ALTON - Alton Main Street presents First Fridays, a late night art and shopping experience which spans 20 locations across the Downtown Alton district. This series is held on the First Friday of October, November and December, providing shoppers with an opportunity to check out new shops and galleries and visit familiar favorites to experience art and great specials at each business. Participants are offering a variety of discounts, refreshments, and giveaways. Every time you make a purchase
WOOD RIVER — Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells provided an update at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, on a crash that occurred earlier in the afternoon at the intersection of Illinois Route 111 and Memorial Lane in Wood River. Chief Wells said the crash involved two vehicles. He said unit two in the accident was traveling southbound on Route 111 and carried a mother and her two children. He said the mother sustained lacerations and was airlifted to a hospital in St. Louis as a precaution
Knowledge production doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every great scientific breakthrough is built on prior work, and an ongoing exchange with peers in the field. That’s why we need to address the threat of major publishers and platforms having an improper influence on how scientific knowledge is accessed—or outright suppressed. In the digital age, the […]
Angelynn E. Mock, 47, made her first appearance Tuesday in Sedgwick County Court after the stabbing death of her mother, 80-year-old Anita L. Avers, in their shared home.
Patti Smith details discovering the identity of her biological father in her new memoir, Bread of Angels.According to People, Smith writes that she "wept" after learning that she and her sister were…
WOOD RIVER — Two individuals were airlifted with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2025, at Illinois Route 111 and Memorial Lane, Wood River Deputy Police Chief Tim Gegen said. The collision occurred around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday and involved one vehicle traveling on Route 111 that appeared to strike another vehicle, Gegen said. Two people were transported by ARCH helicopters with serious injuries, Gegen said, while two others were taken to area hospitals
ALTON — Nathan Woods, 41, was taken into custody on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, after he allegedly set fire to a woman’s house on Gilham Avenue in Alton on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. The Alton Police Department arrested Woods and he has been charged with Aggravated Arson, a Class X felony, and Residential Arson, a Class 1 felony. The Aggravated Arson charge alleges Woods knowingly set the fire while someone was inside the home. According to charging documents, Woods ignited the front porch
A St. Louis-area contractor with ties to several local business and development ventures has pleaded guilty Nov. 4th in federal court to charges of wire fraud related to misuse of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Federal prosecutors said Cory Elliott used false statements to receive more than $1.7 million in PPP funds through multiple companies, […]
As the government shutdown hits its 35th day, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt weighed in on the ongoing issue, arguing that Democrats are to blame for prolonging the stalemate.