A hearing that was to be the first of at least three this month deciding the fate of Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map was postponed Monday due to a judge’s illness. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green was scheduled to hear the lawsuit filed by People Not Politicians over Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ rejection […]
ALTON — The Alton Halloween Parade once again attracted hundreds of people and was very well-received along the entire route in Downtown Alton on Friday evening, Oct. 31, 2025, according to Steve Schwartz of East End Improvement, the parade’s longtime sponsor. East End Improvement Association, founded in 1916, has traditionally sponsored the event except for interruptions during World War II and one year during the COVID-19 Pandemic, when the city organized a trunk-or-treat event
The final design for Rawlings world headquarters was unveiled on Monday. A 30-foot baseball glove will be added to the top of the Rawlings Experience building in Westport Plaza.
ALTON — Alton Police Officer Lane Lawson and his K9 partner, Riggs, graduated from the K9 Academy this past, the Alton Police Department announced. The training program included instruction in tracking, narcotics detection, and suspect apprehension. With the completion of the academy, Lawson and Riggs are now a certified K9 team authorized to serve the Alton community. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford and the department expressed enthusiasm about the addition of K9 Riggs to th
Paul McCartney looks back at the infamous rumors that he'd died in the 1960s in his upcoming new book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. As the story went,…
All aboard! The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch provide an unparalleled experience on the Mississippi River. The one-hour St. Louis Riverfront Cruise is narrated by a captain from the National […]
In "A House of Dynamite", director Kathryn Bigelow uses multi-perspective storytelling to remind a new generation of the dangers of nuclear proliferation and humanizes our nation's leaders in the process.
A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant Monday for a man wanted in connection with a carjacking at an ATM in the city's Jeff-Vader-Lou neighborhood.
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri General Assembly, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and the state have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block a proposed referendum they say would unconstitutionally strip the state legislature of its authority to…
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. The James McDonnell Planetarium/St. Louis Science Center and the St. Louis Wheel, along with thousands of other buildings and landmarks around the nation will glow teal on November 3 to raise awareness.
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, though benefits could take months to flow to recipients, the department said Monday in a brief to a federal court in Rhode Island. A four-page report from the USDA […]
ALTON - The Grandpa Gang has been hard at work decorating Rock Springs Park for Christmas, but on Halloween night, the group came together for the Alton Halloween Parade. On Oct. 31, 2025, several members of the Grandpa Gang rode in a truck through the parade route to drum up excitement for the annual Christmas Wonderland attraction at Rock Springs Park. Every year, these grandpas work through the fall to decorate Rock Springs Park in Christmas lights so cars can drive through and admire
60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect. Last night’s episode featured President Trump, which is currently being described as “nuts.” There are all sorts of crazy moments to call out, but let’s start with the recursively meta nonsense. 60 Minutes edited out a segment where Donald […]
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