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17 shell casings left at Cahokia murder scene; victim identified

Cahokia Police were questioning two people Tuesday after a 21-year-old man was killed Monday night...

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O'Fallon firefighters on Tuesday afternoon were at the St. Clair Auto Mall after a fire report.

Fire damages roof, but no cars at O'Fallon dealership

A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon on the roof of one of the buildings that is part of the Auffenburg St. Clair Auto Mall in O'Fallon.

Crime

Michael Jeter is escorted from a courtroom at the St. Clair County Courthouse Monday in Belleville after his plea hearing.

Man who took sleep aid pleads guilty in highway worker's death

A driver who took the sleep aid Ambien prior to hitting and killing a highway worker on Interstate 64 pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence.

Hot Topics

Belleville's west end has new police substation on 74th Street

The residents on the west end of Belleville have a new police substation in the neighborhood, and it will be manned by both Belleville police officers as well as deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department.

Sports

Los Angeles Angels Albert Pujols holds up the balls that he hit for his 499th, right, and 500th, left, career homers during a new conference following a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Washington. The Angels won the game 7-2.

Pujols' 500th HR helps Angels beat Nationals 7-2

Heading toward the plate after the 500th homer of this career, Albert Pujols glanced ahead and saw a throng of Los Angeles Angels teammates waiting right there to greet him. 2 hours ago

Features

In this April 15, 2014 photo, Donovan Phillips, with Avail Vapor, tests out one of the sample electronic cigarettes in the shop in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, April 15, 2014. The fast-growing industry is likely to see some changes as the federal government soon plans to regulate the popular devices.

E-cig industry awaits looming federal regulation

Smokers are increasingly turning to battery-powered electronic cigarettes to get their nicotine fix. They're about to find out what federal regulators have to say about the popular devices.

State|Region

In this Dec. 1, 2013 provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections is William Rousan. Rousan is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. He was sentenced to death for killing 62-year-old Grace Lewis in 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison for killing her 67-year-old husband.

Missouri executes inmate for 1993 farm slaying

Missouri executed an inmate early Wednesday who was convicted of killing a farming couple in 1993 as part of a plot to steal their cows. 2 hours ago

Nation|World

In this combo made from photos taken Jan. 21, 2014, left, and Nov. 6, 2013, and supplied by the Clackamas County Sheriff's office shows Kelly Vern Swodoba. A grand jury transcript released Monday, April 21, 2014, reveals that Swodoba, killed last month in a gunfight with Portland police, had stalked over a dozen girls, rating them by number, and prepared his van as a "moveable dungeon'' or "torture chamber'' with chains mounted to the floor, ropes, zip ties, a box of latex gloves, and teen pornography.

Fugitive killed in Oregon had 'moveable dungeon'

Authorities say a man fatally shot by a Portland officer last month had been stalking young women in a van that he converted into a "moveable dungeon" with chains and handcuffs after one of his victims managed to escape from it in January.

Opinion

Illinois' Medicaid program inspires no confidence

Have you ever played the game of guessing whether a celebrity is dead or alive? It's amazing how often you guess wrong.

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