Granite City News

A woman led police on a chase into Missouri early Wednesday, and at one point, police fired into her van before they were able to arrest her.

Four men and a woman were arrested after being suspected of trying to pass counterfeit money at a drug store.

A Granite City woman was charged Tuesday with felony aggravated battery after police said she hit her husband's ex-wife outside the Madison County Courthouse after a hearing.

Four Granite City residents were charged Tuesday with felony arson. The four were taken into custody after the Madison County Sheriff's Department responded to a car fire at 10:55 p.m. Monday in the 4900 block of Carl St.

Lowe's now knows Granite City. The chain's newest home improvement store has just opened at 1333 Schaeffer Road.

The Madison County sheriff's office is searching for a missing thirteen year old girl.

Several metro-east bands placed in the Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival this weekend.

Union leaders are still waiting to learn more about how many steelworkers will be affected by temporary layoffs.

An Alton man and woman who were babysitting three children were charged Monday after police said they found drugs and hypodermic needles at the residence.

Deputy U.S. marshals are searching for a 30-year-old registered sex offender from Alton who they say violated his parole and is considered armed and dangerous.

Once again this year, trick-or-treaters in Belleville had better not hit the streets without brushing up on the city's Halloween solicitation rules.

A women's health clinic in Illinois and a physician have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a state law requiring parental notification before minors can obtain abortion care, the Chicago Tribune reports.

A Granite City man who told police he was looking at deer in Alton's old industrial area is facing a felony theft charge because he also allegedly had stolen materials in his truck.

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The McKinley Bridge is back open to traffic following a police pursuit through Illinois that saw speeds hit 100 miles-per-hour. Bill McCormac, KMOV The incident started around 9:30 a.m. with a report that a car was being broken into at the Wood River High School.

The notorious late term abortion center of the Midwest -- Hope Clinic in Granite City -- filed a lawsuit this week to stop Illinois fromfinally implementing its long-delayed parental notification before abortion law.

A man kidnapped a woman from Collinsville Crossing shopping center and forced her to drive him around the metro-east and give him money, according to police.

Associate Judge Kyle Napp said she would render a verdict today after the victim of a brutal attack in Horseshoe Lake State Park took the stand Wednesday and identified Keith J. Recklein, 31, of Granite City as her attacker.

A detective testified Tuesday that a Granite City man had access to a drunk friend's cell phone, which was used to lure an O'Fallon woman to the state park where she was raped and beaten into a stupor.

A trial is under way in southwestern Illinois' Madison County for a man accused of beating and raping a woman in a state park last year.