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Overnight storm damage centered north of metro-east

Most of the damage from overnight storms seems to have taken place north of the metro-east.

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Belleville has new city attorney; Hayden, Hult vote against

Garrett P. Hoerner will start serving as the new city attorney Tuesday after the City Council approved his appointment 11-2 on Monday. 2 hours ago

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Belleville man faces firearm charges; explosives found in home

A 33-year-old Belleville man was charged Monday with reckless discharge of a firearm after an explosives device was found in his home.

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What's moving into former Bully's Smokehouse in Edwardsville?

The former Bully's Smokehouse in Edwardsville has a new tenant. 2 hours ago

Sports

Granite City's Austin Buzick pitches against Collinsville on Monday.

Granite City edges Collinsville; Mascoutah, Freeburg advance in regionals

Dalton Kuehnel doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt attempt Monday as Granite City edged Collinsville 2... 2 hours ago

Features

Pope Francis caresses a child in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013.

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass... 2 hours ago

State|Region

Ill. State Police: 5 killed in I-70 van crash

A van carrying 11 men returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times Monday, killing five of them and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said.

Nation|World

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office tweeted this photo of damage in Moore, Oklahoma.

Obama declares disaster after at least 91 die in Oklahoma tornado

Recovery operations continue Tuesday morning after a tornado, reported to be a mile wide, touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, leveling Plaza Towers Elementary... 1 hour ago

Opinion

Deadline, Springfield

The T-shirt said, "Top 10 reasons to procrastinate" -- and the No. 1 reason on down was blank. Our lawmakers in Springfield would all look good in one of those shirts.

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