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Six Flags unveils biometric scanner for season pass entrance

A new scanning system at Six Flags sounds like it's from the future, but the biometric scanner...

Illegal dumping increasing in metro-east

Thieves are stealing large piles of old tires, selling the few reusable tires and dumping the rest...

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Police: Missing Valmeyer man found dead in St. Louis

A 38-year-old Valmeyer man reported missing by his family has been found dead in St. Louis, according to Monroe County Sheriff Department Sheriff Dan Kelley.

Crime

A grieving LaToya Franklin, mother of Cermen 'C.J.' Toney (pictured in background), in a 2005 file photo.

'You are an animal': Mother of slain toddler faces off with his killer

LaToya Franklin has been living in a nightmare since her son disappeared, and still has not escaped it.

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk speak to members of the media after touring Scott Air Force Base with newly confirmed Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James.

Durbin: Air Force leader excited about Scott's future

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said she enthusiastically supports Scott Air Force Base's future, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who led James on a tour of the base Tuesday.

Sports

St. Louis Cardinals' Joe Kelly walks off the field slowly with the trainer after he tried unsuccessfully to out run his bunt against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Milwaukee.

Kelly hurt as Cardinals lose to Brewers 5-1

The St. Louis Cardinals' 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday may prove more costly than one defeat in the NL Central standings.

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George Harrison and his sister, Louise Harrison.

George's big sister: Louise Harrison made sure Liverpool Legends are Beatles at heart

Louise Harrison remembers The Beatles as kind and sincere young men who loved their music and their fans.

State|Region

This undated photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Cornealious Anderson. Anderson was convicted of armed robbery in 2000, sentenced to 13 years in jail and told to await instruction on when to report to prison. Those instructions never came and he went on about his life until the clerical error was caught in 2013. Anderson's attorney says Anderson was not a fugitive, was never on the run and has filed an appeal seeking the release of the married father of three he described as a model citizen.

Armed robber was never told to report to prison

After he was convicted of armed robbery in 2000, Cornealious Anderson was sentenced to 13 years behind bars and told to await instructions on when and where to report to prison. But those instructions never came. 3 hours ago

Nation|World

In this April 14, 2014 photo provided by Rachelle Hildreth, a 3-year-old boy plays with stuffed toys inside a claw crane game machine at a bowling alley in Lincoln, Neb. Police say a 24-year-old woman called 911 Monday afternoon because son was missing from her apartment. Authorities say the toddler was reunited, unharmed, with his mother after employees found him inside the coin-operated game.

Nebraska toddler gets stuck inside claw machine

Authorities say a toddler has been reunited with his mother after employees found him playing inside a claw crane machine at a Nebraska bowling alley.

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