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Former principal of Collinsville private school charged with sexual abuse of male student

The former principal of the Collinsville Christian Academy has been charged with twice trying to...

Two metro-east men arrested in crackdown on child porn

Two metro-east men are among the 57 people arrested in a statewide "Operation Glass House"...

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I-64 to close in St. Louis for construction project this weekend

Metro-east motorists who are traveling west this weekend might have to find a different route to get where they're going.

Crime

Police: Man sets motorcycle, apartment on fire, attacks firefighter

A St. Clair County man has been charged with one count of residential arson and one count of aggravated battery to a firefighter after he allegedly first set a motorcycle and then later an apartment building on fire. 2 hours ago

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I-64 to close in St. Louis for construction project this weekend

Metro-east motorists who are traveling west this weekend might have to find a different route to get where they're going.

Sports

SWIC rallies from 22-point deficit to advance in tourney

It was nearly eight years ago when the Southwestern Illinois College Blue Storm staged a comeback for the ages in beating Southeastern Illinois College for the Region 24 title.

Features

Jamie McDougal of Kitchener, Canada takes a photograph of one of the exhibits while visiting the Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site Thursday in Collinsville.

Group: Cahokia Mounds should be designated national historic site

Cahokia Mounds is continuing its public hearings on a proposal to become a nationally recognized historic site.

State|Region

Woman killed when gun goes off in donated clothes

A woman working at a thrift store was killed when a gun that was in dropped-off clothing accidentally discharged, hitting her in the chest. 3 hours ago

Nation|World

FILE - In this March 4, 2014 file image made from video, a lifeguard carries one of the three children rescued from a minivan that their mother, Ebony Wilkerson, drove into the Atlantic in Daytona Beach, Fla. Wilkerson as charged Friday with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, though she has denied trying to harm anyone, authorities said. (AP Photo/Simon Besner, File) NO SALES

Mom who drove kids into ocean faces charges

A pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida was charged Friday with attempted murder and child abuse, with authorities saying the children were screaming to bystanders that ... 3 hours ago

Opinion

Keep court out of Caseyville chief dispute

If you thought the police chief dispute in Caseyville couldn't get any crazier, guess again. A quick recap for those without a scorecard: Mayor Leonard Black hired Jose Alvarez...

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