Police: Semi driver flees scene of fatal crash on I-70
The Illinois State Police are asking the public for help in finding a hit-and-run semi driver accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash on Interstate 70 near Troy.
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One lane of southbound Interstate 55-70 was closed early Wednesday morning near Collinsville after...
St. Clair County brings legal settlements into the open
The St. Clair County Board has taken a step toward more transparency in how it approves legal settlements...
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Radio show host continues to fight trespassing charge
Radio show host Bob Romanik showed up in county court Tuesday in a red, white and blue Uncle Sam costume minus the top hat as a way of reminding the public, "If they can do this to me, they can do this to you."
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More than 198,000 sign petition to deny ex-trooper Mitchell's license
As former Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell prepares to again ask to have his driver's license reinstated, more than 198,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Secretary of State to deny his appeal.
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Centreville police find teenager's body in car
Police found the body of a teenager inside a car outside the Private Mathis Manor Apartments Monday and are looking for the shooter.
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Ex-judge's daughter cited after hitting local basketball star
A former St. Clair County judge's daughter will appear in court next month to answer a misdemeanor traffic charge after striking a pedestrian with her car near Belleville.
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Rams' Sam on fitting in: 'Everything is smooth'
So far, defensive Michael Sam has had no problems fitting in with the St. Louis Rams.
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Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura won $1.8 million Tuesday in his two-year fight to prove he was defamed by a military sniper and best-selling author who claimed to have punched out Ventura at a bar for bad-mouthing the Navy SEALs.
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Area congressmen support deal to fix VA health-care system
A compromise bill headed to the U.S. House and Senate later this week that would inject $10 billion in emergency funding into the nation's troubled Veterans Administration health-care system has the support of metro-east congressmen.
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FCC’s dull plans for Internet get viral, angry response
This summer the dull-sounding technology term “network neutrality” prompted street protests and viral web campaigns, crashing the Federal Communications Commission’s website with a record-breaking flood of over a million comments...
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