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After pleading guilty Thursday afternoon to involuntary manslaughter of his 23-month-old son, Nathan, who died June 20, 2013, Wayne M. Hubert, left, talks with relatives in the lobby of the St. Clair County Building in Belleville. Hubert faces a sentence of four years.

Passed out drunk: O'Fallon dad pleads guilty in dead toddler case

A former O'Fallon man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the ...

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Democrats spent big money leading up to primary election in March

The campaigns of some local candidates in St. Clair and Madison counties spent big money leading up to the primary election in March.

Crime

Police arrest man after reported abduction in Columbia

A 27-year-old man has been taken into custody after a reported abduction Thursday afternoon in Columbia. 2 hours ago

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What happened to 2 past anchors from KSDK-Channel 5?

I would like an update on Deanne Lane, the former KSDK-TV Channel 5 newswoman. What is she doing now and why did she leave? While you're at it, what's Karen Foss up to? -- A.R., of Fairview Heights

Sports

St. Louis Blues center Jaden Schwartz, right, reacts after scoring to pull the Blues into a tie with the Chicago Blackhawks during the closing minutes of the third period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey opening-round playoff series, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in St. Louis. At left is teammate Alexander Steen. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee) EDWARDSVILLE OUT ALTON OUT

Steen goal lifts Blues past Blackhawks in third overtime

ST. LOUIS -- The longest playoff overtime game in St. Louis Blues franchise history ended 26 seconds into the third overtime Thursday on a goal by Alexander Steen.

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FILE- In this Feb. 9, 2011 photo, Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky attend amfAR's annual New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Clinton announced that she is pregnant with the couple’s first child on Thursday, April 17, 2014 while co-hosting a Clinton Foundation event with her mother, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Chelsea Clinton expecting first child this fall

For the Clintons, 2014 is the year of the baby. 1 hour ago

State|Region

A view of the coal pile at Dynegy's Baldwin Energy Complex in Baldwin, in a 2012 BND file photo.

'Here to stay': Old-school coal is making a comeback

Coal, the former king of American energy, is making a comeback after being left for dead in favor of cleaner-burning natural gas.

Nation|World

FILE - in this May 18, 2013 file photo released by mountain guide Adrian Ballinger of Alpenglow Expeditions, a climber pauses on the way to the summit of Mount Everest, in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalayas. An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, April 18, 2014, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving three missing in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak.

Avalanche sweeps down Everest, killing at least 12

An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving four missing in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. 27 minutes ago

Opinion

Gas tax hike is nonstarter

There's a reason the group Transportation for Illinois Coalition is having trouble finding a state lawmaker to sponsor their tax ideas. The timing is terrible.

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