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Governor French headmaster Phillip Paeltz in a 2011 file photo.

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A former Governor French Academy student is accusing headmaster Phillip Paeltz of sexual abuse.

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8 workers arrested at Touchette Regional Hospital during protest

Police arrested eight people who were protesting outside Touchette Regional Hospital on Thursday over their low pay. 2 hours ago

Crime

Burglars hit Cougar Village at SIUE

Police believe at least two burglaries were attempted at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Cougar Village during the Thanksgiving break, with more since. 53 minutes ago

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Injured hunter rescued after fall from deer stand in remote area

A 75-year-old man was injured Thursday morning when he fell out of a deer stand near New Athens, police said.

Sports

Maroons' Kayleigh Thurwalker.

Belleville West's Kayleigh Thurwalker is tennis player of the year

Kayleigh Thurwalker has hit millions of tennis balls, taken hundreds of lessons and beaten countless high-quality players since her freshman season at Belleville West three years ago.

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FILE - Sheriff's deputies work near the wreckage of a Porsche that crashed into a light pole in Valencia, Calif., killing "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker in this Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 file photo. Detectives arrested Jameson Witty, 18, Thursday Dec. 5, 2013 accused of stealing some wreckage from the Porsche as it was being towed from the accident scene and a second suspect was planning to turn himself in, authorities said.

Teen arrested in theft of part from Walker crash

Detectives arrested a teenager Thursday accused of stealing some wreckage from the Porsche that "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker was in when he died in a crash, and a second suspect was planning to turn himself in, authorities said. 4 minutes ago

State|Region

Salvation Army bell ringer charged with theft

A Salvation Army bell ringer is accused of stealing more than $1,000 from a donation bucket and trying to use someone's lost credit card. 3 hours ago

Nation|World

In this image from live TV, President of South Africa Jacob Zuma announces the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela, to the media Thursday Dec. 5, 2013, from a podium in Pretoria, South Africa. Zuma announced Thursday that former President Nelson Mandela has died aged 95, Zuma says "we've lost our greatest son."

Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95

Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95.

Opinion

You and your @%*and# rules!

We get nervous when public officials enter the legal quagmire of talking about limits on the public talking to them. We also are uneasy when elected leaders try to outline proper personal conduct or manners.

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