Metro-East Region

Friday night's action on the gridiron has concluded. Teams from across central and southern Illinois, and parts of Missouri are now preparing for next week's competition. Here are the scores...

COLLINSVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced in a press release Friday that due to the closure of Interstate 255 for multiple phases of road construction,...

GRAFTON/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rising flood waters along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in Jersey County is prompting the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) to transfer operations from the...

HAMEL (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a press release made available Monday, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that work will begin next week along Illinois Route 157 at Silver...

JERSEYVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A couple arrested in relation to a death of their son entered guilty pleas for first-degree murder in Jersey County court Wednesday. Ben Goetten, Jersey County...

COLLINSVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A conference covering the cultural tradition of the ancient Mississippian tribes will take place this coming weekend. The state historic site at Cahokia Mounds is hosting the...

 GLEN CARBON (UPI) -- Police in southwestern Illinois arrested a man suspected of vandalizing cemetery headstones with swastikas. Nearly 200 headstones were found spray-painted Saturday morning, less than two days...

ALTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A person of interest stemming from a double homicide which took place in Alton Acres Monday night has been confirmed to be a suspect and is...

SPRINGFIELD/WASHINGTON (Illinois News Network) -- The proposed Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act gives farmers one less regulation to follow and one less burden to bear. Under the FARM Act, which...

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The 2018 Illinois spring trout fishing season is just a few weeks away. Anglers will need both a fishing license and an inland trout stamp to...