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Saturday, July 5th, 2025
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Good morning, Belleville. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 5th of July.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Crews are on scene of a crash in St. Clair County after a semi-truck struck the Kingshighway overpass on Interstate 64, causing heavy structural damage and reducing traffic to one lane. First Alert 4
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Illinois State Police led the probe after two men kayaking found a body at Frank Holton State Park in St. Clair County on Friday morning—officials are still working to determine the cause of death. First Alert 4
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Chad Ingram, a legally blind man from Alton, broke the Guinness World Record by crocheting a 41 ft square granny square at Glazebrook Park on June 28 after spending 900 hours over eight months using more than 60 miles of yarn for stroke therapy. He is applying to Guinness for official recognition and may donate the square for display—his effort was inspired by childhood dreams of the record book. KSDK
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Cole Ellis, an Alton native and 2012 Alton High School graduate, earned the warrant officer title after finishing an eight-week tactical course and six weeks of advanced training in Virginia Beach—finishing on July 3—and will soon transfer to Fort Bragg as an intelligence officer. Riverbender
- ➤ Today, U.S. Representatives Budzinski, Bost, and Golden and Senators Duckworth, King, and Collins introduced the BOOTs Act, which would require that all optional combat boots for U.S. troops be made entirely in America—ensuring high-quality gear and supporting domestic jobs. Riverbender
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