DUPO, Ill. (AP) — A freight train bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis Tuesday, causing a fire that sent thick, black smoke into the air and prompted the evacuation of nearby schools and residences. In a news release, Union Pacific says that the train derailed at…
Royal Lakes, IL (KTRS) Another search and rescue operation is being conducted today for a missing Macoupin County woman. The search for Denita Hedden will include both land and air operations until dusk. The 37-year-old woman was last seen on her birthday, January 25th. Her disappearance is being called suspicious. Investigators say there may be travel…
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) A reward to help solve the case of a girl who disappeared more than 20 years ago in the Mississippi River community of Moline has been extended. The (Moline) Dispatch reports the $10,000 reward offered by the family of Trudy Appleby and Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities has been extended until…
Sherman, IL (KTRS) A St. Louis born World War II soldier will be laid to rest on Saturday. The remains of Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello arrived at St. Louis-Lambert Airport on Wednesday afternoon. His remains were escorted from the airport by the Patriot Guard and others up Interstate 55 to Sherman, Illinois. Aiello was born in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The remains of a fallen World War II soldier from St. Louis will return home today. Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello went missing in action 73 years ago. Remains disinterred from an American cemetery in Belgium were identified through DNA as Aiello’s. His remains are scheduled to arrive at St. Louis Lambert…
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) – An infant is being treated at a St. Louis hospital after the car the child was in rolled into a lake. Authorities say the baby was the only occupant found in the car that went into Silver Lake around 6 a.m. Thursday in Highland, Illinois, about 30 miles east of St.…
Pinckneyville, IL (AP) – Authorities in Southern Illinois are investigating a series of dog thefts possibly committed by someone posing as an animal control officer. The Southern Illinoisan reports the Perry County Sheriff’s Office has received three recent reports of dog thefts. Sheriff Steve Bareis says in each case a white truck with a dog…
(KTRS) – A standoff in Belleville is over. Fox 2 reports that the situation ended peacefully. The incident began when a suicidal man locked himself inside a home in the 500 block of South Pennsylvania.
Marissa, IL (KTRS) A search is underway for a missing St. Clair County boy. Police say the 6-year-old boy, identified by police only as Joseph, was last seen at a home in Marissa around 4 a.m, Wednesday. Joseph is autistic and non verbal. He was last seen wearing camouflage pajamas on backwards. Anyone with any…
Normal, Ill. (AP) – The last of the 1,200 employees who worked at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal have finished their shifts. Mitsubishi announced last July that it would close and sell its central Illinois plant. Most of the employees stopped working in December when the plant produced its last vehicle. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph…