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Drone photos of stack explosion at old Dynegy power plant in Wood River, IL

The old Dynegy Power Plant's main building was demolished at 8 AM sharp on February 1st, 2021 in an ongoing process to clear the land for new development. Click here to read the full story: https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/one-big-blast-and-old-wood-river-plant-building-is-gone--demolition-goes-flawlessly-47515.cfm...

Drone Photos from the Explosion of the Dynegy Power Plant in East Alton Illinois. Explosion was at 8 AM Feb 1st, 2021

Early morning fire on Marietta Place in Alton.

See the complete story at https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/alton-firefighters-other-area-departments-valiantly-fight-heavy-blazesmoke-at-st-pauls-episcopal-church-42678.cfm ...

ALTON - The St. Louis Urban League free drive-through meal giveaway exploded into hundreds of cars lined up Friday morning for the noon to 3 p.m. giveaway. Vehicles were backed all the way to the Great River Road before the food was distributed and filled the Henry Street Parking Lot. Vehicles started...

Thanks to the work of David Ollenbittle, host of the RiverBender Daily Newscast, you can now hear a quick one-minute recap of Governor Pritzker's afternoon address. The governor's address covers the latest information pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic and all safety precautions that he and the...

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is working in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to ensure they are providing the most current resources and guidance to support Illinois education communities regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Schools,...

As the timeline progresses the Coronavirus gets closer to home. The first reports of what would become COVID-19 came on Dec. 31, 2019, in Wuhan, China. As of Jan 3rd, 2020 there were 44 cases in China and only 11 were severely ill. On January 7th Chinese officials confirm illness is a new form of...

Downtown Jerseyville was completely blocked off to make room for all of the festivities taking place. There was so much to see as families walked the decorated downtown streets, stopping off at all the different activities. Many of the businesses in downtown Jerseyville got in on the fun too, not...