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Final design concept approved for ‘Transit Stop Transformation’ in Fairview Heights
Construction to commence in late spring with completion set for Summer 2024. After getting input from transit riders, area residents, elected officials and stakeholders through a series of in-person and virtual opportunities, a finalized design concept has been approved for the “Transit Stop Transformation Project” at the Fairview Heights Transit Center in Fairview Heights, Ill.
'First program of its kind in southern Illinois': Belleville animal shelter fosters pets to help domestic abuse victims
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A Belleville animal shelter is helping survivors of domestic abuse by fostering their fur babies while they recover. Leaving pets can weigh on domestic violence victims. Savannah McDonald, co-executive director of the Belleville Area Humane Society, learned that one of their own was being affected. "We...
Safety concerns cause Tour de Belleville to end after 2024
BELLEVILLE, Ill (First Alert 4) - A staple gathering that would bring thousands of bike riders to Belleville is preparing for its final ride. Tour de Belleville started 19 years ago, but 2024 will be the event’s final year. According to city officials, safety concerns, including possible lawsuits and disregard for safety measures, are behind the push to end the event.
POWRi Sanctions Revival Dirt Late Model Series presented by Start2Finish TV
Belleville, IL. (5/8/24) Performance and Open Wheel Racing Incorporated (POWRi) proudly expands its sanctioning portfolio in competitive motorsports by officially sanctioning the Revival Dirt Late Model Series, adding Start2Finish TV as a presenting series sponsor. Continually striving as a premier sanctioning body committed to promoting drivers' progression through divisional racing,...
Groundbreaking today for crime lab in Jefferson County
PEVELY, Mo. – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for a new crime lab Monday located on Mason Circle Drive in Pevely. The state-of-the-art facility is expected to expedite investigations by allowing the sheriff’s office to process their own test results, rather than waiting for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The […]
Police say four missing Gibault teens located
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - The Vigo County Sheriff's Office wants you to be on the lookout for four juveniles who took off from Gibault School. The school is located at 6401 South US Highway 41, in the southern part of the county. Police didn't provide names for the four,...
Groundbreaking Ceremony For The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Crime Lab Held In Pevely
(HILLSBORO, PEVELY) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office crime lab construction process is underway after a groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday (Monday) in Pevely. Hastings and Chivetta Architects in St. Louis County handled the designing of the lab, and Chris Chivetta says this building will house all the items needed in this day and age of crime solving.
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