http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Breaking news 60 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:01:16 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551130.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551130.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00 CST The director of the Illinois State Police this afternoon announced "dramatic" and "monumental" policy changes governing the way state troopers may respond to emergency calls. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551077.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551077.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:25 CST The annual Scouting For Food will take place Saturday as Boy Scouts in Southern Illinois and Missouri go door to door to pick up food donated by residents. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551064.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551064.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:05 CST One coach and several players on the Belleville East varsity boys basketball team have been disciplined for violating Illinois High School Association by-laws dealing with out of season participation. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551042.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551042.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:40 CST Missouri coach Gary Pinkel and the university are close to agreeing on a contract extension. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551019.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551019.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:20 CST The University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it's now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551014.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/551014.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:44 CST The Metro board of directors today decided to raise one-way fares on MetroLink by 25 cents next year and to increase them by another quarter the following year. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550995.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550995.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:00 CST Belleville East's football cheerleaders will be among more than 600 high school cheerleaders to perform a five-minute routine in the Macy's Day parade. They were eligible for the opportunity after participating in the Universal Cheerleaders Association's camps for three years. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550885.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550885.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:42 CST Carol D. Clark of Caseyville has been chosen by the county's Democratic organization to replace Rick Casey on the St. Clair County Board. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550877.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550877.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:56 CST An attorney for a 17-year-old armed robbery suspect Briran Blake argued the victims were potential witnesses in the case and asked the judge to remove them from the courtroom for Friday's hearing. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550871.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550871.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:35 CST EDWARDSVILLE -- An Alton woman was charged with two counts of murder today in Madison County Circuit Court. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550872.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550872.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:55 CST State Senator Frank Watson, R-Greenville, returned to work Thursday for the first time since suffering a stroke on Oct. 17. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550878.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550878.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:56 CST The state's most popular hunting season began Friday morning with the opening of the 2008 Illinois Firearm Deer Season. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550770.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550770.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:06 CST A vigil will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday in Woodland Park in Collinsville in memory of Jessica Uhl, 18, and her 13-year-old sister Kelli Uhl. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550230.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550230.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:54 CST Attorney General Michael Mukasey was feeling better Friday after collapsing during a speech, his spokeswoman said. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550673.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550673.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:38 CST According to the Women's Ordination Council, a St. Louis woman has become the world's first Catholic priest to give birth. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550642.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550642.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31 CST A 10-year-old Illinois boy has the ashes of his late father back, weeks after someone sold the tiny heart-shaped urn containing the cremains to a scrap dealer for 55 cents. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550726.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550726.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:37 CST A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550678.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550678.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:55 CST A city council in southeast Missouri is considering banning pit bulls. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550213.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/550213.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:30 CST The eastbound lane of Highway 50 over Silver Creek will be intermittently restricted during daytime hours Friday. http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/549343.html http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/549343.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:37 CST Two brothers from south-central Missouri are jailed on $1 million bond, charged with killing a man whose body turned up in the trunk of a burned-out car.