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Tony La Russa watches from the dugout as Albert Pujols walks to the on deck circle during game 1 of the World Series in 2011.

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Carjacking suspects escape after shootout

Police are looking for a pair of carjacking suspects who escaped Tuesday evening after a shoot-out...

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In this April 18, 2012 photo, The Beach Boys, from left, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilson and David Marks pose for a portrait in Burbank, Calif. The group will open Belleville's 200th birthday party on Sept. 19.

Beach Boys to kick off Belleville's bicentennial celebration

The city of Belleville's 200th anniversary weekend celebration in September will include musicians from Belleville and afar, including the Beach Boys. 1 hour ago

Crime

Man arrested for impersonating an officer insists he is still a Brooklyn cop

The 56-year-old man who Caseyville police stopped early Saturday morning and later charged with a driving under the influence and impersonating a police officer says he was not drunk and he is still a Brooklyn police officer.

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East St. Louis man sent back to prison for drug distribution

An East St. Louis man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for heroin distribution.

Sports

Tuesday night high school scores in the metro-east

Scores from high school games involving metro-east teams Tuesday night: 1 hour ago

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School superintendents, from left , Susan Homes, Smithton District 130; Matt Stines, Grant District 110; Julie Brown, Pontiac-William Holliday District 105; and Jon Tallman, Red Bud District 132; rang bells Saturday at St. Clair Square to help the Salvation Army.

District 189 finalist for national grant, could receive millions of dollars

East St. Louis School District 189 is one of only two school districts in Illinois to be selected as a finalist for the nationwide Race to the Top District grant. The other is Chicago Public Schools. The winner will be announced on or before Dec. ...

State|Region

St. Louis man who killed 2 dies in prison

State officials say a man who had been on death row since 1982 for killing two people in St. Louis has died in prison. 1 hour ago

Nation|World

People attend a demonstration in support of the legalization of marijuana outside the Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Uruguay's Senate was finishing its final debate Tuesday before voting on a plan to create the world's first national marijuana market, with the state regulating the entire process of growing, selling and using a drug that is illegal almost everywhere else.

Uruguay OK's first national market for legal pot

Uruguay has become the first country to create a national marketplace for legal marijuana, with the government regulating the production, sales and use of pot in a bold bid to control addiction and drug violence. 7 minutes ago

Opinion

Bathon's sorry he got caught

Fred Bathon, the former Madison County treasurer, said he's sorry he rigged county tax auctions. Sorry to be caught and prosecuted, more likely. Sorry to be losing his state pension and going to prison for 30 months. But sorry for the scam that enriched...

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