Troy News

Police say the broken ribs of a 9-week-old baby were allegedly caused by John Cravens, 27, of Troy, Ill.

A Troy man was charged Wednesday with aggravated battery of a child after police said he broke a 9-week-old baby's ribs.

Illinois lawmakers returned to the State Capitol on Tuesday searching for some way to fill a $9.2 billion hole in the budget.

Karrie Brown high-fived the kids of the YMCA day camp, her face shining with delight as they applauded her -- and her gold and silver medals.

The Madison County Board voted 27-2 Wednesday to cut its budget by about $1.2 million to just over $43.5 million, but Sheriff Robert Hertz got some support for his contention that public safety should be the last item cut.

The last metro-east Krieger's Sports Bar standing in the metro-east has closed. According to a sign in the window of the restaurant in Nameoki Commons in Granite City, a new eatery to be known as Sweety Pies is coming soon to take Krieger's place.

A Troy area man fell down a 16-foot embankment about noon Friday and later was rushed by helicopter to a St.

Plans for fireworks shows in Caseyville and Collinsville have gone up in smoke this year, thanks to the economy.

As Glen Carbon grows to the east, Interstate 70 will be the dividing line between the village and Troy.

Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell was talking on a personal call on his cell phone and driving 126 mph just seconds before his squad car slammed into two cars, killing two Collinsville sisters and injuring a Fayetteville husband and his pregnant wife in 2007, according to court records.

Buying locally grown organic produce has never been more popular, yet cutting down on grocery bills, for many, is a new-found priority.

A couple of experts will add a flowery flourish to this year's Pride Inc. Garden Tour.

UPDATES 2:10 P.M. with man surrendering peacefully: TROY, Ill. -- Police said a standoff with a man holding a handgun ended peacefully when the man surrendered the weapon at about 12:30 p.m. today.

A despondent man armed with a gun who was threatening to commit suicide in the street surrendered to police Wednesday after a standoff of nearly two hours.

Police in Troy, Illinois, were involved in a standoff situation with an armed man in the 500 block of Patton in a subdivision that is under construction in Madison County Illinois.

A 26-year-old Rockdale man died after being found unresponsive in the street early Saturday.

After this summer, those wanting to stop on their way home from work and pick up a bag of sweet corn no longer will be able to do so at the well-known Keller Farms' produce stand at 70th and West Main streets.

In March, proponents of STAR bonds took the state Senate by storm. The sales-tax-backed revenue bonds were introduced to bring a 'destination' development to Glen Carbon.

As a college football player at Quincy University, Dustin "Dusty" Keeven was known for his ability to fly in from the secondary and make a strong tackle.

An Illinois man suffered fatal injuries Wednesday afternoon, after his pickup truck left the roadway, rolled over and landed in a ditch with waist-high water in Johnson County.