Belleville police are investigating the shooting death of a teenage boy at his home Friday night. Jarod Rhodes, 15, was ...

Donald Trump cannot stop breaking his promises to the American people. By illegally striking Iran, Trump made a choice—one he did not have to make—that puts American lives and national security at ...

None of that is unique to the St. Louis Cardinals, and it may not even be a flawed approach. For as long as the month atop ...

The full moon peaking Tuesday, March 3, will bring a “blood moon” or total lunar eclipse to Illinois stargazers. “Blood moon” is the popular term referring to a total luna ...

While the 24-hour news cycle means headlines are constantly cycling, a few major events covered by the Belleville News-Democrat particularly stand out over the past couple of decades. We’ve rounded up ...

I believe in giving back to the community,” a recent graduate said. “(Renewable energy) is the best thing for future ...

The 23-year-old right-hander has put on 10 to 15 pounds since last year and still rates as one of baseball’s top prospects.

It would be the first metro-east community to apply for STAR bonds, a new state development program touted last week in ...

An Illinois university was recently named among the 30 most beautiful campuses in the country, according to an analysis by ...

Howard, a rangy and athletic 6-foot-5 junior swingman, started strong and finished strong with a game-high 30 points, helping Alton outlast Belleville East 59-48 and capture the Class 4A regional ...

A metro-east man has been charged with multiple felonies afer he allegedly held a Cahokia Heights woman and her son hostage ...

In a 2023 case that’s still pending, the state’s attorneys office charged Lannert with making a terrorist threat, a Class X felony. The complaint alleges that he called police dispatch and threatened ...