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

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A surveillance camera caught this image of one of the suspects in the theft of cigarette products at the Farm Fresh store.

Deputies: Cigarette thieves hit same store again

Investigators are asking the public for help in finding a pair of men who broke into a convenience...

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Ground breaking ceremony for the new Memorial Hospital East

Groundbreaking in Shiloh gets work going on Memorial Hospital-East

Right now, it is a field. But in about two years, a new hospital in Shiloh will be treating its first patients.

Crime

Metro-east sweep yields 10 probation revocations

Probationers beware: Compliance is the law and if you break the law, you will pay the price.

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Glazy Squares co-owner Kelly Sipes has some fun as she holds up two square glazed doughnuts. The one at left is plain (glazed) while the one at right has a flavored icing on it. This is how the doughnut shop got their name "Glazy Squares".

Glazy Squares Donuts: 'People were just weirded out'

When Kelly and Stevie Sipes lived in Texas, there seemed to be a doughnut shop on every corner, and most had drive-up windows.

Sports

CORRECTS TO WICHITA STATE'S CHADRACK LUFILE (0) NOT CLEANTHONY EARLY (11) - Indiana State's Jake Odum (13) drives on Wichita State's Chadrack Lufile (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference men's tournament on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in St. Louis.

No Shock-er: Wichita State saws down Sycamores

Pardon the pun, but there was nothing shocking about Wichita State winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Features

Dairy Haven in Collinsville celebrates its 60th anniversary.

60 years of swirl: What's so good about the orange sherbet at Dairy Haven?

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 ... 3 hours ago

State|Region

1-year-old child falls out of car on highway

Police are investigating how a 1-year-old child fell out of a moving car on a Missouri highway.

Nation|World

An Indonesian Navy crew member scans the water bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 near the Malacca straits on Monday, March 10, 2014. Dozens of ships and aircraft have failed to find any piece of the missing Boeing 777 jet that vanished more than two days ago above waters south of Vietnam as investigators pursued "every angle" to explain its disappearance, including hijacking, Malaysia's civil aviation chief said Monday.

Investigators chase 'every angle' in missing jet

Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash floating in the ocean, once again dashing hopes after more than two... 8 minutes ago

Opinion

It's a parent's job to care for children

In St. Clair County, a shocking 27.5 percent of children live in poverty, according to the latest Kids Count. That's seven percentage points higher than the state average.

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