ALTON - An uprooted tree fell across Fernwood Avenue in Alton on Thursday afternoon. The tree that fell broke wires in the area, but there was no damage to nearby poles or the house. Ameren Illinois was called to the scene to repair the wires and remove the tree. A small amount of Ameren customers were without power for a period of time.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16 SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL TRENTON WESCLIN 11, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 1: Wesclin went out to a 9-0 lead, scoring five in the second, three in the third and once in the fourth, then added on two more in the fifth after EAWR scored in the home half of the fourth, in taking a 10-run rule win over the Oilers at Norris Dorsey Field. Caleb Handler, Tyler Robinson, Drake Champlin and Lucas Moore had EAWR's hits, while Seth Slayden struck out four on the mound and Moore fanned two. The Warriors are now 7-6, while the Oilers fall to 3-12. CIVIC MEMORIAL 14, STAUNTON 4: CM bounced back from a tough loss at Jersey on Thursday by taking the win over visiting Staunton at the Bethalto Sports Complex. Bryer Arview led the Eagles with three hits and six RBIs, with Luke Parmentier adding two hits and two RBIs, Braden Arview had a hit and drove home two runs and Peyton Keller had a hit and RBI. Matthew Haar struck out four while on the mound for CM. The Eagles
The tone for the game was set in the first inning when the Cardinals loaded the bases but didn't score before the Brewers scored three runs on only one hit.
Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, eleven-time GRAMMY™ nominee Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with
In a weekend marred by a murder on a MetroLink train, detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating seven different shootings over the last two days.
Tyrone Taylor hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to give Milwaukee a cushion, and the Brewers outlasted Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) joined Capitol Connection to recap the 2022 Spring legislative session, and discussed his party's push to win more seats in the Illinois Senate.
State Rep. Ed Lewis had just hours to say goodbye. In March 2020, his mother, 89, had to go to the hospital after suffering from a fall. Lewis’ sister was …
George Fiorini has been playing disc golf for about three years. But he’s never been impressed with the attire associated with the sport, which is mainly “hippie” or “pseudo-jock,” as he describes them.
GREENVILLE - Two Alton juvenile females were transported to a hospital with injuries following a two-vehicle accident at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2022, on Illinois Route 127 at U.S. Route 40 in Greenville. A 23-year-old Greenville female died in the accident. The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by the Illinois State Police District 11 WHAT: Two-Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash WHERE: Illinois Route 127 at US Route 40, Greenville, IL., Bond County WHEN: April 16, 2022, at approximately 1:27 p.m. VEHICLES: Unit 1 – 2005 White GMC Pickup Truck Unit 2 – 2007 Blue Nissan Maxima DRIVERS: Unit 1 – Juvenile, 16-year-old female from Smithboro, IL. – Transported to an area hospital with injuries. Unit 2 – 23-year-old female from Greenville, IL. – Deceased PASSENGER: Unit 2 – Juvenile, 17-year-old male from Alton, IL. – Transported to an area hospital with injuries. Unit 2 – Juvenile,
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is PaulT with a comment about Ed Sheeran filming his songwriting sessions to avoid copyright complaints, in response to a commenter saying it’s unfair to malign the copyright holders who went after him, because they legitimately own the rights they own: The legitimacy of the […]
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