DIGEST

• 68 people charged with meth production in St. Louis region

  Sixty-eight people in the St. Louis region have been indicted on charges tied to illegally buying too much of an over-the-counter drug used to make methamphetamine.

• Pocahontas man pleads guilty to drug possession with intent to distribute

  A Pocahontas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine, according to A. Courtney Cox, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.

• Teen charged in Columbia school blast, but others may have been involved

  

  A 16-year-old boy has been arrested as the person who police say is responsible for the explosion at Columbia High School on Sunday night, but the investigation is ongoing because others may be involved.

• Police seek Columbia High School arson suspect; $1,000 reward offered

  

  Crime Stoppers is offering a reward up to $1,000 for help in catching the person or people responsible for an arson at Columbia High School on Sunday night.

• State police to target drunken driving over Labor Day

  Police officers will be out in force statewide this Labor Day holiday weekend in an effort to curb drunken driving and other traffic violations.

• Police looking for killer of elderly Alorton man found shot to death in home

  -- Police are trying to find the person who killed a 69-year old Alorton resident inside his home Sunday.

• Cahokia man gets 50-year term for kidnapping, holding man in trunk for 4 days

  A 27-year-old Cahokia man was sentenced on Monday to 50 years in prison in federal court in connection with kidnapping a Dupo man in 2006 and holding him in the trunk of his car for four days.

• BB gun shooter damages Belleville YMCA windows

  Police said that two windows at the YMCA were damaged over the weekend by someone shooting a BB gun from the street.

• DUI suspect had dangerous past; served time for involuntary manslaughter

  Local prosecutors and Illinois secretary of state officials say they don't know why a previous conviction in Missouri for involuntary manslaughter involving drunken driving did not appear on an Alton man's record when he was charged with DUI in Illinois.

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