Steven Spencer, Staff Writer

SEE 1st MidAmerica Sky Cam-Sponsored Video below: ALTON - The Alton Square Mall has been seeing a lot more than holiday shoppers recently as Low Country Unlimited, based in Charleston, South Carolina, continues demolition of the former Macy’s location. Cars continued to roll in and...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre is kicking of the holiday season with five live performances of A Christmas Story this weekend starting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 30. For four nights Curtain's Up Theater Company returns to the stage to tell the story of Ralphie Parker as he strives to get...

ALTON - The Alton Police Department has confirmed the US Bank branch, located at 1520 Washington Avenue, was robbed this afternoon. The suspect remains at large, and preliminary reports state the person robbed the bank around 2:45 p.m. At this point, the police only know the suspect was a black...

ALTON - Improvements at Gordon Moore Park in Alton continue this week as members from Labor Local 218 began installing vapor barrier and wire mesh Tuesday morning in preparation for a concrete pad at the site of the new concession building. Gillihan Contracting, with the help of Labor Local...

GODFREY - The Hi-Way House has garnered a bit of a notorious reputation over the years with the Village of Godfrey through several threats to demolish and what the village has described as "second chances." Earlier this year, the cause for demolition was taken to the Madison County courts system,...

ALTON - Shoppers came out to support locally owned businesses over the weekend during Small Business Saturday. Business owners all around Alton said it was great to see the amount of people who come out on Small Business Saturday to show their support by shopping local. “It’s bee...

ALTON - Hundreds of runners gathered at Broadway and State Street Saturday morning for the 58th Annual Great River Road Run. President of the Alton Road Runners, Russ Colona said the race is a great tradition that brings runners of all ages from all over the area together over the Thanksgiving...

ALTON - The Alton boys basketball Redbirds played to the end, but fell slightly short of St. Mary’s in the Alton Tip-Off Classic Saturday night 75-67. St. Mary’s rolls to 4-0 with the win, while the Redbirds are 3-1 overall with the defeat. St. Mary’s was led by senior Yahuz...

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville City Council members approved a resolution Tuesday night to submit two applications for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program Grant to install two shared use paths in the city. One of the paths will run along state highway 157, connecting the Goshen Trail to...

EDWARDSVILLE - Mayor Hal Patton addressed the upcoming Illinois Bicentennial at Tuesday night's Edwardsville City Council meeting saying the city will be setting aside 200 acres of green space in honor of the event. "We are actually going to celebrate the Illinois 200-year anniversary in city of Edwardsvill...