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Fairmont City woman driving 100 mph is killed in crash

A Fairmont City woman driving more than 100 mph was killed Sunday evening in a traffic crash in Alton, authorities said.

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Cardinals' Allen Craig, Matt Holliday, Jason Motte and Adam Wainwright joke around during a photo shoot on Monday morning.

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Postcards from Florida: News-Democrat reporter David Wilhelm and photographer Zia Nizami are in ...

Trustee appointed to replace felon's wife in Washington Park

A village trustee who was appointed last month to replace her husband on the board after he pleaded...

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Collinsville moves toward eminent domain for Main Street warehouse tenant

The City Council approved steps toward eminent domain in the process of evacuating the last tenants from a Main Street warehouse in order to demolish and rehabilitate most of the block.

Crime

Lawsuit: Ex-inmates allege illegal strip searches at St. Clair County Jail

Two former inmates who allege they were humiliated during strip searches at the St. Clair County Jail have filed a federal lawsuit seeking more than $350,000.

Susan Hill’s ice cream stand, Dairy Haven in Caseyville, is marking its 60th year in business this season. Hill has witnessed more than half of those years, first as an employee and the past 13 years as the owner. Over six decades, the Dairy ...

Sports

St. Louis Cardinals' Shelby Miller pitches against the Detroit Tigers on Monday.

Matheny on blowout loss to Tigers: 'That's ugly no matter where it is'

JUPITER, Fla. --It was not a good Monday afternoon for St. Louis Cardinals pitchers at Roger Dean Stadium. 14 minutes ago

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In this Jan. 1, 2014, file photo, a long line of buyers trails from a store selling marijuana in Pueblo West, Colo. Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday, March 10, 2014, in the world's first accounting of the recreational pot business. Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday, March 10, 2014, in the world's first accounting of the recreational pot business.

Colorado collects $2M in recreational pot taxes

Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday in the world's first accounting of the recreational pot business. 3 hours ago

State|Region

Ill. attorney general collects nearly $1 billion

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced her office collected nearly $1 billion in revenue last year. 49 minutes ago

Nation|World

This March 2, 2014 photo provided by Katheryn Deprill that she posted on Facebook, shows her holding a sign that says she is seeking her birth mother. Deprill was abandoned in the bathroom of a Burger King restaurant in Allentown, Pa., when she was a few hours old.

'Burger King baby' now seeks birth mom on Facebook

In 1986, a newborn wrapped in a red sweater was found abandoned in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant. Nearly three decades later, the baby is all grown up and looking for her biological mother, and tens of thousands of people are trying to help. 27 minutes ago