Belleville News Democrat: Homepage http://www.bnd.com/homepage/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Homepage 60 Sat, 10 May 2008 16:54:02 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Belleville police charge East St. Louis cop with obstruction http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336031.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336031.html Sat, 10 May 2008 05:33 CDT An East St. Louis police officer was charged Friday after Belleville police accused her of obstructing them while they were trying to disperse a large crowd of juveniles and investigate a fight. Home foreclosures on the rise in metro-east http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336009.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336009.html Sat, 10 May 2008 05:23 CDT A rising tide of late mortgage payments and home foreclosures poses considerable dangers to the national economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned, and he has urged Congress to take additional steps to alleviate the problems. Former Belleville alderman Kenneth Koehler dies of lung cancer http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336058.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336058.html Sat, 10 May 2008 05:08 CDT Longtime Belleville alderman Kenneth C. Koehler died Thursday from lung cancer, just a week after he was diagnosed with it. Man expelled from SIUE had Facebook invitation to attend campus event http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336026.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336026.html Sat, 10 May 2008 16:53 CDT Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's coordinator of Greek life will tell fraternities and sororities they should not invite a former student charged with threatening violence on campus to their events. SIUE to award Redmond an honorary PhD http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336042.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/336042.html Sat, 10 May 2008 02:11 CDT Eugene Redmond wove letters into words, then words into phrases, then phrases into poems for decades. Lawsuit seeks $24 million in I-64 crash that killed two sisters http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334958.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334958.html Fri, 09 May 2008 05:10 CDT The mother of two Collinsville sisters killed in November when a state police cruiser slammed into their car on Interstate 64 has filed a lawsuit against the state and the Illinois State Police, seeking $24 million in damages. Good grades bring their rewards; schools say treats motivate students http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334981.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334981.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:40 CDT School's almost out, so it's time to roll out the limo rides, trips to camp, pizza parties and carnivals to reward the good kids. Labor groups, others oppose Wal-Mart expansion in Granite City http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/335192.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/335192.html Fri, 09 May 2008 06:45 CDT More than 2,500 letters opposing the expansion of the Granite City Wal-Mart were delivered to City Hall Thursday. Senate OKs delay on levee repairs http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334957.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334957.html Fri, 09 May 2008 05:08 CDT -- CASA marks 20 years; volunteers support abused youths and their foster families http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/335018.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/335018.html Fri, 09 May 2008 06:30 CDT Between the ages of 2 and 10, Bryant Powell, now 14, lived with 13 different families, including blood relatives and foster and adoptive families. Granite City woman sues Moose Lodge; says it served alcohol to driver who hit her http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333845.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333845.html Thu, 08 May 2008 05:22 CDT A woman involved in a crash filed a lawsuit against the Granite City Moose Lodge saying it served alcohol to the driver who struck her car in a head-on collision, injuring her and killing her passenger. FBI reviewing TV video of capture of suspect http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334993.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/334993.html Fri, 09 May 2008 02:08 CDT The FBI is reviewing video footage shot Tuesday by local television crews of police capturing a bank robbery suspect who fled from Missouri into Illinois on Tuesday. Oh, carp! Worden man bags 92-pound monster with bow and arrow http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333888.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333888.html Thu, 08 May 2008 06:12 CDT Darin Opel is allergic to fish. If he eats one or something that has been fried in the same grease, the reaction swells his throat shut. Foes set to take on Granite Wal-Mart proposal http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333870.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333870.html Thu, 08 May 2008 02:11 CDT Union leaders and community organizers promise to deliver 2,500 letters to City Hall today to protest the proposed expansion of Wal-Mart on Illinois 3. Illinois closes emissions testing sites; service transferred to Meineke http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333847.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333847.html Thu, 08 May 2008 05:20 CDT The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has closed five vehicle emissions testing sites in the metro-east and has transferred service to local Meineke Care Centers, but is keeping two others open and even plans to build a new one. O'Fallon principal to retire http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333900.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/333900.html Thu, 08 May 2008 06:41 CDT O'Fallon Township High School Principal Steve Dirnbeck isn't good at saying goodbye. Belleville to get 7 new restaurants http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332675.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332675.html Wed, 07 May 2008 02:10 CDT Mayor Mark Eckert announced Tuesday that the city will get at least seven new restaurants, including four in the Belleville Crossing shopping center off Illinois 15 and two at Green Mount Commons on Carlyle Avenue. Holocaust survivor responds to letter from Belleville students http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332692.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332692.html Wed, 07 May 2008 06:11 CDT -- Former area man swept into river after canoe capsizes http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332680.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332680.html Wed, 07 May 2008 05:20 CDT Missouri State Water Patrol crews ended Day 1 of their search for a 27-year-old man, formerly of Millstadt, who was swept into the Missouri River on Tuesday morning after his canoe capsized. Edwardsville getting stronger, mayor says http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332686.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332686.html Wed, 07 May 2008 02:10 CDT Despite a floundering economy, Mayor Gary Niebur says Edwardsville is strong and getting stronger. Veteran Belleville District 201 school board member retires http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332733.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/332733.html Wed, 07 May 2008 07:21 CDT -- Expert: Illinois' child protection system can be 'cruel' http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331568.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331568.html Tue, 06 May 2008 05:13 CDT Illinois' child protection system "can be arbitrary, capricious and cruel," even though it has made "significant progress," the executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform said Monday. New coke plant boosts Granite City economy http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331577.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331577.html Tue, 06 May 2008 06:07 CDT The metro-east manufacturing sector continues to show its mettle with new projects. Uno, the champion beagle, meets with the president http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331584.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331584.html Tue, 06 May 2008 05:07 CDT Uno the beagle celebrated his third birthday Monday morning by meeting President and Laura Bush at the White House. Disasters, war test Scott's transport command http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331585.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/331585.html Tue, 06 May 2008 02:11 CDT For five days, service members and civilians at U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base have been handling two disasters plus a war.