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Belleville area man charged in scissors stabbing

A Belleville area man has been charged with stabbing another man in the neck with a pair of scissors...

Former Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon.

Bathon sentenced to 30 months for role in bid-rigging scheme

A federal judge sentenced ex-Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon to 30 months in prison and a $...

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A pile of debris and bricks on the back wall of the Taxes Et Al building Wednesday in East St. Louis.

Businessman discovers someone was tearing his building down, brick by brick

It's unlikely Superman broke through, so why is there a gaping hole in a downtown building? And the owner wants to know why no one in City Hall or police knows who was tearing his building down.

Crime

Investigators search the house located at 904 Scott Troy Road in O'Fallon last April.

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 device.

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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.

Sports

Alton swipes one from Flyers in SWC opener

Making his Southwestern Conference debut, Alton guard Mike Williams-Bey literally stole the show Friday at East St. Louis High School.

Features

Macklemore poses backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Not so justified: Justin Timberlake's Grammy snub

Justin Timberlake may have earned seven Grammy nominations, but he still has reason to cry himself a river: The pop star was shut out of the top Grammy categories — album, song and record of the year — though his comeback effort, "The... 4 minutes ago

State|Region

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks during a press conference at Grant School in Fairview Heights Friday morning. Listening are Sherri Smith and her son, Izzy Parmer, 16, who suffers from peanut allergies. Izzy is now a junior at Belleville East High School, but formerly attended Grant School where his allergic reactions were first discovered. Durbin and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk introduced the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, which was approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama.

Durbin touts new law to aid children

Sherri Smith of Belleville worries constantly about her son, Izzy Parmer, who has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts. On several occasions, administering emergency epinephrine auto-injectors, commonly known as EpiPens, while he was at school has...

Nation|World

This Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 photo, police officers lead Elyett Barbour from District Justice Benjamin Apfelbaum's office in Sunbury, Pa., after being charged in the stabbing death of Troy LaFerrara, 42, of Port Trevorton, Pa. Barbour told officers before his arrest Friday night that he and his wife, Miranda, had planned to kill before but their plans never worked out until last month when LaFerrara responded to an online posting that promised companionship in return for money. Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, both face criminal homicide charges in LaFerrara's death. His body was found Nov. 12 in an alley in Sunbury, a small city about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The couple recently moved to nearby Selinsgrove from North Carolina.

Police: Pa. newlyweds killed man for thrills

A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said. 14 minutes ago

Opinion

Mandela broke through bonds of bitterness

Nelson Mandela had plenty of reasons to be bitter had he chosen to use them.

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