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A popular Halloween light show that was so big it was forced to move locations last year is back again this year. It’s turning heads, and even has the attention of the Guinness Book of World Records.

ALTON - It was a beautiful afternoon as St. Mary’s Catholic Church and School kicked off the second day of their 16th annual St. Mary’s Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The festivities started on Friday night and continued through 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Live music, inflatables, raffles, auctions and plenty of food and drink have welcomed community members to downtown Alton for the three-day event. “When our parish started back in 1858, it was started by German immigrants, so that’s why we decided to have an Oktoberfest, to kind of celebrate that German heritage that started our parish,” organizer Carolyn Simansky said of the tradition. A keg tapping ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday started the day’s events. Classic German and American foods were available throughout the weekend, including bratwursts, frankfurters, turkey legs, hamburgers, kettle corn and more. People enjoyed a variety of beer and wine or check out this

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - At 3:09 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2023, St. Louis County Police Officers from the North County Precinct responded to the 2300 block of Bramble Lane for a report of a missing juvenile. The St. Louis County Police Department has announced the missing juvenile has been found and is safe. Arriving officers made contact with the juvenile’s mother who informed officers her 6-year-old son, Amir Statem, was last seen walking out of the house at 3 p.m. Sunday. Amir was reported then last seen wearing a blue tank top, cartoon pajama pants and was not wearing shoes. A missing endangered search for Amir then began. The St. Louis County Police Special Response Unit, Canine and Air Support assisted the North County Precinct with the search for Amir.

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Preliminary reports indicate that at least four American citizens were killed in the attacks and an additional seven were missing and unaccounted for, according to a U.S. official. 

The boy left his home after an argument with his mom, police said.

The 22-year-old flew to the Middle East to teach English. Now, she doesn't know when she'll ever get back home.

Will Bunch on the stakes of the auto strike: "What Fain and the UAW are proposing isn’t just a nice little bump in next week’s paycheck, but a return to the day when a person from the assembly line could afford a fishing cottage — or to send their kid to college," writes @Will_Bunch.https://t.co/0KsHimntd1 — ...continue reading "Raw data: UAW pay over the past century"

A historic 19th-century home fit for royalty has hit the market in Lexington with an asking price of $4.5 million.

Another cold front will move into the area Sunday evening. While it will mainly be a dry front, areas to our northeast could see some sprinkles as the front attempts to squeeze any leftover atmospheric moisture.

A 17-year-old is dead following a shooting in the Gravois Park neighborhood.

Kevin Ryans reflects on his journey through various places in Missouri, starting his on-air television career as the weekend sports anchor for KSN-TV in Joplin, Missouri