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Man pleads guilty to robbing KFC store in Belleville in 2012

The trial of a man accused of the armed robbery of a Belleville fast food restaurant ended with ...

I-255 closed because of downed power lines

Interstate 255 has been reopened after a construction worker downed three live power lines across...

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Man found shot to death on East St. Louis street

Police found the body of a 20-year-old man lying in the street in the 1200 block of McCasland Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Crime

Leon J. Venson Jr.

Belleville man charged with two felonies in West Main Street shooting

A Belleville man has been charged in connection with a shooting Monday on West Main Street. 3 hours ago

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Budget problems killed Amtrak passenger service from Belleville to Carbondale. Railroad buffs filled the last train from Belleville as it pulled out at 10:41 p.m. on Nov. 3, 1993.

Throwback Thursday: Last train from Belleville

This Throwback Thursday is a trip back in time via rail. At 10:41 p.m. on Nov. 3, 1993, Amtrak left the Belleville station for the last time.

Sports

Rams tackle D.J. Morrell, left, and offensive lineman Greg Robinson practice during first day of NFL football training camp for rookies on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Rams Park in Earth City, Mo. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT

Rams' top pick Robinson is prepped and ready

Greg Robinson didn't stay put the month after the St. Louis Rams cut players loose in mid-June. Wherever he was, the second overall pick of the draft stayed in preparation mode for training camp.

Features

In this aerial photo people inspect damage at Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in Northampton County, Va., Thursday, July 24, 2014, after a severe storm swept through the area. Softball-sized hail and rain toppled dozens of trees and flipped recreational vehicles at the campground Thursday, killing two people and injuring more than two dozen, officials said. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer) MAGS OUT

Tornado slams Virginia campground; 2 dead

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages. Moments later, a tornado ripped through a sprawling, carnival-like campground Thursday, snapping dozens of trees and flipping over RVs. 4 minutes ago

State|Region

Traffic accident on bridge kills 4 in Missouri

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a collision on a bridge near the Lake of the Ozarks killed three family members from Illinois and a Missouri man.

Nation|World

A hospital worker views police activity around the scene of a shooting Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa. Police in suburban Philadelphia are investigating a shooting at the hospital campus and say they have reports people have been injured and a suspect is in custody.

Doctor, two others shot at hospital in Philadelphia suburb

A gunman opened fire inside a hospital psychiatric unit on Thursday, leaving one hospital employee dead and a second injured before being critically wounded himself, a prosecutor said. 30 minutes ago

Opinion

Keep asking city for help

Belleville has occupancy codes, police patrols, neighborhood organizations and a crime-free housing program, but it still has trouble hot spots like 7701 W. Main St.

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