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ISP trooper charged after strip search on side of the road

An Illinois State Police Trooper faces felony aggravated battery charges after prosecutors alleged...

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District 118 school board hires new assistant superintendent

Belleville School District 118 Board of Education hired a new assistant superintendent during its meeting Tuesday night.

Crime

Belleville men charged in armed mugging of woman

A pair of Belleville men have been charged in relation to the attack and robbery of a woman who was walking home from the store.

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk speak to members of the media after touring Scott Air Force Base with newly confirmed Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James.

Durbin: Air Force leader excited about Scott's future

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said she enthusiastically supports Scott Air Force Base's future, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who led James on a tour of the base Tuesday.

Sports

Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez is out at second after St. Louis Cardinals' Mark Ellis, left, and Jhonny Peralta turn a double play on a ball hit by Ryan Braun during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in Milwaukee.

Cards pitching shuts down Brewers again 6-1

Cardinals starters are feeling right at home on the mound at Miller Park.

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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, Miley Cyrus arrives at the 56th annual GRAMMY awards - salute to industry icons with Clive Davis, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cyrus is in the hospital and unable to perform her “Bangerz” concert at Kansas City’s Sprint Center as planned. A Cyrus spokeswoman says the 21-year-old entertainer canceled her performance Tuesday, April 15, 2014, after she was hospitalized for a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.

Miley Cyrus hospitalized, cancels concerts

Miley Cyrus is in the hospital and unable to perform her "Bangerz" concert in St. Louis. 33 minutes ago

State|Region

Carl Officer in a BND file photo.

Carl Officer forms SuperPAC to support GOP candidate

Former East St. Louis mayor Carl Officer says he has formed a SuperPAC to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner, signaling a possible shift in Democratic support.

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In this photo released by South Korea Coast Guard via Yonhap News Agency, South Korean rescue team boats and fishing boats try to rescue passengers of a ferry sinking off South Korea's southern coast, in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Nearly 300 people were still missing Wednesday several hours after a ferry carrying 459, most of them high school students, sank in cold waters off South Korea's southern coast. (AP Photo/South Korea Coast Guard via Yonhap) KOREA OUT

292 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster

A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters... 3 minutes ago

Opinion

Belleville's actions don't match Eckert's words

In August, Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert sold the sales tax extension as a way to add at least two police officers to the force. Residents and business owners were clear that they supported the 0.25 cent tax as a way for the city to hire more officers... 2 hours ago

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