More than 1,200 crosses are on display outside Rails Bar and Grill in Warrenton. Sabrina Wipfler is behind the traveling exhibit. She founded the organization Enough is Enough Heroin, Fentanyl, Opiates Awareness.
The tornado that tore through Effingham County on Wednesday reached wind speeds of 150 miles per hour while leaving behind 26 miles of destruction, according to the National Weather Service.
Dust off your flip phones and cue the dial-up tone. Hidden Gem is turning back the clock with its newest immersive pop-up experience, Y2K, Baby!, a high-gloss, low-rise, fully nostalgic […]
Midnight Madness held at the WWT Raceway Drag Strip features street legal drag racing, drifting, DJs, contests and attractions - all the things you remember about the greatest all-ages party […]
ALTON – An Alton man faces several charges after allegedly attacking a pregnant victim, threatening them while armed, stealing their cell phone, and fleeing the scene in the victim’s vehicle. Elijah C. Harris, 28, of Alton, was charged on June 8, 2026 with one count each of the following offenses: Unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony) Aggravated unlawful restraint (Class 3 felony) Aggravated battery (Class 3 felony) Theft (Class 3 felony) Domesti
GODFREY – Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick once again cast a tie-breaking vote to raise the village’s sales tax rate at this week’s Village Board meeting. Trustees cast a tied 3-3 vote on an ordinance amending the village’s previously approved sales tax rate increase from 0.75% to 1%. The newly approved measure will bring Godfrey’s total sales tax rate to 7.85%. Voting in favor of the increase were Trustees Sarah Woodman, Karen MacAtee, and Gerard Fischer. Those
Several events around the St. Louis region were held Friday to mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.