The Al Foster Trail remains a popular path in West County. Where • Wildwood, mostly. It follows the north bank of the Meramec River from Glencoe into Castlewood State Park.

The trail follows the Meramec River for five miles through Sherman Beach and into Castlewood State Park. Tim Schulte’s father called him about 10 a.m. Monday when his wife had not returned home.

Al Foster, the jazz drummer who performed in groundbreaking bands with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, has died. He was 82. Foster’s partner Bonnie Rose Steinberg told NPR in a ...