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Collinsville Police OK MLK holiday

Collinsville Police are the first among the city's employees to agree to adding the Martin Luther...

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Mitchell will try again to get his driver's license returned

Former Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell will again ask to have his drivers license reinstated...

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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 ... 5 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 June 29, 2013 photo, John Rednour, then the director of the DuQuoin State Fair speaks to a crowd during an announcement of the entertainment lineup for the Beer Tent at the 2013 DuQuoin State Fair in DuQuoin, Ill. A report released Monday, July 28, 2014, by Executive Inspector General Ricardo Meza's office, said Rednour and Amy Bliefnick, manager of the Illinois State Fair, have been fined for soliciting and accepting free beer tickets for the events.

Illinois fair managers fined for free beer tickets

Two state fair managers took scores of free beer tickets to use at annual events, violating a ban on accepting gifts, according to a report released by the Illinois Inspector General's office Monday.

Nation|World

Roughly one in three adult Americans have a past-due debt that’s been turned over to a collection agency.

Past-due debt prevalent across U.S., with South the highest

Roughly one in three adult Americans have a past-due debt that’s been turned over to a collection agency, according to a novel new study. 3 hours ago

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