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A postal workers union is planning to picket along the sidewalks Friday outside Ben's Crafts...

Jury finds Belleville man guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse

A Belleville man was found guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse Thursday in the...

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Construction update: Work planned on area roads

A weekly listing of road construction in St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties and in the St. Louis area.

Crime

Carlos Garrett (far right) is taken with other prisoners to the fourth floor holding cells of the St. Clair County Building to await their court hearings. Immediately to the left of Garrett is St. Clair County Prisoner Transport Officer Jason Jenks (back to camera). Jenks escorted the group of prisoners from the St. Clair County Jail to the Courthouse.

Police chief: Centreville did poor job of keeping evidence in murder case

Centreville Police Chief Steve Brown testified Thursday that the chain of custody regarding the evidence in a decades-old murder case "was not adequate."

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Postal workers to picket Ben's in Belleville over in-store post office

A postal workers union is planning to picket along the sidewalks Friday outside Ben's Crafts & Floral because the downtown Belleville retailer houses a new post office.

Sports

Sean Workman in the pool.

O'Fallon' state finalist swimmer wants to make an even bigger splash

Sean Workman has that natural athletic ability that sets him apart from others.

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Wake up and smell the bacon ... with a bacon app

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State|Region

Man gets six years for stealing ice cream from church

A St. Louis-area man has been sentenced to six years in prison for breaking into a church freezer and stealing ice cream.

Nation|World

Oscar Pistorius, puts his hand to his face while listening to evidence from a witness speaking about the morning of the shooting in court on the fourth day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, March 6, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013.

Witness: Pistorius prayed over his shot girlfriend

As the girlfriend he shot in the head lay dead or dying in his home, a weeping, praying Oscar Pistorius knelt at her side and struggled in vain to help her breathe by holding two fingers in her clenched mouth, a witness testified Thursday at the double... 2 hours ago

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