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Former Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell will again ask to have his drivers license reinstated...

Veteran Clarence Graham holds his head in his hands after he spoke about the issues he has had getting the care he feels he needs from the Veterans Administration during meeting hosted by the American Legion at the War Memorial in St. Louis on Monday, July 14, 2014. The long delays for veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals have prompted The American Legion to set up a short-term crisis center in St. Louis this week. The veterans' organization opens a "crisis command center" at the Saint Louis University law school downtown starting at noon Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT

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Ex-judge's daughter cited after hitting local basketball star

A former St. Clair County judge's daughter will appear in court next month to answer a misdemeanor traffic charge after striking a pedestrian with her car near Belleville.

Crime

Off the beat: Police say teen left more than a nasty note on this car

A teenage girl has been charged with property damage after allegedly vandalizing a vehicle in Chesterfield -- all over the way the car was parked. 3 hours ago

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Ron Hettenhausen and his wife, Jo Ann Endres, at the bicycle shop on West Main Street.

Belleville bike shop owner is closing his doors

By this time next month, Ron Hettenhausen will no longer be peddling bicycles.

Sports

Tommy Adams with ATG Sports secures the new turf field to prevent the wind from damaging the new field being installed at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Breese.

Mater Dei's new athletic field taking shape

In the middle of the summer, the greenest grass at Mater Dei High School is the new artificial turf athletic field that will be ready for the start of the football and soccer seasons.

Features

Ameren journeyman lineman Steve Korobey talks to campers before giving them rides in an Ameren bucket lift Monday during the West End Neighborhood Summer Camp's visit to Ellis Elementary School in Belleville.

Power trip: Campers get a ride in Ameren's bucket truck

Belleville grade school students got a bird's eye view of the city Monday from atop an Ameren bucket truck.

State|Region

In this June 29, 2013 photo, John Rednour, then the director of the DuQuoin State Fair speaks to a crowd during an announcement of the entertainment lineup for the Beer Tent at the 2013 DuQuoin State Fair in DuQuoin, Ill. A report released Monday, July 28, 2014, by Executive Inspector General Ricardo Meza's office, said Rednour and Amy Bliefnick, manager of the Illinois State Fair, have been fined for soliciting and accepting free beer tickets for the events.

Illinois fair managers fined for free beer tickets

Two state fair managers took scores of free beer tickets to use at annual events, violating a ban on accepting gifts, according to a report released by the Illinois Inspector General's office Monday.

Nation|World

Emergency personnel at the scene of a small plane crash in Caspersen Beach in Venice, Fla.

Plane crashes on Fla. beach; killing man, injuring daughter

A Georgia man is dead and his 9-year-old daughter is in the hospital with critical injuries after they were hit by a small plane that made an emergency landing on a Florida Gulf Coast beach.

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