The St. Clair County coroner has identified the victims of two separate shootings in Washington Park and East St. Louis from ...

A few things I learned about soccer — and myself — thanks to the 2026 World Cup: I wish we had soccer when I was a kid. I ...

Several notable business changes are unfolding across the metro-east, from ownership transitions at longtime bowling centers ...

Channing Crowder, a former NFL linebacker and co-host of The Pivot, is celebrating an offer from Howard University for his ...

Metro-East News news from the Belleville News-Democrat newspaper in Metro East.

The inaugural race at the new Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed because of ...

Cleveland J. Ware, 20, of Cahokia Heights, was charged with first degree murder and three other felony offenses in connection ...

Trump’s SNAP cuts are having real, dire consequences for families across Illinois,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said.

Davondrea L. Williams, 22, of East St. Louis, was charged with first-degree murder in what prosecutors described as “a ...

Noah Cyrus performs Thursday night at Fair St. Clair at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville. Frazer Harrison for ...

A stretch of northbound Interstate 55 between Interstate 64 and Exchange Avenue in East St. Louis is slated for lane closures ...

Madison County Board Chairman Chris Slusser said Friday a comment he made on Facebook calling for the “public hanging” of Dr.