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An 18-year-old was shot to death and found in front of a house in the 1400 block of North 44th Street, East St. Louis Assistant Police Chief Ronald Ike said. He said police have no suspects or motive. Illinois state police crime scene investigators were on the scene Friday morning.

Teen found shot dead in the snow in East St. Louis

Shortly before 5 a.m. Friday ambulance workers in East St. Louis found a dead teen, face down in...

Lebanon teen to serve 30 months for making bombs

A Lebanon teenager was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday for possessing a destructive...

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Governor French headmaster Phillip Paeltz in a 2011 file photo.

Ex-student, his mother file sexual abuse lawsuit against Governor French, headmaster

A peck on the cheek of a 16-year-old male student more than two years ago by Governor French Academy Headmaster Phil Paeltz is the basis for a sexual abuse lawsuit filed Thursday in St. Clair County Court.

Crime

Collinsville man charged in crash that killed 5

A Collinsville man is facing drunken driving charges for a fatal crash that killed five people.

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Injured hunter rescued after fall from deer stand in remote area

A 75-year-old man was injured Thursday morning when he fell out of a deer stand near New Athens, police said.

Sports

Maroons' Kayleigh Thurwalker.

Belleville West's Kayleigh Thurwalker is tennis player of the year

Kayleigh Thurwalker has hit millions of tennis balls, taken hundreds of lessons and beaten countless high-quality players since her freshman season at Belleville West three years ago.

Features

This photo provided by NBC shows Stephen Moyer, left, as Captain Von Trapp and Carrie Underwood as Maria, in "The Sound of Music Live!" airing Thursday, December 5, 2013, on NBC (8-11 p.m. ET).

'Sound of Music Live!' a ratings hit for NBC, but critics not so kind

NEW YORK _ Right now Bob Greenblatt is adding "live TV musicals" to his list of favorite things (right after brown paper packages tied up with string). 23 minutes ago

State|Region

Car slides on ice, hits MetroLink train

Eight passengers on a MetroLink light rail train in suburban St. Louis are recovering from what appeared to be minor injuries after a car slid into the path of a train. 3 hours ago

Nation|World

Curator Lee Glazer, of the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, is photographed Nov. 21, 2013, in the Peacock Room where two rare Bibles are on display through February 20, 2014.

Who knew? The arts bring big bucks to the economy

The value of the arts to the economy has always been an elusive figure – until now.

Opinion

You and your @%*and# rules!

We get nervous when public officials enter the legal quagmire of talking about limits on the public talking to them. We also are uneasy when elected leaders try to outline proper personal conduct or manners.

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