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• Granite City man drowns in lake

  -- A Granite City man apparently fell to his death Monday from the Interstate 70 bridge into Silver Lake.

• Pastor says drugs haunted suspected spree killer captured in Granite City

  The pastor of Nicholas Sheley's church says the 28-year-old suspected of killing eight people unsuccessfully battled drug addiction since 2004.

• Granite City man charged with stealing from relative

  Perry W. Manning, 23 of 4226 Breckenridge Lane in Granite City, has been charged with felony theft over $300.

• Granite City plant goes 6 months without injuries

  U.S. Steel Corp. has commended its Granite City Works plant for going without serious injury since November.

• Suspect in killing spree captured; two-state manhunt ends outside Granite City bar

  

  Authorities said Tuesday night they captured an ex-con suspected of killing eight people in two states.

• Man killed by large steel beam at Granite City construction site

  A 58-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning at a demolition site when he was struck by a large steel beam.

• Giant fishing catch stalls friend's bachelor party; last cast hooks 64-pound carp

  Jim Morrison was several hours late for his own bachelor party Saturday, but he had a good excuse. Bryan Short, Morrison's fishing buddy and an usher in his upcoming wedding, hauled in a state record bighead carp from Horseshoe Lake Saturday during the last few minutes of what they thought would be a tranquil morning of bass fishing.

• School chief's brother wins 6 workmen's comp claims

  The custodian brother of Granite City School District 9 Superintendent Harry Briggs received $133,225 in settlements and injury pay after winning six of seven workmen's compensation claims against the school district.

• Granite City Chamber newsletter

  Here's the latest mailing from the Chamber of Commerce of Southwestern Madison County, serving Granite City, Madison, Venice, Pontoon Beach and Mitchell.

• Jury convicts man in Granite City silo murder case

  Cries of "Yes!" were heard from the victim's family as a Madison County jury delivered a guilty verdict Monday, convicting Jeramey Brown of first-degree murder, brutal and heinous.

• Granite City bar patrons help police nab suspect

  After police said he beat eight people to death and led them on a multi-state manhunt, Nicholas T. Sheley's arrest came quietly Tuesday night because he wanted a smoke.