SWANSEA - The Swansea Police Department has announced the passing of retired K-9 Leo, a valued member of the force from March 2016 until August 2020. Swansea Police officials said the following: "Leo served alongside officers with dedication and courage, leaving a lasting impact on both the department and the community." Following his retirement, Leo was cared for by Officer VanWaes and his family. Officer VanWaes, who currently serves with the Bloomington Police Department, mourns the
Alton Eagle Ice Fest Kicks Off Start of Eagle Season Jan. 2 & 3 The great American Bald Eagle winter migration is here and southwest Illinois is ready to welcome the birds to their winter homes. The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is hosting a two-day party in downtown Alton Friday, Jan. […]
The nonprofit’s board president wrote in an April letter that a top official had made large cash withdrawals, took out loans and bought real estate without board approval.
CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST YEAR OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR COMING TO ST. LOUIS JANUARY 7 – 18 The producers of the Tony Award® winning Best Musical, THE OUTSIDERS are thrilled to announce full casting for the first year of the North American tour coming to The Fabulous Fox January 7 – 18. Show times […]
Two of Yes singer Jon Anderson’s solo albums are set to be reissued.The artist’s label will rerelease Anderson’s 1997 album Earth Mother Earth and 2011’s Survival & Other Stories digitally and on CD and…
Richard Herman Schenke, founder of the Engraving Shop, died unexpectedly on December 14, 1925. An article in the Alton Evening Telegraph that day announced that he had succumbed to intense pain, causing shock, after a short illness (likely gallstones). He was only 53 years old. Mr. Schenke had been “a strong, powerful man, and one not given to paying attention to his health. When he began to have trouble with his health, he did not take care of himself as he might have done, but continue
Officers said the man agreed to a search of his cellphone, where they found pictures of him holding a gun and the keys to the stolen car while standing in front of it with the same jacket on from the surveillance footage.
GRANITE CITY - Pizza World Gourmet Pizzeria at 1535 Johnson Road in Granite City is donating all proceeds from a $17 buffet that includes pizza, salad and a soft drink and any $12 large carry-out of cheese, pepperoni or sausage proceeds from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, to Granite City Police Officer Tyler Timmons. The Granite City Police Department encourages the public to come out and support the fundraiser for Officer Timmons. Officer Timmons was shot on Dec. 5, 2025, near
A tornado-warned storm in Lincoln County, Missouri and Calhoun County, Illinois has cleared as of 11 a.m. Thursday. High winds are still expected for much of Thursday in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Experience the magic of the holidays at City Museum’s weirdly wonderful celebration. From Nov. 28 to Jan. 4, the uniquely wacky attraction will transform into a winter wonderland full of […]
Born in Watford City, North Dakota in 1985, artist Teresa Baker lives and works in Los Angeles, and she’s an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in the Great […]
Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1971, Haegue Yang is known for her versatile works, ranging from room-scaled installations and performative sculptures to paper collages and staged performances. Yang dissociates […]
Artist Jennie C. Jones explores the intersections between the visual and the acoustic with paintings, sculptures, drawings and installations, and this year, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation will present two concurrent […]
This fall, the Saint Louis Art Museum will present a landmark exhibition of the work of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most influential and provocative artists of our time. Featuring […]
Explore the legacy of America’s oldest continuously drawn daily cartoon in Behind the Feathers: A Century of Weatherbird History. Since 1901, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird has offered wit, commentary, […]
Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]
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