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Registered sex offender arrested after entering school

South Roxana Police arrested a registered sex offender after she walked into a metro-east grade ...

Both entrances to the former Belle Valley school are gated. A teenage girl was hospitalized late Wednesday after she was injured at the former Belle Valley North School, located in a residential subdivision on the opposite side of West Boulevard from Belleville East High School. The current owners have a variety of security cameras and no trespassing signs around the building as they work to find a new owner or tenant.

Sheriff: Juveniles who trespassed at former Belleville area school may be charged

Three juveniles who trespassed at the former Belle Valley North School in Belleville may be charged...

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State labor board: St. Clair Township violated contract negotiation process

A state board said this week that St. Clair Township violated fair labor practices in its contract negotiations with six sewer and clerical union workers.

Crime

Centreville police find teenager's body in car

Police found the body of a teenager inside a car outside the Private Mathis Manor Apartments Monday.

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Three East St. Louis men face charges of sex with minors

Three East St. Louis men have been charged by the St. Clair County state's attorney's office with sexual abuse in separate cases.

Sports

FILE - These 2014 file photos show, from left, St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig, Cardinals' Joe Kelly and Boston Red Sox' John Lackey.The Red Sox have traded right-hander Lackey to the Cardinals for right-hander Kelly and outfielder Craig before Thursday's July 31, 2014, deadline, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither club announced the trade.

Cards welcome Lackey, Masterson, Robinson; send out Martinez

The St. Louis Cardinals welcomed two new players to the fold on Friday, summoned an old friend from Memphis and dispatched another player to Triple-A.

Features

FILE - This March 21, 2014 file photo shows actress Cheryl Hines, right, posing with her fiance Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's An Evening of Environmental Excellence in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kennedy Jr. and Hines are planning to wed at the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod. Kennedy's cousin, former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, says the wedding is planned for Saturday afternoon, Aug. 2, at Ethel Kennedy's home in Hyannis Port, Mass.

Robert Kennedy Jr. to marry actress Cheryl Hines

Robert Kennedy Jr. and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress Cheryl Hines are planning to tie the knot in a wedding at the Kennedy compound in Massachusetts. 35 minutes ago

State|Region

Indictment: Toddler beaten to death over cake

A 23-year-old St. Louis woman has been indicted by a grand jury in her toddler daughter's beating death.

Nation|World

Palestinians run for cover during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a protest against the war in the Gaza Strip, outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014.

Capture of Israeli soldier dims any talk of Gaza cease-fire

An agreed three-day cease-fire collapsed Friday only 90 minutes after it went into effect when Hamas militants attacked Israeli soldiers working to demolish tunnels in the Gaza Strip, killing two and apparently kidnapping a third, the Israeli army... 1 hour ago

Opinion

Big money for broke Illinois

The state of Illinois is broke, but that hasn't prevented hundreds of state workers from joining the six-figure salary club. 3 hours ago

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