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Fireworks in Wood River
There’s a fireworks display planned in Wood River Saturday night, and Wood River police want you to be aware of a street closure. Police will restrict access to North Ninth from Edwardsville Road to Woodland Avenue, beginning at 8:45 pm. They’re planning a road block, so that only residents...
Alton celebrates Juneteenth with day of fun events
ALTON, Ill. (First Alert 4) - People of all ages gathered on Saturday to celebrate freedom in anticipation of the upcoming Juneteenth Holiday. Alton’s 33rd Juneteenth celebration, one of the longest-running in the state, took place Saturday at Killion Park, featuring music, entertainment, vendors, games and a keynote speech by Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
Letter to the Editor
Will Madison County follow in the path of the Bethalto School district?. On Wednesday, the county’s Central Services committee discussed a $259,820 single bid (no competing bid) from GRP / Wegman of Bethalto to consult on the renovation of the old Wood River Township Hospital building. Several years ago,...
First Alert 4 Investigates obtains documents shining light on days, weeks before Gardner resignation
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - No big bombshells. That’s what the state auditor says after his office interviewed former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. It’s been over a year since she resigned, with legal pressure mounting. “If the idea is that a bombshell will reveal...
Settlement gives pandemic remote workers tax refund from City of St. Louis
(The Center Square) – Taxpayers who worked remotely during the pandemic and paid earnings taxes to the City of St. Louis are eligible for a refund, according to a settlement. Attorneys Bevis Schock and Mark Milton announced the settlement on Friday, ending a three-year legal battle. They represented six plaintiffs who worked remotely during the pandemic, applied for refunds but were denied by Collector of Revenue Gregory Daly. The attorneys collected no fees for the case. ...
Juneteenth Celebration in Alton includes Senator Duckworth
For the 33rd time, Alton residents will commemorate the anniversary of end of slavery in the United States. Saturday, June 15 at James Killion Park at Salu is the annual Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth is a commemoration of the message of the end of slavery being delivered to the final group...
North County valedictorian defeats the odds, encourages youth to take the right path
JENNINGS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Seventeen-year-old Javahn Watkins joins a small percentage of scholars who have earned the title of valedictorian. Watkins was named the top student of Jennings High School’s Class of 2024. “You can do anything. You can be successful even if circumstances don’t tell you...
More work on Clark Bridge starts Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane restrictions will be encountered on southbound US 67 (Clark Bridge) beginning Monday, June 17, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., weather permitting. The left lane on the Illinois Approach of the Clark bridge will be closed. The left turn lane at IL 143 (Landmarks Blvd) will also be closed preventing access onto the Clark Bridge from the south.
Origins of St. Louis mosquito-borne virus now spreading in Nevada
ST. LOUIS – In the summer of 1933, St. Louis experienced a mosquito-borne viral epidemic that resulted in 201 deaths. Now this virus still lingers and is making its’ way through southern Nevada. The virus known as St. Louis encephalitis originated in St. Louis when over 1,000 clinical cases were reported in 1933 of a […]
Granite City continues focus on revitalization, welcomes new businesses
The City of Granite City is poised for a remarkable transformation, thanks to a “meeting of the minds” and a dynamic collaboration now in place between local leaders and visionary entrepreneurs. Tim O’Donnell, owner of WGO Investments LLC based in Wood River, and Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson...
Mobile DMV to be offered at Edwardsville’s R.P. Lumber Center on June 18
The City of Edwardsville and the Illinois Secretary of State are teaming up once again to offer a Mobile DMV service. It will take place at the R.P. Lumber Center on Tuesday, June 18. The Mobile DMV will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the community rooms at...
Army Corps finds soil contaminated under some St. Louis-area homes, but no health risk
The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that soil is contaminated beneath some suburban St. Louis homes near a creek where nuclear waste was dumped decades ago, but the contamination isn't enough to pose a health risk.Soil beneath six homes at the Cades Cove subdivision in Florissant "will not need to be remediated,” Robin Parks, a lead engineer for the St. Louis District of the Corps, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday. “That’s how we say something is clean, in simple terms.”The Corps announced in March it was taking soil samples from the properties that sit near Coldwater...
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