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Baby in unsecured car seat survives rollover accident

A baby is fortunate to be alive after being improperly restrained in a vehicle that crashed due ...

Car crash knocks out cable services in Madison County

Charter Communication is reporting an outage of phone, cable and Internet services in several Madison...

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Ambulance personnel remove a body from 46 Patricia Lane in Belleville late Tuesday morning.

Police: Man found dead 'not properly cared for' at Belleville home

Belleville police investigating a death Tuesday afternoon said the 52-year-old man apparently died of natural causes, but that he "was not properly cared for."

Crime

Police: Two arrested after robbing McDonald's, crashing into mayor's car

Two Centreville men robbed a McDonald's restaurant in Cahokia on Tuesday but were apprehended after crashing into the Centreville mayor's car, police said

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Skye Cieszlak, girlfriend of missing Saginaw Spirit hockey player Terry Trafford, is comforted in the parking lot of the Saginaw Township Wal-Mart, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Police found a 1995 GMC Sierra that matches the description of Terry Trafford's vehicle. Police found a body in the truck but have not yet identified the person.

State police find body of missing hockey player

The Saginaw Spirit minor league hockey team confirmed Tuesday that police found the body of 20-year-old player Terry Trafford, who disappeared eight days earlier after receiving discipline from the club.

Sports

Belleville East's Cameron Hunter drives with the ball Tuesday against Edwardsville High School.

Tigers refuse to surrender lead in win over Lancers

The Edwardsville Tigers seized an early lead, and they never let go of it.

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2012 file photo, actor Chris Pine attends a press conference for his latest film "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Tokyo. Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, has been charged with drunken driving in New Zealand. Court officials said Wednesday, March 12, 2014, that the 33-year-old American is due to make his first court appearance in the case on Monday, March 17.

Beam me up, Scotty: 'Star Trek' actor charged with DUI

Hollywood actor Chris Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, has been charged with drunken driving in New Zealand.

State|Region

State to sell hundreds of pieces of IDOT equipment

The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to sell hundreds of piece of surplus heavy equipment on the state's online auction site. 39 minutes ago

Nation|World

Police respond to the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Con Edison spokesman Bob McGee says a resident from a building adjacent to the two that collapsed reported that he smelled gas inside his apartment, but thought the odor could be coming from outside.

2 NYC buildings collapse in explosion, 2 dead

A thunderous explosion that may have been caused by a gas leak flattened two East Harlem apartment buildings Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring 18 and leaving an undisclosed number missing. 3 minutes ago

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