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An 18-year-old was shot to death and found in front of a house in the 1400 block of North 44th Street, East St. Louis Assistant Police Chief Ronald Ike said. He said police have no suspects or motive.
Illinois state police crime scene investigators were on the scene Friday morning.

Teen found shot dead in the snow in East St. Louis

Ambulance workers found a dead teen, face down in the snow and in a pool of blood early Friday.

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Collinsville man charged in crash that killed 5

A Collinsville man is facing drunken driving charges for a fatal crash that killed five people.

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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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.

Crime

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.

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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

Winter storm forces sports cancellations

A winter storm has caused widespread cancellations of high school and college sports events involving metro-east teams:

Features

In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2013 file photo, actor Ryan O’Neal, right, leaves court after he testified in a Los Angeles courtroom about his relationship with Farrah Fawcett and his claimed ownership of an Andy Warhol portrait of the actress. An art appraiser hired as an expert witness told a Los Angeles jury on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, that she estimated a Warhol portrait of Fawcett that is currently held by O’Neal is worth $12 million.

Fawcett portrait worth $12M, expert tells jury

An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett currently held by actor Ryan O'Neal is worth an estimated $12 million, an appraiser told a jury Friday. 24 minutes ago

State|Region

Car slides on ice, hits MetroLink train

Eight passengers on a MetroLink light rail train in suburban St. Louis are recovering from what appeared to be minor injuries after a car slid into the path of a train.

Nation|World

New consumer tips for Obama's fixer-upper website

It doesn't rival Amazon and Travelocity, but President Barack Obama's much-maligned health insurance website finally seems to be working reasonably well most of the time. 29 minutes ago