ALTON — Jim Wigger, the founder of the Great River Road Run, a Thanksgiving weekend tradition in Alton that has lasted 66 years, is being remembered by friends and community members for his lasting impact on local running and youth athletics. The annual race, which began in 1957, was started by Wigger and has become a staple event for runners in the area. Russ Colona, the Great River Road Race director and legendary East Alton-Wood River cross country and track and field coach, and longtim
ALTON — Jim Wigger, the legendary Alton High School track and cross country coach , died recently at the age of 94. Arrangements are pending at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Former athletes and community members plan to honor Wigger’s legacy with a silent lap around the Jim Wigger Track at Jim Wigger Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, from 3 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to join the event, which begins at 3 p.m. at the stadium entrance on State Street. Participants are encouraged
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is asking a federal court to roll back the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to approve a new generic brand of mifepristone, her first foray into a lawsuit filed by her predecessor to limit access to medication abortion nationwide. In September the FDA approved a new generic form […]
GRAFTON - Two men were airlifted for emergency treatment on Nov. 9, 2025, after a propane tank exploded inside a duck blind near Grafton, leaving one with severe burns and the other recovering at home. Seth Allen and another man named Caleb were injured when the propane tank explosion caused a fire inside the duck blind. Both were transported by air to a hospital in St. Louis for urgent medical care. Caleb is now recovering at home with his injuries. Allen, however, sustained third-degree burn
COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville High School math teacher Bill Gottschalk recently took part in an online discussion activity hosted by the New York Times Learning Network , marking his fifth time participating in the program. The event featured a graph illustrating the average number of children born to women in select countries and regions between 1960 and 2020. Gottschalk was selected for the opportunity due to his active involvement with the American Statistical Association’s K-12
On This Day, Nov. 20, 1995 ...The Beatles released the 60-track compilation album Anthology 1, featuring rarities, outtakes and live performances recorded from 1958 to 1964.It also included the first new…
SPRINGFIELD - Please be advised that effective November 19, 2025, the Illinois Office of the Secretary of State (ILSOS) will begin offering Mobile Identification Cards, “Mobile IDs,” which will allow Illinois driver’s license and state identification card holders to present their Illinois driver’s licenses and state identification cards digitally via the digital wallet incorporated into the Apple iPhone or Apple Watch. Under Illinois law, a Mobile ID is an acceptable
TOPEKA, Kansas — The Republican secretaries of state for Kansas and Missouri have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange voter registration information in a bid to identify people who failed to cancel registrations after moving from one state to the other. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins […]
Ann Metzger National Biennial Memorial Exhibition November 14 - December 20, 2025 Opening Reception: November 14, 2025 | 6:30-8 pm The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is proud to present the […]
Gray Matter by Tamara Eberle November 14 - December 20, 2025 Gallery Talk: November 14, 2025 | 6-6:30 pm Words are important; the words we tell ourselves and the words […]
The Border is the Entrance by Jason Ackman November 14 - December 20, 2025 Gallery Talk: November 14, 2025 | 6-6:30 pm The works in this exhibit are a continuation […]
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 […]
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