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Belleville man, 2 women charged with attempted burglary of tavern

A Belleville man and two women were charged in connection with an attempted burglary at a Granite...

Crews have finished constructing the driving surface and installing the cables on the main span of The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. The concrete barriers have been constructed and crews are installing a two-inch latex overlay on the driving surface of the bridge. Workers also have to install lighting, striping and signage before the bridge is ready for traffic in early 2014.

New Mississippi bridge set to open to traffic in February

The new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge is set to open to traffic on Feb. 9 after four years...

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Two flights from Chile on Monday delivered 250,000 pounds of blueberries to North Bay Produce at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. The company said it was the biggest delivery to date at the airport.

250,000 pounds of blueberries: MidAmerica may become fruit hub for Asia

North Bay Produce received its largest shipment ever in a single day when 250,000 pounds of blueberries from South America were delivered this week to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. The blueberries were flown into the Mascoutah...

Crime

Milton Lattimore Jr., 25, of East St. Louis, was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and two other women on Nov. 7, 2009, at a gas station in East St. Louis. Two of the women's sons were present in the car as their mothers were murdered. He was sentenced to 55 years on Wednesday.

East St. Louis man sentenced to 55 years for killing 3 women

A 25-year-old East St. Louis man convicted of shooting three women to death was sentenced to spend the next 55 years in prison.

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The group home at 4 N. Ruby Lane in Fairview Heights was part of a federal lawsuit alleging the trustees discriminated against disabled residents by charging a nonprofit group four times more than it should have for a sewer tap-in fee. Caseyville Township has agreed to pay $60,000 to Cerebral Palsy of Southwestern Illinois, based in Belleville, and refund $10,225 of the nonprofit's tap-in fee. The nonprofit filed the lawsuit in January following the construction of two group homes located at 220 Oulvey St. and 4 N. Ruby Lane in Fairview Heights.

Caseyville Township settles discrimination lawsuit for $60,000

Caseyville Township trustees have settled a federal lawsuit alleging the trustees discriminated against disabled residents by charging a nonprofit group four times more than it should have for a sewer tap-in fee.

Sports

ESPN reverses course, to allow Catholic group's ad

ESPN has reversed course and will now allow a Catholic charity to air a television ad heralding the birth of Christ during a college basketball game this weekend, officials said. 9 minutes ago

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Bronzell Miller is visited by old friends Rick Sealey, right, and Jerome Marshall at home in West Jordan, Utah. Miller, a University of Utah defensive end from 1993-94, and who played a year in the NFL, has multiple myeloma and was told by doctors that he has only 2-4 weeks to live. He currently receives hospice care from his partner Marnie Oliver who is trying to raise money to cover Miller's end-of-life and funeral expenses. Miller doesn't have life insurance and he has 9 children. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Keith Johnson) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT

Friends rally for terminally ill Utah football player

If Bronzell Miller dies today, it might be laughter that kills him. 49 minutes ago

State|Region

Illinois prisoner dies after 5-story fall

The Illinois Department of Corrections says an inmate serving a 70-year sentence on a murder conviction plunged five stories to his death after a visit at the maximum-security lockup by his girlfriend.

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CORRECTS ID OF SUBJECT TO SHERRY JOHNSON, MOTHER OF CODY JOHNSON - Sherry Johnson, mother of murder victim Cody Johnson, reacts as she leaves court in Missoula, Mont., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Jordan Graham pleaded guilty to killing Cody Johnson, her husband of eight days, by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier National Park while they argued about her second thoughts about the marriage. The surprise plea agreement with prosecutors came just before closing arguments were set to begin in the trial of the Montana newlywed.

Newlywed pleads guilty to second-degree murder

A Montana newlywed pleaded guilty Thursday to killing her husband of eight days by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier National Park while they argued about her second thoughts about the marriage. 9 minutes ago

Opinion

No wonder Shimkus is frustrated

U.S. Rep. John Shimkus is usually an easy-going guy, but Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had him frustrated and upset this week.

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