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A surveillance camera caught this image of one of the suspects in the theft of cigarette products at the Farm Fresh store.

Deputies: Cigarette thieves hit same store again

Investigators are asking the public for help in finding a pair of men who broke into a convenience...

Papa Vito's second location will be serving up pizza soon

Belleville’s second Papa Vito’s Pizza may be two or three weeks from opening.

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Ground breaking ceremony for the new Memorial Hospital East

Groundbreaking in Shiloh gets work going on Memorial Hospital-East

Right now, it is a field. But in about two years, a new hospital in Shiloh will be treating its first patients.

Crime

Metro-east sweep yields 10 probation revocations

Probationers beware: Compliance is the law and if you break the law, you will pay the price.

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Glazy Squares co-owner Kelly Sipes has some fun as she holds up two square glazed doughnuts. The one at left is plain (glazed) while the one at right has a flavored icing on it. This is how the doughnut shop got their name "Glazy Squares".

Glazy Squares Donuts: 'People were just weirded out'

When Kelly and Stevie Sipes lived in Texas, there seemed to be a doughnut shop on every corner, and most had drive-up windows.

Sports

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Cuban free agent shortstop Aledmys Diaz.

Cardinals will have to wait to see Cuban SS Diaz in action

Manager Mike Matheny and the St. Louis Cardinals are pretty certain of the quality of Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz, who signed a four-year deal Sunday. 26 minutes ago

Features

Dairy Haven in Collinsville celebrates its 60th anniversary.

60 years of swirl: What's so good about the orange sherbet at Dairy Haven?

Susan Hill’s ice cream stand, Dairy Haven in Caseyville, is marking its 60th year in business this season. Hill has witnessed more than half of those years, first as an employee and the past 13 years as the owner. Over six decades, the Dairy ... 3 hours ago

State|Region

4 Sedalia residents killed in single-car crash

Four central Missouri residents are dead after their car went off the side of the highway, struck a ditch and tree and became engulfed in flames.

Nation|World

Oscar Pistorius covers his head with a handkerchief after he had reached for a bucket at his feet while listening to cross questioning about the events surrounding the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in his second week in court during his trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 10, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013.

Pistorius vomits during graphic testimony

Oscar Pistorius vomited in the dock and retched repeatedly and loudly at his murder trial Monday as he heard graphic details of the injuries sustained by the girlfriend he shot, including a head wound that was probably instantly fatal according to... 3 minutes ago

Opinion

It's a parent's job to care for children

In St. Clair County, a shocking 27.5 percent of children live in poverty, according to the latest Kids Count. That's seven percentage points higher than the state average.

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