Mike Koziatek is an assistant city editor and reporter. He specializes in urban design and urban development, focusing on how these areas impact communities and their growth. Mike's work has been featured in notable outlets such as NPR Illinois, Yahoo News, and St. Louis Public Radio.
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Mike Koziatek's coverage primarily focuses on local news, with a heavy emphasis on breaking or evolving crime stories in Belleville, Illinois. He also covers government announcements and politics to some extent.
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The 47-year-old suspect was arrested in St. Louis.
By: Mike Koziatek
A Belleville man has been arrested and charged in a double stabbing that left one man dead and injured another man in September.
By: Mike Koziatek
“This type of activity may seem harmless to some people, however, I want to be clear that my Office does not share that sentiment,” Peters said.
By: Mike Koziatek
“No one gets hurt if you do exactly what I say!” the note stated. “Put cash in a regular paper bank envelope. Smile and say thank you sir.”
By: Mike Koziatek
“Due to indications at the scene, it appeared the female had been deceased for an extended period of time,” the release said. “There were no immediate signs of foul play, but an autopsy is pending.”
By: Mike Koziatek
“He was left alone in the dark to die,” victim’s mother said.
By: Mike Koziatek
A 29-year-old Belleville man was shot and killed inside a vehicle in East St. Louis Friday morning and another person was wounded in the shooting, authorities said.
By: Mike Koziatek
Before the 19th-century St. Clair County Courthouse in downtown Belleville was demolished in 1972, thousands of residents signed a petition urging officials to save it.
By: Mike Koziatek
“We were maybe just a little surprised that it wasn't worse yesterday,” National Weather Service meteorologist Jon Carney said Tuesday. “We're all thankful of course that we didn't get as many tornadoes as we thought we would.”
By: Mike Koziatek, Lexi Cortes
“It's something that's on every one of our minds every day,” Wilkerson said.
