MCCLURE, Ill. (KBSI) — A man died after drowning in a creek Monday while fleeing deputies who were attempting to arrest him following a reported domestic battery, according to the Illinois State Police. The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a domestic battery in McClure, Illinois State Police said. Deputies attempted to take...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that U.S. 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Alexander County will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily beginning Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 10, for bridge maintenance work. No marked detour will be posted. Message boards will be in place to alert motorists of the...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that U.S. 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Alexander County will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily beginning Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 10, for bridge maintenance work. No marked detour will be posted. Message boards will be in place to alert motorists of the...

CAIRO, Ill. (KBSI) -Right now, drivers crossing between Kentucky and Illinois navigate an aging, narrowing bridge, but change is on the horizon as a new bridge roundabout project is in the works.  “I think there’s going to be a lot for folks to like about the new US 51 bridge. The new bridge will be almost twice as wide. It’ll...