Wood River News

A Wood River man with lawn care on his mind is accused of walking out of a Walmart with a lawnmower, weed trimmer and a pair of shoes without paying for any of the items.

If you want to work part-time for the City of Wood River, you will have to go through a background check and agree to undergo routine drug tests before you are hired.

Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. Japan's Mt. Fuji volcano. An 18th century castle on a Scottish loch.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, Alton Police are investigating the reported stabbing of a man in the 300 block of Big Arch Road Monday afternoon.

Detectives from the East Alton Police Department are continuing to examine leads following an armed robbery on Saturday morning.

The Edwardsville Junior Service Club recently finished building a "Boundless Playground," a play area designed to allow children with physical and mental disabilities to play alongside other children.

Area residents have, for the most part, welcomed the concept of electric aggregation.

While one levee in Missouri has failed and another is showing signs that it could give out soon, a representative of the US Army Corps of Engineers said levees on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River are safe and sound.

If you want to work part-time for the City of Wood River, you will soon have to go through a background check before you are hired.

Animal Control officials are investigating an incident at Glazebrook Park in Godfrey on Sunday involving a monkey.

Severe weather rolled through the metro-east and produced damaging high winds and power outages and unconfirmed reports of tornadoes.

Gasoline prices in the U.S. Midwest should fall in the coming days after hitting record highs in several cities last week in the run up to Memorial Day, the traditional start to the summer driving season, traders and industry analysts said on Wednesday.