Belleville News Democrat: Homepage http://www.bnd.com/homepage/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Homepage 60 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:57:25 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com 13-year-old crashes motorcycle into dad's van, injures himself and passenger http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464068.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464068.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:55 CDT A 13-year-old boy and his passenger were injured Sunday after a head-on collision in Shiloh that involved his "motorcross type motorcycle" and his father's van. A different drummer: Columbia grad in running on 'America's Got Talent' http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464433.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464433.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:59 CDT Janice Roenicke, of Columbia, is sure her son, Jason Eaton, has talent. Mayor Eckert marks Belleville's 20th anniversary with German sister-city http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464420.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464420.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:09 CDT Mayor Mark Eckert last month traveled with a group to Paderborn, Germany, to mark Belleville's 20th anniversary of its sister-city relationship with that city. Summerfield wins park fund lawsuit; now controls $50,000 grant http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464435.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464435.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:10 CDT More than a year after she won a $50,000 grant for Summerfield's long neglected and ill-equipped park, Denise Durr's fight to be allowed to spend the money for her village has ended successfully. Washington Park police have hit and run video; urge driver to turn himself in http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463487.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463487.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:27 CDT Police are looking for the driver who hit, ran over and dragged a 22-year-old man about 20 feet and then kept going. Shiloh's skateboard park a big hit with young enthusiasts http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464428.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/464428.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:08 CDT Sure, skateboarding after school is more fun than sitting in class. Downtown living: Belleville struggling to find its identity http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463496.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463496.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:32 CDT Downtown Belleville, after years of deterioration and the subsequent millions of dollars the city has pumped into improving it, is now like a kid right out of college -- polished, ready and ripe for opportunity. 3 rape victims relive event as waking nightmare http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463656.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463656.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:49 CDT The three women who said they were raped by a man in Washington Park after they told him they didn’t have any money say they experienced the worst night of their lives, and all of them thought they would be killed. Half of Stites Township park funds goes to official's son http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463505.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463505.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:47 CDT Although free meeting space is available, the village's park district board pays $300 a month to rent a back room for its meetings at a pool hall owned by a park board member and her son. What will it cost to shut down the Madison County Sheltered Care Home? http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463514.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/463514.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:51 CDT Madison County leaders are working out what it will cost to close the Sheltered Care Home. 5-year-old golfer makes a hole-in-one http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462602.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462602.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:24 CDT Even though he's just 52 pounds and 49 inches tall, Drew Gray wasn't hard to spot at Yorktown Golf Club last Sunday: He was the golfer celebrating his first hole-in-one -- at age 5. Billy Ray Cyrus steals the show during visit to Granite City http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462533.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462533.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:28 CDT Billy Ray Cyrus stole the achy breaky hearts of about 200 Granite City residents Friday morning by appearing on a live radio broadcast outside the Park Grill restaurant. New Baden man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plan; mom was in on it http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462579.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462579.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:27 CDT A New Baden man pleaded guilty to trying to arrange the murders of witnesses in his sexual assault case. Four disciplined after 2 juveniles escaped county jail in July http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462572.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462572.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:14 CDT An escape on July 30 by two youths at the St. Clair County Juvenile Detention Center has led the county to take disciplinary action against four detention center employees. Teens held after police say they robbed four couples in two counties http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462592.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462592.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:09 CDT Two 18-year-old men face robbery charges in two counties after police said they robbed three St. Clair County couples, then a Madison couple at gunpoint. Proposal for $15 million I-64 interchange nearly ready http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461066.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461066.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:39 CDT Project leaders believe St. Clair County soon will submit an application to the Federal Highway Administration to justify the construction of a $15 million, Interstate 64 interchange at Rieder Road east of O'Fallon. McCain vows change, less 'partisan rancor' http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461068.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461068.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:12 CDT John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House. "Change is coming," he promised the roaring Republican National Convention and a prime-time television audience. Glen Crossing Road reopens to traffic http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461054.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461054.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:49 CDT -- St. Clair County hopes to get new properties on tax rolls in timely manner http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461035.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461035.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:53 CDT St. Clair County Assessor Gordon Bush has launched a system to solve a problem that has cost the county millions of tax dollars: the failure to add new home construction on property tax rolls in a timely manner. Man wakes up to find pants on fire; Godfrey man faces battery charges http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459786.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459786.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:31 CDT A Godfrey man is accused of setting another man's pants on fire during the holiday weekend. Collinsville streetscape continues; not all work will be finished by Italian Fest http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461050.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/461050.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:50 CDT Work to enhance and renovate the city's downtown streets and utilities has taken longer than anticipated. Soldier from O'Fallon loses leg in bomb blast http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459771.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459771.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:35 CDT An O'Fallon soldier is recovering at the Army's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, after he was seriously injured when the vehicle he was driving ran over a bomb early Sunday in Mosul, Iraq. Metro receives $3 million grant to replace 10 buses http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459540.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459540.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:29 CDT The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Metro a $3 million bus and bus facilities grant for replacing 10 fixed-route vehicles. Five SIUE dental students sanctioned for academic misconduct http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459769.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459769.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:36 CDT Five students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Dental Medicine were found to have committed academic misconduct. Work on new $640 million Mississippi River bridge to begin http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459775.html http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/459775.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:03 CDT After three decades of delays, the first step in the construction of the new $640 million Mississippi River bridge is set to begin Monday morning.