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Illinois State Police released this sketch of a suspect accused of trying to lure two children into a van on Scott Air Force Base.

SAFB releases sketch of attempted abduction suspect

Scott Air Force Base security forces have released a description of the suspect accused of trying to lure two children into a van, causing the base to go on high alert.

Crime

Police arrest man after reported abduction in Columbia

A 27-year-old man has been taken into custody after a reported abduction Thursday afternoon in Columbia.

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After pleading guilty Thursday afternoon to involuntary manslaughter of his 23-month-old son, Nathan, who died June 20, 2013, Wayne M. Hubert, left, talks with relatives in the lobby of the St. Clair County Building in Belleville. Hubert faces a sentence of four years.

Passed out drunk: O'Fallon dad pleads guilty in dead toddler case

A former O'Fallon man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 23-month-old son. 2 hours ago

Sports

St. Louis Blues center Jaden Schwartz, right, reacts after scoring to pull the Blues into a tie with the Chicago Blackhawks during the closing minutes of the third period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey opening-round playoff series, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in St. Louis. At left is teammate Alexander Steen. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee) EDWARDSVILLE OUT ALTON OUT

Steen goal lifts Blues past Blackhawks in third overtime

ST. LOUIS -- The longest playoff overtime game in St. Louis Blues franchise history ended 26 seconds into the third overtime Thursday on a goal by Alexander Steen. 1 hour ago

Features

FILE- In this Feb. 9, 2011 photo, Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky attend amfAR's annual New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Clinton announced that she is pregnant with the couple’s first child on Thursday, April 17, 2014 while co-hosting a Clinton Foundation event with her mother, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Chelsea Clinton expecting first child this fall

For the Clintons, 2014 is the year of the baby. 37 minutes ago

State|Region

A view of the coal pile at Dynegy's Baldwin Energy Complex in Baldwin, in a 2012 BND file photo.

'Here to stay': Old-school coal is making a comeback

Coal, the former king of American energy, is making a comeback after being left for dead in favor of cleaner-burning natural gas.

Nation|World

Hospital staff get ready to receive the injured from an avalanche, on helipad of Grandy hospital, in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 18, 2014. An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving three missing in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak.

Avalanche sweeps down Everest, killing at least 12

An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving four missing in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. Several more were injured. 7 minutes ago

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