Troy News

Two men were charged last week with possession of methamphetamine precursors at a Fenton motel.

Funeral arrangements are pending for a Metro East student missionary who died in a weekend traffic crash in southern Peru.

Ashley, a Labrador retriever puppy, was rescued from a tar pit but did not survive.

Authorities say the Illinois State Police have captured an ex-con suspected of killing eight people in two states.

Nicholas T. Sheley is escorted out of the Granite City police department Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Granite City, Ill.

STERLING, Ill. - An intense manhunt for the 'armed and dangerous' suspect in a murderous rampage that claimed eight lives across Illinois and into Missouri concluded quietly Tuesday night when Nicholas Troy ...

Authorities in Knox County have issued a murder warrant in one of eight killings that may be connected to a 28-year-old man being sought by authorities in Illinois and Missouri.

A young Labrador puppy named Ashley needed help to get out of a sticky situation.

Madison County animal control rescued a young puppy that was covered in asphalt Tuesday morning.

SIUE graduate student and Troy resident Patrick Marvin chose to leave for work 10 minutes early on a Friday afternoon.

Mickey N. Manoogian, 78, passed away at 5:37 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Eden Village in Glen Carbon.

The driver of a dump truck died Wednesday afternoon after their vehicle overturned on Interstate 55, the Madison County Coroner's Office said.

There is an old saying that says, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Gary Wellen, who retired after 37 years with the U.S. Postal Service, used the lure of living down the street from his grandchildren to convince his wife to move to Collinsville from Troy.

Paul Simon, a Democratic U.S. senator, U.S. representative and presidential candidate - the man with the bow tie - is probably the most recent famous politician with ties to Southern Illinois.

Glen Carbon man was struck by a pickup truck and killed Sunday in Pontoon Beach. via Belleville News

“It's a time for the community to get together and enjoy spring”

Although Saturday was the second day of O'Fallon's 35th Mayfest, it was 15-month-old Savannah Asslelin's first time at the town's spring festival. via Belleville News

Horseshoe Lake. A picture perfect state park becomes the scene of a violent crime. via MyFox St. Louis

Organizers of Arts in Bartlett's sixth annual juried fine arts festival are looking for sponsors, program advertisers and food vendors. via Courier-News

“People only see the numbers, how many people live there right now”

Each day, Katie Sensabough serves doughnuts and coffee at the Donut Palace -- then goes home to the Madison County Shelter Care Home. via Belleville News