Curt Libbra
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Knight of Columbus Queen of Hearts drawing in Highland IL
Local News: Knights of Columbus will hold the first Queen of Hearts drawing in Highland, IL. The raffles have become popular as jackpots have topped $1 million in other towns in n Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL and St. Louis, MO. → Read More
District settles sex discrimination lawsuit with former Highland High School principal
Education News: The Highland, IL School District in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL and St. Louis, MO settled a federal sex discrimination lawsuit with its former high school principal, who said she was paid less due to her gender. → Read More
Firefighters fight house fire Troy IL southern Illinois
Firefighters fight a house fire between Collinsville IL and Troy IL in southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. → Read More
O'Fallon IL Illuminated Christmas Parade Canceled
The O’Fallon Homecoming Association has decided not to sponsor the community’s annual Christmas parade this year. → Read More
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Alhambra IL school
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Alhambra IL school in Highland School District 5 in Madison County IL in southern Illinois near St Louis MO. → Read More
The bison busted free on the way to the slaughterhouse. But it just wasn’t his day
Police in Highland, Illinois, shot and killed the large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. Police say they were worried the animal would hurt someone. → Read More
The bison busted free on the way to the slaughterhouse. But it just wasn’t his day
Police in Highland, Illinois, shot and killed the large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. Police say they were worried the animal would hurt someone. → Read More
The bison busted free on the way to the slaughterhouse. But it just wasn’t his day
Police in Highland, Illinois, shot and killed the large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. Police say they were worried the animal would hurt someone. → Read More
The bison busted free on the way to the slaughterhouse. But it just wasn’t his day
Police in Highland, Illinois, shot and killed the large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. Police say they were worried the animal would hurt someone. → Read More
Police shoot buffalo running loose in Highland, IL
After a 20-minute chase and several shots, Highland police were able to bring down a large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. No one was injured. → Read More
The bison busted free on the way to the slaughterhouse. But it just wasn’t his day
Police in Highland, Illinois, shot and killed the large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. Police say they were worried the animal would hurt someone. → Read More
'I thought it was just a doll': Hero paramedic saves baby in bone-chilling waters
Paramedic Todd Zobrist is being hailed a hero after saving a baby from a vehicle that went into Silver Lake in Highland, IL, on Thursday morning. Police say the baby’s mother, Cristy Campbell, 32, of Glen Carbon, IL, drove a blue-gray Nissan Armada SUV, with the 3-month-old baby inside, off a two-lane highway and into Silver Lake, which is located in southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. → Read More
Body found, baby rescued after vehicle goes into lake; connection to Glen Carbon fire probed
The coroner was summoned after a body was found at Silver Lake near where emergency responders earlier performed CPR on a baby after the vehicle the baby was in went into a lake in Highland IL in southern Illinois near St Louis MO. The baby was transported to a local hospital. → Read More
Police say 19-year-old punched dad, pushed grandma, kicked cop
A 19-year-old Highland, IL man is facing four felony charges after police say he punched his father, kicked a police officer and pushed his grandmother off the front porch of her southern Illinois home near St. Louis, MO. → Read More
Focused mind, empty bladder help metro-east student to perfect ACT score
Highland High School senior Evan Capelle, of Highland, Illinois, scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college assessment test. Capelle wants to go to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, to study biomedical engineering. → Read More
Man charged with threatening girlfriend with concrete tool
Highland police charged Kenneth M. Reed, 35, of Collinsville with felony aggravated battery and unlawful restraint for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend then holding her against her will by threatening her with a concrete grooving tool. → Read More
Fire severely damages St. Jacob home
A cooking accident is to blame for a fire on Thursday afternoon that left a St. Jacob home uninhabitable, but no one was injured, according to St. Jacob Fire Chief Nic Klaus. → Read More
The bison busted free on the way to the slaughterhouse. But it just wasn’t his day
Police in Highland, Illinois, shot and killed the large, ill-tempered buffalo that was running loose in the city Tuesday morning. Police say they were worried the animal would hurt someone. → Read More
Highland High School yearbook photo causes controversy
A photo in Highland High School’s recently released yearbook has the principal apologizing, saying students were trying to make a joke, not a political statement. → Read More