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Workers near the corner of McClintock and Virginia avenues in Belleville broke a two-inch natural gas line.

Workers sever gas line in east Belleville

Workers near the corner of McClintock and Virginia avenues in Belleville broke a two-inch natural...

Matt Mitchell in a BND file photo.

Mitchell will try again to get his driver's license returned; petition aims to stop it

As former Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell prepares to again ask to have his driver&#...

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The signature feathers of Gerry "Chief" Frierdich's wheelchair can be see as Swansea deputy fire chief Chris Tell uprights the wheelchair.

'Tragic accident': Belleville man drowns in Swansea lake

The man who drowned Sunday in Centennial Park after his motorized wheelchair accidentally plunged into a lake was identified Monday as Gerard Frierdich, a well-known photographer in Belleville.

Crime

Off the beat: Police say teen left more than a nasty note on this car

A teenage girl has been charged with property damage after allegedly vandalizing a vehicle in Chesterfield -- all over the way the car was parked.

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Ron Hettenhausen and his wife, Jo Ann Endres, at the bicycle shop on West Main Street.

Belleville bike shop owner is closing his doors

By this time next month, Ron Hettenhausen will no longer be peddling bicycles.

Sports

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2009 file photo, Maine's Kyle Solomon (12) chases after New Hampshire's Kevin Kapstad, (5) during an NCAA college hockey game in Orono, Maine. Solomon is one of the plaintiffs in a class-action head injury lawsuit working its way through federal court in Chicago. The NCAA and the plaintiffs announced a settlement on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

NCAA settles head-injury suit, will change rules

The NCAA agreed Tuesday to settle a class-action head-injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma playing football, hockey, soccer and other ... 16 minutes ago

Features

Ameren journeyman lineman Steve Korobey talks to campers before giving them rides in an Ameren bucket lift Monday during the West End Neighborhood Summer Camp's visit to Ellis Elementary School in Belleville.

Power trip: Campers get a ride in Ameren's bucket truck

Belleville grade school students got a bird's eye view of the city Monday from atop an Ameren bucket truck.

State|Region

In this Monday, July 28, 2014 photo, Christopher Stratton, left, and Floyd Mansberger, archaeologists with Fever River Research, dig through a side yard of the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, Ill. Excavation at the area unearthed part of the footprint of the 1836 courthouse where experts said Abraham Lincoln worked as an attorney. Archaeologists also found artifacts, including pieces of glass, a pipe stem, ceramic pieces and spikes and nails.

Excavation finds courthouse where Lincoln worked

Archaeologists excavating near the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington have unearthed part of the footprint of the 1836 courthouse where experts said Abraham Lincoln worked as an attorney.

Nation|World

Ommy Irizarry and his nine-year-old daughter, Oceana Irizarry, of Fort Stewart, Georgia. The two were walking along Caspersen Beach in Venice, Fla., Sunday when a small plane made an emergency landing on the beach and struck both of them. It was unclear how the plane or the debris hit the father and daughter. Ommy Irizarry died at the scene; Oceana died at the hospital. The family was in Florida celebrating the parents’ ninth anniversary.

9-year-old girl hurt in Florida plane crash dies

The 9-year-old girl hurt in the Venice beach plane crash died Monday night, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. 3 hours ago

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