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One person was airlifted to a hospital after a car crash Tuesday afternoon in Glen Carbon.

Belleville police say 11-year-old DeAngelo Lopez has been missing since Sunday.

SARAA Alert: Police searching for missing Belleville boy

Belleville police are asking for the public's help in locating an 11-year-old child who has ...

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Rescue workers load the accident victim onto a helicopter at the scene of the crash Tuesday.

Victims of head-on crash near Mascoutah in critical condition

Three people injured in a two-car crash Tuesday morning south of Mascoutah were hospitalized in critical condition, according to the Illinois State Police.

Crime

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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Former Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds

Off the beat: Jim Edmonds hit with lawsuit over restaurant

Former Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds is facing a federal lawsuit over his downtown restaurant. 1 hour ago

Sports

Belleville East pitcher Brady Schanuel.

Quick starts fuels Belleville East victory over Belleville West

Four batters into the bottom of the first inning Tuesday, the Belleville East Lancers had already set the tone for a successful afternoon of baseball. 1 hour ago

Features

Claire Buck clears the bar at a recent competition.

Triad vaulter is raising the bar

In gymnastics for 10 years, Claire Buck was used flipping, twisting and turning her body in midair, then landing without falling down. 1 hour ago

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.

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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