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Police capture man accused of shooting security guard in East St. Louis

A 22-year-old security guard for a public housing complex was shot in his foot during a struggle...

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Toddler helps county decide order of candidates on primary ballot

A toddler's grasp has determined the order of candidates in eight races on the ballot for the...

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Belleville fire chief to step down after 28 years

Belleville Fire Chief Scott Lanxon will retire next year after 28 years of service to the city. 3 hours ago

Crime

Ameren Illinois serves the metro-east and the rest of Southern Illinois.

Ameren warns of local scam

A scammer is at work in the St. Louis area, targeting businesses and posing as a bill collector for Ameren.

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Ill. gynecologist sentenced to 18 years for rape

A former Illinois gynecologist was sentenced to 18 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a patient who was eight months pregnant.

Sports

Althoff QB Eric Mertens throws a pass during their in the 2012 Class 2A state football championship game.

Althoff quarterback got a late start to his position, leaves school as BND Player of the Year

From the moment Eric Mertens stepped in to play varsity quarterback as a freshman because of an injury to the starter, Althoff coach Ken Turner had a special feeling.

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This undated photo provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows a few items that authorities have recovered from a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion — including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth $250,000.

Dead leopard, other swag snagged at mansion party

Authorities have recovered a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion — including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth $250,000.

State|Region

In this Dec. 10, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard work continues to raise the 154-foot towboat towboat Stephen L. Colby which sank just over two weeks ago in the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa. The Coast Guard said Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 two small holes were discovered in the boat's hull but they have been patched, the boat is watertight and nearly ready to be towed to a repair facility. A larger 30-by-12 inch hole had been patched earlier.

Once sunken towboat ready to move to repair docks

A Mississippi River towboat that partially sank slightly more than two weeks ago began a 350-mile trip Wednesday to a St. Louis-area repair facility, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.

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The feet of people as they sing and dance to celebrate the life of former South African president Nelson Mandela inside the Methodist church, that he attended as a child at Mqhekezweni , South Africa, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. A flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela arrived with a military honor guard Wednesday for display in an amphitheater where he was sworn in 19 years ago as South Africa's first black president.

Black and white, thousands bid farewell to Mandela

Black and white, old and young, South Africans by the thousands paid final tribute Wednesday to their beloved Nelson Mandela. In silence or murmuring, they filed past the coffin. Some glanced back, as if clinging to the sight, a moment in history. 33 minutes ago

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Maximum consequences

LaTosha Cunningham was shocked this week when a judge sentenced her to 60 years in prison for the murder of Yoko Cullen. She was so overcome with emotion, she passed out in the courtroom -- the same reaction she had when she was charged with the murder...

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