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Radio show host continues to fight trespassing charge

Radio show host Bob Romanik showed up in county court Tuesday in a red, white and blue Uncle Sam costume minus the top hat as a way of reminding the public, "If they can do this to me, they can do this to you."

• Belleville council OKs $70,000 to fix site for housing, engineering staff 2 hours ago

• Get ready for big crowds at Belleville's bicentennial bash 2 hours ago

• Daily business briefing: Hyundai recalling Sonata

• Centreville police find teenager's body in car

Metro-east News

St. Clair County brings legal settlements into the open

The St. Clair County Board has taken a step toward more transparency in how it approves legal settlements.

• More than 198,000 sign petition to deny ex-trooper Mitchell's license

• Get ready for big crowds at Belleville's bicentennial bash 2 hours ago

• BackPACK to School event provides supplies for needy students

• Man charged in federal court in Belleville convenience store robbery 11 minutes ago

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Crime

Centreville police find teenager's body in car

Police found the body of a teenager inside a car outside the Private Mathis Manor Apartments Monday.

• Home burglarized while St. Louis family flees from crime

• Man charged in federal court in Belleville convenience store robbery 11 minutes ago

• Radio show host continues to fight trespassing charge

• Off the beat: Police say teen left more than a nasty note on this car

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Hot Topics

Ex-judge's daughter cited after hitting local basketball star

A former St. Clair County judge's daughter will appear in court next month to answer a misdemeanor traffic charge after striking a pedestrian with her car near Belleville.

• Off the beat: Woman who crawled naked through doggy door has story to tell

• Wake up call: Sleeping man falls from downtown overpass, plus a new star on St. Louis Walk of Fame

• 'Tragic accident': Belleville man drowns in Swansea lake

• Belleville bike shop owner is closing his doors

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Sports

Cardinals trade for Cleveland right-hander Justin Masterson

Moving to fortify a rotation that has been hit with injuries, the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday traded for Cleveland Indians right-hander Justin Masterson. 8 minutes ago

• Granite City outfielder commits to Ole Miss 2 hours ago

• Veteran Granite City coach hired as athletic director

• Cheap Seats: Cards should be careful with prospects

• Rams' Sam on fitting in: 'Everything is smooth'

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Features

ESPN suspends Smith for comments on abuse

ESPN has suspended outspoken sportscaster Stephen A. Smith for a week because of his comments about domestic abuse suggesting women should make sure that they don't do anything to provoke an attack. 1 hour ago

• Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case

• Mascoutah Homecoming and August Fest packs three days with fun 3 hours ago

• Brewer and Shipley: Folk rock pioneers are on the road to O'Fallon

• Answer Man: Where are all the hummingbirds?

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State|Region

84-year-old neighbor saves dog from coyote attack

The quick thinking and loud screams of an 84-year-old Bensenville-area woman has neighbors calling her a hero after she scared off a pack of coyotes attacking a neighbor's dog.

• Area congressmen support deal to fix VA health-care system

• Obama makes quick stop in Kansas City suburb 22 minutes ago

• City leaders say PCBs not only concern at landfill 33 minutes ago

• Senators seek to curb campus sexual assault 37 minutes ago

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Nation|World

Obama to GOP: ‘Stop just hating all the time’

Pointing the finger at Republicans for congressional inaction, President Barack Obama chided lawmakers Wednesday for spending the waning days before their month-long summer break trying to sue him rather than addressing economic issues that could... 53 minutes ago

• US economy expands at robust 4% rate in spring 27 minutes ago

• Nowhere to flee: Israeli shells kill 16 at U.N. school packed with Gaza refugees 1 hour ago

• Florida official describes efforts, challenges in combating climate change

• Al-Qaida’s cash cow: Kidnapping Europeans 3 hours ago

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Opinion

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Paul Ryan breaks the silence surrounding poverty in America

• No money but no layoffs

• Where are the new bridge signs?

• Get tough on white-collar-crime complaint

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