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Steady snow adding up across metro-east

Snow fell steadily through the late morning and early afternoon Friday, putting a fresh coat of white on roadways and sidewalks throughout the metro-east. 20 minutes ago

• Lindewood-Belleville female students move into first campus dorm 1 hour ago

• Send us your snow photos 2 hours ago

• Lebanon teen to serve 30 months for making bombs 3 hours ago

• Durbin touts new law on allergies

Metro-east News

Lebanon teen to serve 30 months for making bombs

A Lebanon teenager was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday for possessing a destructive device. 3 hours ago

• Ex-student, his mother file sexual abuse lawsuit against Governor French, headmaster

• Steady snow adding up across metro-east 35 minutes ago

• Bathon sentenced to 30 months for role in bid-rigging scheme 1 hour ago

• Lindewood-Belleville female students move into first campus dorm 1 hour ago

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Crime

Collinsville man charged in crash that killed 5

A Collinsville man is facing drunken driving charges for a fatal crash that killed five people.

• Lebanon teen to serve 30 months for making bombs 3 hours ago

• Teen found shot dead in the snow in East St. Louis

• Businessman discovers someone was tearing his building down, brick by brick

• Man gets 16 years for abducting Washington University student

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Hot Topics

Injured hunter rescued after fall from deer stand in remote area

A 75-year-old man was injured Thursday morning when he fell out of a deer stand near New Athens, police said.

• Off the beat: Tweet prompts NASCAR driver to invite fan to Daytona 500

• Wendy's worker drops pot in burger, loses job

• Off the beat: Larry Conners is back on the air -- in commercials?

• Metro-east lawmakers vote against pension reform plan

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Sports

Winter storm forces sports cancellations

A winter storm has caused widespread cancellations of high school and college sports events involving metro-east teams: 20 minutes ago

• Belleville West's Kayleigh Thurwalker is tennis player of the year

• Columbia's Dossett selected to play in All-American Game 25 minutes ago

• Blues pound out victory over Islanders

• Thursday's girls basketball scores

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Features

'Sound of Music Live!' a ratings hit for NBC, but critics not so kind

NEW YORK _ Right now Bob Greenblatt is adding "live TV musicals" to his list of favorite things (right after brown paper packages tied up with string). 2 hours ago

• Teen arrested in theft of part from Walker crash 1 hour ago

• Couple accidentally gets bag of cash at drive-thru

• FDA approves breakthrough hepatitis C drug 4 minutes ago

• Donor offers $5M to help protect Detroit art 4 minutes ago

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State|Region

Car slides on ice, hits MetroLink train

Eight passengers on a MetroLink light rail train in suburban St. Louis are recovering from what appeared to be minor injuries after a car slid into the path of a train.

• State of emergency in Jackson Co. as snow falls

• Unions vow to challenge new Illinois pension law

• Ex-federal agent pleads guilty to mortgage fraud 4 minutes ago

• 18-year-old found shot dead in East St. Louis 11 minutes ago

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Nation|World

Who knew? The arts bring big bucks to the economy

The value of the arts to the economy has always been an elusive figure – until now.

• Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95

• Jobless rates drops to lowest level in five years 2 hours ago

• Food stamp dispute threatens final push for farm bill

• Cargo bikes the new minivan for cycling families 11 minutes ago

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Opinion

• Trying to keep St. Elizabeth's

• Too sweet a plea deal

• Last-ditch farm bill talks must treat the poor fairly

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