Millstadt News

A Waterloo man was hospitalized Wednesday after his minivan crashed into a semi-tractor trailer on Illinois 158 about halfway between Columbia and Millstadt.

High winds wreaked havoc across the metro-east Wednesday, including power outages that caused O'Fallon High to dismiss early, downed wires and trees, causeda house fire and toppled Christmas decorations.

Like a page from the three little pigs, an area home builders group is huffing and puffing.

A metro-east home builders group is objecting to a proposal that would require any home built in Millstadt to have a certain percentage of brick.

Holiday home tours are as much a part of the season as breakfast with Santa. What better way to celebrate the season than by taking a tour of beautifully decorated homes in the area? Here are a few to get you started: Cottleville/Weldon Spring Holiday House Tour - Tour includes exclusive homes in Cottleville and Weldon Spring, including the ...

Many engineers, mathematicians and physicists who got their start in Belleville will remember Charles "Dewey" Pruitt for his more than 40 years of teaching at what's now Southwestern Illinois College.

Talk of a bus driver strike in Charleston is over as a tentative deal has been reached.

A Millstadt man will spend four months each in federal prison and a halfway house for chasing and restraining a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier with an ax handle.

Three of the metro-east's top young classical musicians will take center stage Sunday when the Belleville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra presents its 11th annual George N. Tuerck Memorial Concert.

A 56-year-old Millstadt man is in critical condition at St. Louis University Hospital after a chemical scare at a car wash in Smithton Wednesday morning.

A great weekend to be outside and that's what how many of us spent it -- but on Friday and Saturday night there were two great shows to check out, if you could get a ticket.

Some metro-east districts have asked for temporary state funds to adjust their budgets for a new funding system.

Illinois schools' test scores are in, and while one St. Clair County school has boosted itself to first place among the county's highest scoring schools, one district known to produce some of the lowest scores had two schools rank among the top five.

Benjamin David Hubble didn't get the best start in life, what with his congenital diaphragmatic hernia, but the 6-week-old son of Dave and Kelly Hubble of Belleville is fighting back.

Five years ago, Sandy Steppig noticed a tremor in her left foot. No big deal. Except it didn't go away.

All over the country, people will be using Illinois pumpkins this fall -- Illinois has become the nation's No.

The 17th Annual Metro-East Life Chain to oppose the ending of human life through abortion is scheduled for Sunday from 2-3 p.m. in Fairview Heights.

First National Bank of Waterloo, Ill., plans to acquire First State Bank of Red Bud, Ill., for an undisclosed sum.

The outdoor patio expansion at Cutter's bar and grill in Belleville in nearly complete.

Mark your calendars! There are three trials coming up that could give you a better idea of which varieties to grow in your greenhouse operation next year.