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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. 1 hour 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

Storm slams Virginia campground; 2 dead

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages. Moments later, a fierce storm tore through a sprawling, carnival-like campground Thursday, snapping dozens of trees and flipping over RVs. 6 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. 3 hours ago

Nation|World

An MD-83 aircraft in the livery of Swiftair prepares for landing at Zaventem Airport Brussels, in May. An Air Algerie flight carrying over 100 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali after heavy rains were reported, according to the plane's owner and government officials in France and Burkina Faso.

Air controllers lose contact with Air Algerie plane

A jetliner with 116 people onboard disappeared overnight Thursday on a flight across the Sahara from Burkina Faso to Algeria.

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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