ALTON, Ill. — What is more terrifying than a flying dragon, with a human face, that lifts people off the ground and takes them back to its nest? This is what was drawn on the bluffs high above the ...

The Piasa bird apparently is a legendary creature – at least no remains of a beast that is equal parts bird, reptile, lion and deer have ever been found. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

ALTON, Ill. – Vandals have knocked over and cracked the marble arrowhead at Piasa Park in Alton that described the legend of the Piasa Bird. “It was split in half where all the wording is, and some of ...

ALTON, Ill. (AP) -- Five students from Alton High School have confessed to defacing the famed Piasa Bird painted on the limestone bluffs in this Mississippi River city, authorities said. The creature ...

Southwestern pitcher Sydney Baumgartner throws to the plate against Edwardsville on Wednesday in Piasa. Edwardsville pitcher Avery Hamilton throws to the plate in her complete-game win on Wednesday in ...

This article was first published by St. Louis Public Radio, a BND content partner. The park that’s home to the Piasa Bird mural in Alton will soon get a makeover. Alton’s Riverfront Advisory ...