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Cook wants judge to delay his trial

Booking photo of former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook of Belleville.

Attorneys for Mike Cook have asked a federal judge to delay the July 15 proposed start of his trial on misdemeanor and felony charges to allow the former judge to continue his drug rehabilitation treatment.

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The Dickerson Petroleum Building, which District 201 wants to acquire.

District 201 school board approves spending $474,000 to purchase building

Belleville School District 201 school board approved spending $474,000 to purchase a building to...

Collinsville beefs up patrols to combat car burglars

A series of car break-ins has prompted more patrols of the Splash City parking lot and nearby businesses...

Metro-east News

Who will win the burger battle in Fairview Heights?

A burger battle is coming to Fairview Heights.

Crime

St. Louis County: Hit-and-run driver kills toddler, injures teen

St. Louis County police are searching for the driver of a white sports utility vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a toddler and injured a teenage girl.

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Americans will be counting to determine whether health care costs change for them under the new law.

Obamacare’s big question: What’s it going to cost me?

The cost of health coverage under Obamacare remains one the biggest mysteries of the nation’s health care overhaul. But nagging cost questions...

Sports

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2012 file photo, Chad Johnson, center, leaves Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A contrite Johnson apologized Monday, June 17, 2013, for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court a week earlier, and his immediate release from jail was ordered.

Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson released from jail

A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week...

Features

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, English food writer, journalist and broadcaster, Nigella Lawson poses during the 28th MIPCOM (International Film and Programme Market for Tv, Video,Cable and Satellite) in Cannes, southeastern France. British police say they are investigating after a newspaper published photos of Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity chef's throat. The Sunday People newspaper ran pictures of what it said was the couple's violent argument at a London restaurant on June 9, 2013.

Police looking into celebrity chef's throat-grab photos

British police are investigating newspaper photos that show art collector Charles Saatchi grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson...

State|Region

Illinois toddler dies when car swept into creek

Authorities say a 2-year-old Illinois boy is dead after flood waters swept his father's car into a rain-swollen creek.

Nation|World

In this Tuesday, April 2, 2013 photo shows Brimfield Police Chief David Oliver talking about his facebook page in Kent, Ohio. Oliver uses the reach of his departments increasingly followed Facebook page to interact with residents and take to task criminals and other neer-do-wells, his preferred term is mopes, for the stupid, the silly and the outright unlawful in messages that mix humor and blunt opinion.

Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online

If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion...