Crime news: The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department is looking for at least one suspect in State Park Place, IL, near Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, after the shooting of a truck.
A Wood River, IL, woman was killed after a car drove into a group of people in Alton, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, and Belleville, IL. Another person was hospitalized after the crash.
A couple was injured and severely burned in a Grafton, IL, boat explosion in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, and Belleville, IL, just a few days after a duck boat accident in Branson, IL, killed 17 people.
Crime news: Caseyville, IL, police search for theft suspect after he was seen on store surveillance shoving cases of Red Bull down his pants in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO.
News: Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced a program aimed at retaining pilots in the U.S. Force, while visiting Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois near St. Louis, Mo. The services loses pilots to airlines.
Crime news: Belleville, IL, food pantry director in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, blinded after attack police say was by man upset at being turned away from the free service. The suspect was charged.
Military news: USAF Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Levy oversees airplane repair, logistics and supply with unit at Scott AFB Air Force Base near Belleville IL in Southern Illinois and St. Louis, MO.
IL Election news: Republican GOP candidate Jason Madlock, of Centreville, IL, in southern Illinois, near St. Louis could be kicked off 2018 ballot because of fines owed to the state Board of Elections.
An Illinois state audit has found systemic failures in the licensing and oversight of thousands of taxpayer-funded group homes for adults with disabilities.
The University of Illinois wants to create more guaranteed-admission partnerships with community colleges statewide to improve access for thousands of potential transfer students.
Crime news: An East St. Louis, IL, man was shot outside his home in a drive-by shooting and now police are investigating and looking for the suspects in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO.
Officials say cooling towers at an office building at the Illinois State Capitol complex are being disinfected after a marginal amount of legionella bacteria was detected.
An estimated $3 million in fire and water damage following a fire at a pyramid home in suburban Chicago may force the owners to knock the tourist attraction down.
Traffic news: Three hospitalized with injuries near Nashville, IL, and Okawville, IL, after a semi crashed into a box truck in an accident on I-64 in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO.
Wild horses and burros will be offered for sale or adoption in August in Ewing, IL as part of an ongoing program with the federal Bureau of Land Management.
News: Boy killed, dies in fatal semi tractor trailer truck crash car accident near Ullin, IL, in Union County, IL, in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO
News: The day toilets, washing machines, water heaters, homes, houses exploded in Belleville, IL, in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, when propane gas got into the city’s water lines.
Business and restaurant news: Build-A-Bear at St. Clair Square will downsize in Fairview Heights, IL near St. Louis, MO in Southern Illinois. C and C Food For Your Soul will open near me in Belleville, IL.
Crime news: Belleville, IL, food pantry director in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, blinded after attack police say was by man upset at being turned away from the free service. The suspect was charged.
Michael Foppe lost his sight in one eye after an attack at Community Interfaith Food Pantry in Belleville, IL, near St. Louis, MO, where he volunteers as director. A man struck Foppe with an unknown object, blinding him in his left eye.
