The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged a Granite City, Illinois, man with felony residential burglary for a Sunday incident in Fairview Heights. A K-9 unit from the Swansea Police Department helped lead police to Scott W. Braswell after he allegedly fled into some nearby woods after seeing police.
The Gibault Catholic High School boys soccer team extended its winning streak to five games with a win against Althoff Catholic High School at Oerter Park in Columbia, Illinois.
The fatal police shooting of a black man who drew something from his pocket and extended his hands in a "shooting stance" happened about a minute after officers in a San Diego suburb arrived where a distraught man was reportedly walking in traffic, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Federal grant rules dictate how much school districts should spend on professional development for teachers. Cahokia schools recently spent $100,000 on guest speakers, raising the question of whether there are better ways the money could benefit disadvantaged students.
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny discusses his team's squandered scoring chances and an injury to Seung Hwan Oh in a 2-1 NL Central loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
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Cardinals manager Mike Matheny talks after loss to Cincinnati
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Gibault soccer wins fifth straight with victory over Althoff
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Swansea police chief talks about sex offender's arrest
