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Edwardsville man dies in crash that caused cable outage

An Edwardsville man died in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday night.

Motorcyclist killed, another seriously injured in separate crashes

One motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured in unrelated accidents Tuesday in the ...

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Lt. Gen. Darren W. McDew is commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

President nominates Lt. Gen. McDew as AMC commander

The Defense Department has announced that Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, the 18th Air Force commander, has been nominated to serve as the next commander of the Air Mobility Command, located at Scott.

Crime

Police: Two arrested after robbing McDonald's, crashing into mayor's car

Two Centreville men robbed a McDonald's restaurant in Cahokia on Tuesday but were apprehended after crashing into the Centreville mayor's car, police said

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Skye Cieszlak, girlfriend of missing Saginaw Spirit hockey player Terry Trafford, is comforted in the parking lot of the Saginaw Township Wal-Mart, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Police found a 1995 GMC Sierra that matches the description of Terry Trafford's vehicle. Police found a body in the truck but have not yet identified the person.

State police find body of missing hockey player

The Saginaw Spirit minor league hockey team confirmed Tuesday that police found the body of 20-year-old player Terry Trafford, who disappeared eight days earlier after receiving discipline from the club.

Sports

Former Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter talks to members of the media.

Retired Cardinal Chris Carpenter on pitching: 'I don't miss it'

Chris Carpenter isn't yet sure what job responsibilities he will have as special assistant to St. Louis Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak.

Features

It's easy being green at St. Patrick's Day Parades

Belleville's Main Street will be a ribbon of green when the St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m. Saturday.

State|Region

Slaying victim's widow sues pawn shop for selling gun to daughter

A woman is suing a pawn shop that sold her mentally ill daughter a gun that she used to fatally shoot her father.

Nation|World

A pedestrian adjusts his mask as smoke surrounds the perimeter of the scene after an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Con Edison spokesman Bob McGee says a resident from a building adjacent to the two that collapsed reported that he smelled gas inside his apartment, but thought the odor could be coming from outside.

Gas blast destroys 2 NY buildings; 6 people dead

A gas leak triggered an earthshaking explosion that flattened two apartment buildings on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 60. A tenant said residents had complained repeatedly in recent weeks about "unbearable" gas smells... 2 hours ago

Opinion

Reject the Madison County Jail bond issue

A group of Madison County residents collected nearly 24,000 signatures to get an $18.8 million back-door property tax increase onto the ballot instead. They did it so the people, and not just the politicians, could decide whether the county should...

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