Brian Brueggemann
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Parents free on bond after police say their drunk spell resulted in baby’s death
Collinsville, IL parents accused of being drunk when their baby died were taken into custody on Friday, July 13 but released on cash bonds. Katie Seib and 30-year-old Brandon Fisk, have been charged with endangering the life of health of a child. → Read More
High school student in Clinton County dead after being battered, police say
A Clinton County high school student died early Sunday morning after he was the victim of a battery, according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, in Breese, IL, near St. Louis, MO. → Read More
I need an ambulance! Meet me when I’m done shopping.
A woman shopping in the lawn and garden section of a Carbondale-area store called for an ambulance and said she’d meet the crew when she was finished shopping, according to a post on a Facebook page that monitors fire and rescue calls in Southern Illinois. → Read More
I need an ambulance! Meet me when I’m done shopping.
A woman shopping in the lawn and garden section of a Carbondale-area store called for an ambulance and said she’d meet the crew when she was finished shopping, according to a post on a Facebook page that monitors fire and rescue calls in Southern Illinois. → Read More
I need an ambulance! Meet me when I’m done shopping.
A woman shopping in the lawn and garden section of a Carbondale-area store called for an ambulance and said she’d meet the crew when she was finished shopping, according to a post on a Facebook page that monitors fire and rescue calls in Southern Illinois. → Read More
Paternal grandparents seek guardianship of Campbell children
The paternal grandparents of the orphaned Campbell children of Glen Carbon IL are asking to be appointed as the guardians of the children who live in southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. A hearing on their request is scheduled for May 9. → Read More
‘Why’ remains as cops probe mother of 7’s drowning death, fatal fire at home
Investigators on Friday morning continued trying to untangle what led up to two tragic events they say are connected: a fatal house fire in Glen Carbon, and the home’s owner driving her vehicle into a Highland lake. Seven children survived both fatal events in southern Illinois near st. Louis, MO. → Read More
Want to own a guitar from Wilco frontman (and Belleville native) Jeff Tweedy?
The band Wilco is selling more than 40 pieces of gear — including guitars owned by Belleville native and frontman Jeff Tweedy → Read More
Coroner’s Facebook post on Muslim toilet etiquette draws criticism
A Southern Illinois coroner’s Facebook post about Muslims’ toilet etiquette has ignited a firestorm. Coroner Troy Cannon, in replies to comments on his post, said he was only stating facts. → Read More
How a man with Down syndrome achieved his dream of becoming a firefighter
Jason Eagan’s lifelong dream has been to become a firefighter, so he kept showing up at the local fire station. A lieutenant helped make the dream come true. “I put on this uniform right here, it changed my life,” Eagan says. → Read More
Who’ll be top federal prosecutor for region? Names are surfacing.
A new federal prosecutor for the district covering Southern Illinois will be appointed after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president. Congressman John Shimkus is expected to have a top role in the selection of the appointee. → Read More
She’s riding shotgun to Madigan in political ad. Is it sexist?
Democrat Katie Stuart, who is challenging incumbent Rep. Dwight Kay, says the flier is sexist because it depicts her as a passenger who ‘isn’t even capable of driving a car.’ → Read More
Feds: Criminal charges possible for firm that had Mexicans remove asbestos
Federal officials say criminal charges could be filed against an Albers company that allegedly hired Mexican workers to remove asbestos, without safety gear, from a former Okawville school. The company’s owner disputes the allegations. → Read More
They helped raise their grandkids, but lost custody after the girls’ father died
An appeals court has ruled that the mother should have custody of two girls, not the grandparents who helped raise them until the death of their father. → Read More
Local couple helped raise son’s kids, but after his death, they can’t get custody
An appeals court has ruled that the mother should have custody of two Madison County girls, not the grandparents who helped raise them until the death of their father. → Read More
Region’s GOP delegates head to convention with uncertainty, enthusiasm and hope for unity
Delegates from Southern Illinois are headed to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland with excitement, some curiosity, a little trepidation, and hope that the event unites the party behind its candidate, Donald Trump. → Read More
Sex offender charged with taking video up woman’s dress in Walmart, watching kids at pool
Madison County prosecutors have charged a man — already a registered sex offender — with trying to take pictures up a woman’s dress at a Walmart and with watching children at a swimming class. → Read More
Rauner says stopgap budget is ‘good step,’ predicts success on reforms after election
Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday the stopgap budget agreement he reached with lawmakers is “a good step in the right direction,” and he predicted the legislature will go along with some of his reform measures during their lame-duck session this winter. → Read More
State might allow alcohol sales at SIU campuses; sports events targeted
A bill pending in the Illinois legislature would allow Southern Illinois University to sell alcohol at sports games and other events on the Edwardsville and Carbondale campuses. → Read More
Anonymous donor pays power bill; Horseshoe Lake to reopen Wednesday
Horseshoe Lake State Park will no longer be in the dark after Wednesday. The state Department of Natural Resources confirmed Tuesday that electric bills were recently paid by an anonymous donor, prompting the reopening of the 2,960-acre state park located off Highway 111. → Read More