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Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons has fallen short, at least temporarily, in his quest to have the state legislature expand the drug-induced homicide law.

TROY, IL - Beth Brown from Odelia Farms shows off her alpacas that will be a part of this years shearing festival.A The event will consist of shearing this years' Alpacas, a short course on how to skirt, sort and grade an Alpaca fleece, plenty of shopping and visiting the farm.

Jeffrey Moore, 54, passed away at 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012, after a long battle with cancer, with his family by his side.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that road work will be suspended where possible over Memorial Day weekend to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow.

Prosecutors have dropped a drug-induced homicide charge against a second man who was accused of being involved in the heroin overdose of 30-year-old Joshua Rogers.

An Illinois Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday that would expand the state's drug-induced homicide law in response to the dismissal of charges against two Madison County defendants.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, Alton Police arrested three young people at Rock Spring Park for allegedly attempting to steal Christmas lights.

A charge of drug-induced homicide was dismissed Thursday against a St. Louis County man who had been accused of selling the heroin that caused the fatal overdose last year of an East Alton man.

How many times have we written about heroin abuse in the past year? And how many times has it taken on a tragic outcome? Far too many, we say, but the latest case took a twist when a judge acquitted a defendant accused in the death of his girlfriend.

A Madison County judge has dismissed the case against a man accused of providing a woman the heroin that led to her deadly overdose.

Edwardsville, IL - A Madison County judge has tossed out a case against a Troy, Illinois man accused of causing the death of a former high school cheerleader by providing her heroin.

A 20-year-old from Troy, Illinois, goes to St. Louis with his 17-year-old girlfriend to buy heroin, on which he promptly overdoses.

Madison County Associate Judge James Hackett ruled Wednesday morning to limit the testimony of prosecution witnesses who are expected to testify that a Troy man on trial for drug-induced homicide was a heroin dealer.

Madison County's first trial in a case of drug-induced homicide may include a defense that the heroin that killed a high school student was taken from the defendant's lap, not given by him to the victim.

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