Belleville News-Democrat (Sunday)

ArticleYears after mother’s murder, woman now mourns slain brother

The sister of a 41-year-old man found dead of gunshot wounds Friday night in East St. Louis wants people to know that he had a loving family and wasn’t homeless, as authorities initially believed. Charline Byrd said her brother, Terence E....

BY TERI MADDOX tmaddox@bnd.com

ArticleMalcolm Martin’s vision for Arch park nears realization

Marshall Hier has a dream. But it wasn’t his, originally — or even that of his mentor. The dream began with the architect who designed the symbol that represents the St. Louis region: the Gateway Arch. In the late 1940s, architect Eero...

BY LUIS ANTONIO PEREZ AND ALEX HEUER St. Louis Public Radio

ArticleSuspect in 1993 murder to remain in jail despite illness

BY MADISON LAMMERT mlammert@bnd.com

ArticleSt. Clair County pays $110K to settle crash lawsuit

St. Clair County has agreed to pay $110,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a county employee ran a red light and caused a car accident, injuring another driver. Rita Franklin, the injured driver, filed the lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court...

BY LEXI CORTES acortes@bnd.com