Collinsville News

A joint public safety effort by the Illinois State Police and Madison County State's Attorney's Office has seen immediate results as state police seized more than 200 pounds of cannabis and $57,000 over a two day period earlier this month.

Police seized more than 153 pounds of pot and $50,000 cash from two separate traffic stops Monday in Madison County.

Madison County, IL - Two Texas residents were arrested earlier this week in separate incidents following traffic stops in the Metro East, resulting in the seizure of over 61 pounds of marijuana and $7,800 cash.

One of three defendants accused of carjacking an 85-year-old Belleville woman outside a bingo game, then setting the car ablaze with the woman in the trunk has been found fit to stand trial.

Collinsville, IL - More than 40 students at Collinsville High School are the first to complete a new financial program in Illinois.

But the residents of Belleville had little to celebrate after the legendary British author visited Belleville, Lebanon and Collinsville in 1842.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, the Madison County Sheriff's Department arrested 18 year old Michael Elridge of the 1300 block of 1st Street in Cottage Hills for unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor.

St. Clair County Associate Judge Laninya Cason admits it felt a little weird to be at a candidate forum Saturday coordinated by Tea Party-type groups.

Madison County, IL - A 21-year-old Collinsville, Illinois man was charged Monday with criminal damage to property over $300. The Madison County Sheriff's Office says they responded to a property damage complaint just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Collinsville.

A Madison County grand jury indicted three people Thursday for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two elderly women, according to the state's attorney's office.

Collinsville's Curtis Williams will walk on to play football at Shorter University this fall.

A judge Wednesday ripped a Collinsville farmer, 73, for attempting to blame the 6-year-old victim of his child abuse and her mother for his crime, but only sentenced him to four years of probation because the law requires it.

If you live in Glen Carbon, Maryville, Edwardsville or parts of Collinsville and you get a phone call from a guy who says he's a congressman, but his name isn't familiar, it's not a prank.

Collinsville, IL - The Collinsville Police Department says they received eight reports of automobile burglaries between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

On any given Saturday, you might walk through the former American Legion and find a cooking demonstration in the coffee bar, a group of small children clustered around a puppet show in the children's library and a group of adults learning English in the community room.

CENTREVILLE, Ill. - The modest 1968 vintage mobile home of Leah and Marvin Williams was known in their neighborhood as a place people who needed a bite to eat or a place to rest their head could go for a little bit of help.

Collinsville, Ill. - On Thursday, Illinois State Police announced they had arrested fugitive Michael R. Fedrick at the Red Roof Inn in Florrisant, Missouri.

Only construction vehicles were moving on the section of Illinois 255 between Seminary and Humbert roads Wednesday, where state officials still have not determined the cause of unexplained cracks that have kept the new section of highway from opening.

When Nicole Bunting sprinted past the lake Sunday afternoon at Moody Park at Longacre, a man ran up to her and asked whether she had a phone.

The Collinsville City Council has hired a new fire chief less than a month after swearing in the last one.