Metro-east news from by Belleville, IL | Belleville News-Democrat

Metro-east news

Splash City Family Waterpark maintenance worker Austin Ash power washes the concrete while the Collinsville park is readied for opening day this Saturday. The park will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (open until 9pm Tuesdays) until August 11th. For more details about the park, visit www.collinsvilleRec.com or call (618) 346-7529.

C.A.R.D. ready to kick off 16th season of Splash City water park

The Splash City Family Waterpark is scheduled to open for its 16th season Saturday and hopes to have a new water feature up and running in July.

Read story

Archive by category ''Metro-east news

METRO-EAST NEWS

Belleville Diocese to ordain 11 deacons Saturday

Eleven men in the Catholic Diocese of Belleville will be ordained Saturday morning as deacons, a ceremony that only happens every five years.
Related
- Gallery: Deacon Ordination
METRO-EAST NEWS

Hitting the road this weekend? Gas prices hold steady compared to last Memorial Day

If you're hitting the road this holiday weekend, the good news is that despite a recent rise in gas prices over the past couple weeks, prices are about on target compared with filling up your tank last Memorial Day weekend.

CRIME

Police continue to investigate robbery at Scott Credit Union in O'Fallon

The O'Fallon Police Department continued Saturday to investigate two credit union employees who were robbed while loading an ATM.
CRIME

Coroner: Former St. Clair County judge Joe Christ died of cocaine intoxication

Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Joe Christ died of "cocaine intoxication," the coroner in Pike County, Ill., confirmed Friday.
METRO-EAST NEWS

Illinois House passes concealed-carry bill

A compromise bill that allows the carrying of concealed guns in public won approval Friday in the Illinois House, and now goes to the Senate.
METRO-EAST NEWS

Cook presided over cases for friend, accused drug dealers

Suspended Circuit Court Judge Michael Cook's long-time friend, Sean McGilvery, has been named a co-defendant in a high-volume heroin distribution case allegedly run by a mother and son team from Fairview Heights previously charged with concealing the drug overdose death of a 30-year-old woman.
BELLEVILLE NEWS

Judge orders property owner to clean up Belleville 'hole' in 30 days

The property owner is responsible for demolition and asbestos cleanup costs for the site of a downtown Belleville fire, according to a court order.
METRO-EAST NEWS

Bound in handcuffs, Belleville woman is interrogated by FBI about Judge Michael Cook

"You had to see him. We watched him come into your house."
CRIME

Scott Credit Union's O'Fallon branch robbed

O'Fallon Police are searching for a man who robbed the Scott Credit Union at 712 W. Highway 50 on Friday.
CRIME

Belleville man charged with sexual abuse of toddler

A 45-year-old Belleville man was charged on Friday in connection with the sexual abuse of a 2-year-old female relative.