Federal agency investigates bullying complaint in Swansea school district
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating allegations of racially motivated bullying at Wolf Branch Middle School in Swansea.
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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...
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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C.A.R.D. director resigns, says district is set up for failure
The executive director of C.A.R.D. has resigned, three days after warning the board that the district's lower tax rate would make it impossible to run park operations.
Metro-east News
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
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
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
Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed?
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
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...
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