Illinois concealed carry permit applications accepted starting Sunday
Illinois, in July, became the last state in the union to allow concealed weapons to be carried legally. Six months later, firearms users are able to apply for a license. It could be another 90 days before a license is issued. On Sunday, the Illinois State Police began accepting concealed carry applications on its website. […]
Read More →Updated – The great blizzard of 2014, the forecast for Collinsville
***Updated at 4:00 a.m. Jan. 5. *** A light snowfall began in the Collinsville area around 3 a.m. The most recent National Weather Service forecast calls for snow to continue throughout Sunday, ending by 7 p.m. Total expected accumulation around the 62234 zip code is 10-14 inches. A chance of thunder has been thrown into […]
Read More →Metro East 70 mph zones identified
Senate Bill 2356 was signed into law in August, increasing the maximum speed limit on 87 percent of Illinois interstate highways and 98 percent of rural interstates under the Illinois Department of Transportation’s jurisdiction to 70 mph, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The bill, which will also increase approximately 28 percent of the Illinois Tollway’s 286-mile […]
Read More →Snow clearing out Thursday morning, may return Saturday
The New Year’s Day snowfall that started late in the evening will clear out early Thursday morning. The National Weather Service forecasts the powdery precipitation to end before 9 a.m. Temperatures are expected to drop throughout the morning, before rebounding to an afternoon high of around 20 degrees. The overnight low Thursday will be a […]
Read More →Local woman accused of taking meth to jail
A Collinsville woman was arrested Monday on an outstanding warrant. While at the Madison County Jail, authorities found a small bag of methamphetamine in Tina M. Weik’s possession, the Madison County Sheriff’s department said. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, on Tuesday, charged Weik, 38, of the 10 block of Addison Street in Collinsville, with […]
Read More →Candlelight vigil held for Joe Hartsoe
Five weeks ago, Joe Hartsoe dropped his laundry off at a relative’s house and has not been seen since. His family and friends have not given up hope for his safe return. Between 50-75 people attended a candlelight vigil for Hartsoe Monday. On a bitterly cold night, some came to light a candle before moving […]
Read More →Fourth person charged in Collinsville craigslist robberies
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s office on Monday charged a fourth suspect in connection with the “craigslist robberies” in Collinsville. Desmund R. Marshall, 20, is charged with one felony count of armed robbery without a firearm. He is currently held in the Collinsville jail on $500,000 bond, before being transferred to the Madison County Jail, […]
Read More →Charges filed in murder of Collinsville man
An East St. Louis man was charged today with first-degree murder in the death of Jarrett D. Mosby, 21, of Collinsville. Deneshion M. Swope, 24, faces three felony murder charges in the Dec. 23 death of Mosby, whose body was found in his car in Madison. Police allege Swope shot Mosby seven times with a […]
Read More →Christmas Tree disposal in Collinsville
If you are traditionalist, and still put up a Christmas Tree made from nature, the locations below are accepting your yule time pride. Tree disposal is free, but all decorations, ornaments and lights must be removed. Trees will be accepted until Sunday, Jan. 5. There are no hours of operation, the locations may not be […]
Read More →Collinsville Middle School students “loving” new instruction method
We live in a technical, connected society. Education needs to adapt to the world in which we live. This is part of a message from Collinsville Middle School Principal Kim Jackson when discussing the one-to-one learning pilot program at her school. The initiative put Chromebook laptops in the hands of 100 self-contained special education students […]
Read More →Accused Collinsville craigslist robbers identified
The three 17-year-old Collinsville men arrested Monday in connection with the “craigslist robberies” were identified today as Devante P. Marshall, Maurice S. Morris and Garrett A. Babb. Charges were filed today by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office against all three suspects for at least one of the three armed robberies that took place between […]
Read More →Despite referendum, CARD tax levy decrease consistent with past years
The Collinsville Area Recreation District will request less money from property taxpayers for a fourth consecutive year, but the amount may surprise many in the district. On Dec. 17, CARD Commissioners voted unanimously to levy $1.279 million for district operations, a reduction of $21,000 (1.62 percent) from the previous year. A bond levy of $1,326,791.93 […]
Read More →Leads sought in death of Collinsville man
The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is still looking for leads in the death of a Collinsville man whose body was found in the front seat of a car Monday in Madison. Madison Police responded to a traffic accident call Monday at about 12:44 p.m. and found the body of Jarrett D. Mosby, […]
Read More →Arrests made in Collinsville craigslists robberies
The Collinsville Police Department arrested three suspects Monday in a recent string of armed robberies linked to advertisements placed on craigslists. The arrests come after a third armed robbery Sunday in the 200 block of Sandridge Dr., about 1/2 mile from the other two robberies at 50 Brookhill Court. The suspect in the robbery Sunday […]
Read More →Belleville man charged with Collinsville car burglary
The Collinsville Police Department and Madison County Sheriff’s office worked together to nab a 27-year-old man accused of burglarizing a car in the 300 block of Yvonne Drive, Collinsville, Friday. Collinsville Police found Mark A. Clark, of the 800 block of Blue Ridge Drive, Belleville, possession of items from the burglary. They alerted the Madison […]
Read More →Collinsville Township: two meetings, one tax levy increase
It took two meetings and an alternate meeting location to accommodate the suddenly interested public before the Collinsville Township Trustees voted to increase one tax levy and keep two others stable. Prior to the Nov. 26 Township meeting, Trustee Chris Guy placed robocalls to Collinsville Township residents to alert them to a vote on a […]
Read More →Ameren Illinois warns area business owners about scam
**Submitted Story** Local business owners are being targeted by con men who are posing as Ameren Illinois bill collectors. “The scam artists are very convincing,” said Richard J. Mark, president and CEO for Ameren Illinois. “They are using scare tactics and threatening to disconnect electric service if an immediate payment is not made.” Mark said […]
Read More →Armed robber using craigslist operating in Collinsville
A man claiming to have a television for sale is luring victims to a vacant apartment at 50 Brookhill Court in Collinsville and robbing them. Collinsville Police say the man, identified only as a dark skinned black male, has drawn at least two victims to the apartment with advertisements placed on craigslist. Both victims went […]
Read More →Still no solid leads in case of missing Collinsville man
Three weeks after he was last seen; there are few clues to the whereabouts of a missing Collinsville man. Joe Hartsoe, 22, was last seen on Nov. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at the home of a relative in Collinsville. Collinsville Police Department Detective Mark Kuechle said the department is still looking for leads in the […]
Read More →Collinsville firefighter honored for being “hero” to 4-year-old boy
When Captain Dusty Katich received a call this spring to request he give a tour of the Collinsville Fire station, he soon discovered that it was no ordinary request. “They said, ‘there are two things. They are outside right now and the little boy is blind,’” Katich said. The little boy is 4-year-old Luke McKeon, […]
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