Highland News

Bill Pierce, whose career in law enforcement spanned four decades, saw him climb to the top echelons of command in the Illinois State Police and serve two stints as Highland's chief of police, died Friday.

Cassens Elementary didn't just hit the ground running -- it vaulted nearly to the top.

Recently Sufjan revealed he's "at a point where I no longer have a deep desire to share my music with anyone, having spent many years imparting my songs to the public." Later that day, high-quality video of three mind-bending new Sufjan Stevens tunes took over all the websites you read.

Art in the Park , an annual juried art exhibition, is this weekend in Lindendale Park in Highland, Illinois.

But then again, Raechel Holtgrave always appears scantily clad. It's her job! a The Highland, Illinois, native and recent Mizzou grad was named Miss Hooters International in May .

Milo Stubban has opened a second tobacco supply store in metro-east. The man behind Milo's Tobacco Road at 228 N. Main St.

A taxidermist near Highland, Illinois, has gathered his best colleagues from throughout the land.

In a letter to the Governor, Representative Ron Stephens of Highland, Illinois joined other state leaders in requesting all state resources and contracts with ACORN be immediately suspended until an investigation can be conducted by the Attorney General's office into the organization.

A Highland, Illinois pastry chef took home a $10,000 cash prize, for creating the best cake on the TLC SHOW, The Ultimate Cake-Off. Pat Jacoby and three helpers had nine hours to create a cake at least five feet tall and meeting specific clientele criteria.

A total of 83 churches will be represented at a United Churches of Christ Illinois South Conference gathering Friday and Saturday at Eden United Church of Christ.

It's been five years since Jim Laing and Brad Eilering began imparting their knowledge of fly fishing to the area, and interest in their classes haven't waned.

The City Council over the past 14 years has passed at least 16 retroactive zoning or other land-use changes.

A time of economic crisis -- called the "perfect financial storm" -- is not the time for limits on property taxes, according to Madison County school superintendents.

A former area man could get life in prison if convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter and daughter over a period of several years in several different Illinois communities.

A Madison County jury on Wednesday convicted a man of sexually abusing two female relatives when they were children.

Two sisters gave testimony Tuesday that was sometimes highly detailed and sometimes contradictory in the trial of a relative accused of sexually assaulting them.

The class of 2009's ACT scores are in, and while the score averages of some metro-east high schools fall short of state averages, many showed improvements.

A former Illinois bank supervisor pleaded guilty Friday to a bank fraud charge accusing her of stealing about $174,000 from her employer and a Highland charitable foundation.

Highland, Illinois, located about a half hour from downtown St. Louis, is a German town that oozes middle class white suburbia.

The engagement of Shelley Dawn Aslinger to Cory Michael Kirchhoff is announced by their parents, Jean Aslinger of Cape Girardeau and Michael and Vicky Kirchhoff of Highland, Ill.