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A suspicious purchase at a retail store led to a bi-county methamphetamine bust that resulted in 10 people facing drug charges.

It's often said there's no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight. However, a local woman has discovered her secret to taking off pounds and she's sharing it in the hopes of helping others who are morbidly obese.

The "green sweep" is spreading. The Collinsville Area Recreation District celebrated the dedication of its new "green" maintenance building, Thursday at the site of Pleasant Ridge Park in Maryville.

Janelle Bryant lost 100 pounds in a little more than a year. "I am a different person," said the 41-year-old Collinsville stay-at-home mom.

A flurry of filings on Monday ensures races for several Madison County Board seats and at least one countywide office.

A Missouri woman was charged Monday with three counts of felony residential burglary in burglaries that occurred in Collinsville and Maryville.

When State's Attorney Bill Mudge refused to seek the death penalty for the man who murdered Pastor Fred Winters in cold blood, I thought to myself: "If the state doesn't seek the death penalty for a man who murdered a pastor in cold blood with premeditation and malice aforethought in the pastor's own church in front of his congregation on Sunday, ...

Former judge and Madison County prosecutor Don Weber is criticizing State's Attorney Bill Mudge's handling of the Terry Sedlacek case, saying Mudge should have fought a psychologist's finding that the accused killer of a church pastor is mentally unfit to stand trial.

In one of the two venues for ArtEAST at SIUE, a display case of director of User Services Charlotte Johnson's artwork lies near the entrance of Lovejoy Library.

In its 12th edition, the ARTEAST festival has begun to head south. Started as a tour of art galleries and stores in Alton and Edwardsville in central and northern Madison County, the 2009 ARTEAST program has spread to Maryville and Collinsville to almost completely cover the map of Madison County.

The 2nd annual Bank To Bank holiday food drive begins Thursday in Collinsville and Maryville.

Organizers are well on their way to raising enough money to start a new Catholic high school in Madison County, but one of the most important parts of the effort has more to do with faith than with money.

The Rev. Lawrence Adams teaches his flock at the Westside Bible Church to turn the other cheek.

First Baptist Church has chosen an interim pastor while it searches for a permanent pastor to fill the void left by the death of Pastor Fred Winters, who was shot and killed during services in March.

The work you may have seen at a former Denny's restaurant in Fairview Heights is a remodeling for a new Asian restaurant.

Customers have complained that Wiggle-n-Waggle.com , a Maryville, Ill.-based pet accessory business, fails to deliver items that were paid for and to give refunds for returned products, the BBB said Tuesday.

Those who like to walk or run for a cause might have been in a quandary Saturday with six to choose from, including two inaugural events, all of them beginning at 9 a.m. The Simmons law firm sponsored its first Miles for Meso 5K Race and Fun Run/Walk. "We represent victims of mesothelioma and we're always looking for creative ways to help," said ...

Local pharmacies are offering flu shots to the public and the Visiting Nurses Association has scheduled flu shot clinics.

Some of the first students to get an education at Belleville's Cathedral Grade School donated computer equipment to the school to ensure a quality education for its students today.

A Texas church is remembering seven people who were gunned down at a community youth service a decade ago.