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Belleville man gets 20-year federal prison sentence for committing armed robberies at Metro East gas stations
– A district judge has sentenced a Belleville man to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a string of armed robberies at gas stations in Belleville and Shiloh. Treveon J. Ramsey, 21, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of interference with commerce by robbery and two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Smoke & Kettle to reopen in two locations
Smoke & Kettle's fried chicken sandwich with housemade sorghum mustard sauce. In a retooling of David Sandusky's Smoke & Kettle concept, the craft pitmaster and nationally renowned chef is roaring back with not one but two locations. After a successful Lenten debut at the KC Club & Event Center (5420...
Baseball Game Preview: Collinsville Hits the Road
Collinsville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Mascoutah Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Feger Flies For $5,000 Highland Prize
HIGHLAND, Ill. — Jason Feger started outside the front row and led all 40 laps of Saturday’s MARS Late Model Championship Series feature at Highland Speedway. Feger banked $5,000 for the triumph, which was the 24th of his career in the series. Allen Weisser finished second, with Mitch...
As vacated Centralia funeral home prepares for new tenant, owner makes a startling find
In the basement of a Centralia funeral home in a dark hallway off the embalming room, tucked inside a nook behind two steel plates and a door, a visitor found three disembodied, neatly wrapped human legs, two of them marked with names and dated to the 1960s. The discovery stunned...
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