http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2009 Belleville News Democrat Breaking news 60 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:40:54 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019431.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019431.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:07 CST The new Madison County Transit Alton Station was scheduled to open Saturday morning. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018620.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018620.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:40 CST And then there was one. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019407.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019407.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:40 CST Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019408.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019408.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51 CST A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019417.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019417.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:06 CST About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019392.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019392.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:32 CST "It seems like when times are tough, people give more," said Scoutmaster Mike Little Saturday morning. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019394.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019394.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:29 CST Do you see what I see? It's Christmas time in the city. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019269.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019269.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:56 CST New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018854.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018854.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:48 CST Lake County authorities say they arrested a 33-year-old school bus driver after she allegedly showed elementary school children sexually orientated animated video clips. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019256.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019256.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:06 CST The family of a mid-Missouri kindergartner is hoping for more miracles. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018994.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018994.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:46 CST Federal prosecutors will not appeal a judge's dismissal of a Missouri mother's convictions for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019148.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019148.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:04 CST The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019281.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019281.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:10 CST What's better than sitting around riffing on bad sci-fi movies in the comfort of your living room? Joining fellow "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" fans for a communal experience called "Cinematic Titanic," a live version of the cult classic TV show. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018859.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018859.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:00 CST A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018829.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018829.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:31 CST Police in Naperville say the Chicago suburb's best-known homeless man has reclaimed his personal property after it was confiscated by officers. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018892.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018892.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40 CST The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1017691.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1017691.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:40 CST The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1017132.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1017132.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:57 CST After three days of trial and 2 1/2 hours of jury deliberation, the Heather Ellis case ends in a compromise: a plea agreement convicting her of two misdemeanor counts. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018656.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1018656.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:29 CST An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday - a much larger amount than previously imposed. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019207.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/1019207.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:05 CST Illinois is launching a new program meant to help military veterans find jobs when they return to civilian life.