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File photo of the Oktoberfest crowd on Belleville's Public Square in 2012.

Beach Boys to kick off Belleville's bicentennial celebration

The city of Belleville's 200th anniversary weekend celebration in September will include musicians...

Freeburg math teacher Julie Klazynski works with Joey Stock and Natalie Huskey on a inear programming problem using desmos.com for their Algebra 2 class. All Freeburg students have a Samsung laptop.

Student story: Technology on the rise in Freeburg High School

As the 2013-14 school year approaches winter break at Freeburg Community High School, there is only...

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Metro-east News

Checking in around New Minden several weeks after a tornado ravaged the town and claimed two lives.

'We will be back': New Minden on the mend after killer tornado rips through town

Slowly, New Minden is recovering from the killer tornado that ripped through town three weeks ago.

Crime

Man arrested for impersonating an officer insists he is still a Brooklyn cop

The 56-year-old man who Caseyville police stopped early Saturday morning and later charged with a driving under the influence and impersonating a police officer says he was not drunk and he is still a Brooklyn police officer. 2 hours ago

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Belleville fire and police at about 10:40 a.m. Monday were handling an overturned truck at the intersection of Illinois 177 and Green Mount Road. The driver did not appear to be hurt.

Truck overturns, blocking Green Mount Road in Belleville

A tractor-trailer overturned about 10:40 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Illinois 177 and Green Mount Road in Belleville.

Sports

Edwardsville, Carlyle hold on to top spots in BND boys basketball rankings

Boys basketball rankings for metro-east teams:

Features

Kathy Ashby Ontiveros is one of five educators from O’Fallon and Shiloh who were honored for their contributions to the teaching profession through this year’s 24th annual Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award program.

O'Fallon German teacher is just 'wunderbar'

The folks at O’Fallon Township High School think Kathy Ashby Ontiveros is just “wunderbar” and to show the respect they have for their German language teacher, in November the administrators nominated her to receive one the area’...

State|Region

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.

Quinn: Ill. to build, renovate affordable housing

Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois will build or rehabilitate nearly 1,500 affordable housing units statewide.

Nation|World

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, employment opportunity banners stand in the foreground as retired U.S. Navy Chief Jerome Porter, of Atlanta, talks with a recruiter during a job fair for veterans at the VFW Post 2681, in Marietta, Ga. The government reports on job openings and labor turnover for October, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

US job openings reach 5-year high, a hopeful sign

U.S. employers advertised the most job openings in more than five years in October, and the number of people quitting also reached a five-year high. 3 minutes ago

Opinion

Bathon's sorry he got caught

Fred Bathon, the former Madison County treasurer, said he's sorry he rigged county tax auctions. Sorry to be caught and prosecuted, more likely. Sorry to be losing his state pension and going to prison for 30 months. But sorry for the scam that enriched...

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