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Changes are on the way to the 136th Veiled Prophet parade.

Mayor Francis Slay is holding a press conference Wednesday morning to detail the additions and changes. A press release also indicates that this year's Grand Marshal will be a "True American Hero" and is the veteran of three wars. 

Authorities say one person is dead after an accident on the Page Extension. The accident happened at Bennington Place. The only vehicle visible on traffic cameras was a pickup truck. No word on the cause of the accident and the victim's name has not been released.

GODFREY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in southwestern Illinois say a woman's decision to bring her pet monkey to a dog outing in a park went awry when the primate bit a boy.

   Madison County Sheriff's Department Capt. Mike Dixon says the 6-year-old was treated a hospital for lacerations and bite marks to his arm after Sunday's confrontation in Godfrey, northeast of St. Louis.

   Dixon says the monkey's owner brought the java macaque and her dog to the yearly "Bark in the Park" event. Dixon says both animals were on a leash, but the monkey's possessive of the dog. So when a boy tried to pet the dog, the monkey chomped.

   Dixon says the woman hasn't been ticketed or charged. But he says the county's animal-control agency is investigating.