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Police took Carl F. Kieffer, of Spokane, Wash., into custody after he robbed the Bank of O'Fallon on October 15, 2013. The suspect was found in a field southeast of the Outback Steakhouse in Swansea.

Judge says O'Fallon bank robber reminds him of 'Breaking Bad' character

He robbed seven banks across the United States, but his luck ran out when he robbed the Bank of ...

Madison County man gets 15 years for abducting, robbing women at gunpoint

A Madison County man who forced a woman and her mother at gunpoint to take him to an ATM to get ...

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2 die from overdoses in Madison County

Two recent deaths in Madison County were caused by drug overdoses, according to the coroner.

Crime

Three men charged with stealing thousands of gallons of used grease

Three men have been charged in St. Clair County with stealing thousands of gallons of used grease. 3 hours ago

Hot Topics

East St. Louis homicide victim identified as 20-year-old Springfield man

Police have identified a 20-year-old man who was killed early Wednesday in East St. Louis.

Sports

The St. Louis Rams training camp on Friday.

Pleasant weather, large crowd greets Rams on first official day of training camp

The St. Louis Rams held their first full-squad practice of training camp Friday under sunny skies and with a pleasant breeze blowing across the fields at Rams Park.

Features

Mike Tyson attends the "Mike Tyson Mysteries" panel on Day 2 of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 25, 2014, in San Diego.

Mike Tyson gets a standing ovation at Comic-Con

He didn't always stay on topic, and not everything he said was politically correct or easy to understand, but most of the audience at the Comic-Con panel for Mike Tyson's new animated Adult Swim series roared with laughter throughout. 3 hours ago

State|Region

St. Louis County cop charged with MetroLink assault

A 13-year veteran of the St. Louis County Police Department is charged with felony assault after striking a MetroLink passenger on the hand with his expandable baton following an argument.

Nation|World

A gray Dodge Charger sits in front of a house in the 1500 block of South Topeka, Kansas, on Friday, July 25, 2014. A child died after being left in the vehicle around 6:45 p.m. Thursday.

Kansas investigates child’s death in hot car

As Wichita police and the state mounted investigations Friday into the death of a 10-month-old girl who had been left in a hot car outside her foster home, her grandmother put the tragedy in her own words.

Opinion

Illinois has no choice but to cut costs

In 1998 when Madison County asked to close its nursing and sheltered-care homes because it could no longer afford them, the state at first refused to allow it because it feared a devastating impact on residents.

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