Business Alliance (WRBA) invites the community, local leaders, and members of the media to join in celebrating a major milestone today, Friday, June 26 , with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Main Street America Accreditation Celebration. The ceremony will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Wood River Business Alliance's newly renovated office, located at 61 E. Ferguson Avenue in Downtown Wood River . The event celebrates the completion of the WRBA's new headquarters

Where were the ice chips? Waking up after my long surgery spurred an important question. It also reminded me how important nurses are to patients.

Looks like Bryan Adams is getting ready to release a very Canada-centric song on Canada Day.The Canadian rocker revealed on Instagram that he’ll be dropping the tune “The 51st State”…

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WOOD RIVER - A Jeep show promises plenty of fun while raising money for Partners 4 Pets. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026, community members are invited to Pinto’s Kustoms at 1368 Vaughn Road in Wood River for the event. Hosted by Duckin’ Jeepers, the Jeep show doubles as a fundraiser for Partners 4 Pets and will feature over 50 Jeeps, food trucks, snow cones, raffles, a foam party for kids, and more. “We just want to do something for the community,”

Police in Madison County seized more than 6,000 pounds of fireworks from a home where children formed a line and unloaded pallets of the explosives, according to court documents.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Five Acres Animal Shelter will host its annual Golden Paw Gala on Saturday, July 25, at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, bringing together community members for an evening of entertainment and fundraising in support of homeless animals. The Golden Paw Gala is the shelter's largest fundraising event of the year, with proceeds benefiting [...]

After Thursday's heavy rainfall, more rain is expected Friday and Saturday around St. Louis, and flash flooding remains a concern.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after today’s Supreme Court decision that allows the Trump Administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian and Haitian nationals: “The Trump Administration just got the greenlight to terminate TPS without any judicial review to ensure that Trump officials followed the TPS statute, paving the way for this

GRANITE CITY – Granite City High School congratulates six graduates who are entering the GCHS Wall of Fame Class of 2026. Jennifer E. Ambuehl (Class of 2001), Brent Broshow (Class of 1990), Derrick Kingsley (Class of 1992), Mike Konzen (Class of 1980), Chad Miner (Class of 1994) and Bob Richardson (Class of 1969) will be honored on Saturday, November 7 during induction ceremonies in the GCHS atrium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the inductio

It costs significantly more to incarcerate women than men, adding to the financial burden on state and local correctional systems, according to a new report from the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice. The report estimates that imprisoning a woman costs between $87,000 and $122,000 a year, or roughly 25% to 75% more than […]

This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]

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Marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum features more than 50 works created between 1770 and 2018. […]

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