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ALTON - The holiday transformation of Rock Spring Park in Alton will begin in early September, and new Christmas Wonderland volunteers are always needed to help put together displays to ensure the holidays sparkle in 2022. An informational meeting for volunteers is planned for 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Meunstermann Pavilion in Gordon Moore Park, Alton. The Grandpa Gang, which coordinates the annual Christmas event, is looking for volunteers to help with tasks like setting up wooden displays and hanging lights throughout the park. Volunteers are able to work any time between 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday and work continues through the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Volunteers are not required to work each day of set up. Set up in the park is expected to begin Monday, Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. If interested in volunteering but unable to attend the August 9 meeting, volunteers should contact Dick Alford at 618-781-2482 or Dave Davis at 618-419-1969. “We always look forward

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ST. LOUIS - FOX 2's reporter Patrick Clark has his own band and they are playing Blueberry Hill's Duck Room Saturday night. Doors open at 7 p.m. and Beautiful Green will open for the Patrick Clark Band. PCB will take the stage just after 8 p.m. They promise to bring listeners great American modern rock. [...]

The Ethical Society of Police said it was not part of discussions to create the Civilian Oversight Bill.

Mötley Crüe has teamed up with fellow hard rockers Asking Alexandria, Ice Nine Kills and From Ashes to New on a new song for the soundtrack to the upcoming thriller…

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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.

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The photographs in the Silver Seas exhibit are an extraordinary result of an exceptional career. Ernest H. Brooks II, often referred to as the Ansel

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The Legacy Institute works to provide minority students resources for lifelong success.

On a recent Friday, Neil Putz took the day off from work. But he didn’t spend it relaxing at his century-old Soulard home. He and his wife, Veronica, went on a date to St. Louis City Hall, where they scoured the record of deeds.

One man's late-night snack run led him to a $100,000 prize on a scratchers ticket.

(AP) — For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has …

Name a crime. Then put all of your resources into physical engineering to prevent that crime. Let’s look at home burglaries as an example.

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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Flood recovery assistance centers have been marked by long lines and delays.

A Fenton man has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a wire fraud scheme that led him to $1.1 million.

The recently announced limited-edition box set gathering together Paul McCartney's three self-titled solo albums -- 1970's McCartney, 1980's McCartney II and 2020's McCartney III -- hit stores today. The McCartney…

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This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory

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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners

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Fox in the Mirror, a 20–minute video by Argentine artist Liliana Porter, is comprised of short vignettes depicting objects coupled with piano scores, solos, or

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