CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – The fatal shooting of a minor in a Cahokia Heights neighborhood has residents fearing for their own safety. Saturday morning, around 5:15 a.m., shots rang out through the 1300 block of Williams St. It’s a sound neighbors say isn’t unfamiliar. An anonymous Cahokia Heights resident told FOX 2, “You hear gunfire […]
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – The scene of a standoff involving Cahokia Heights Police has cleared late Tuesday night with no sign of an individual police were looking for. Nearby residents of Lake Drive and North 73rd Street say there was a dispute involving a dog, and a gunshot may have been fired. Police blocked the […]
A BND series focused on bringing transparency and accountability to local news coverage. Our reporters dig deeper to deliver fast facts about issues that matter to southwest Illinois. Read more. Story idea? Cahokia Heights has still not received most of the millions of dollars that state and federal leaders said two years ago would be […]
A 19-year-old man who had been reported missing was found shot to death Saturday in Cahokia Heights. Daniel L. Nunn was shot to death in the area of Melvin Drive and Lazarcheff Drive, based on a preliminary investigation, according to a release from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis. The Major Case Squad […]
Authorities on Saturday released the names of two people killed Friday when a vehicle being pursued by a Cahokia Heights police officer collided with their vehicle as it turned into a driveway. Marilyn Hill, 60, and Willie Bufford, 73, both of Cahokia Heights, died at the scene of the crash in the 3500 block of […]
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Detectives in Cahokia Heights are spending the final hours of 2023 investigating a deadly overnight shooting. A woman was shot and killed in her car outside an apartment complex. Police said it happened around 11 p.m. Saturday at the Greystone Apartments off Old Missouri Avenue, in the 300 block of Greystone […]