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Belleville man charged with restraining wife, spraying house with lighter fluid

A man living in unincorporated St. Clair County near Belleville has been charged with restraining his wife inside the bathroom of their home, threatening her with a knife and spraying the house with lighter fluid before the woman escaped unharmed.

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East St. Louis homicide victim identified as 20-year-old Springfield man

Police have identified a 20-year-old man who was killed early Wednesday in East St. Louis.

Belleville man charged with two felonies in West Main Street shooting

A Belleville man has been charged in connection with a shooting Monday on West Main Street.

Metro-east News

Congressman Doug Collins and Illinois State representative Mike Bost hosted a round table discussion at the VFW in O'Fallon on Friday.

Small business group backs GOP's Bost

The National Federation of Independent Business has endorsed GOP candidate Mike Bost for the 12th U.S. House District seat.

Crime

Police: Fake officers gag, rob motorist along I-55

Illinois State Police are warning area travelers to be vigilant after a motorist told them that men impersonating cops pulled him over on Interstate 55 and robbed him.

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Budget problems killed Amtrak passenger service from Belleville to Carbondale. Railroad buffs filled the last train from Belleville as it pulled out at 10:41 p.m. on Nov. 3, 1993.

Throwback Thursday: Last train from Belleville

This Throwback Thursday is a trip back in time via rail. At 10:41 p.m. on Nov. 3, 1993, Amtrak left the Belleville station for the last time.

Sports

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn, bottom, walks off the field after being removed from a baseball game during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in St. Louis.

Cardinals on three-game skid as they head for Chicago to face Cubs

The on-again, off-again St. Louis Cardinals again are in off mode as they head to Wrigley Field for a three-game weekend series against the Chicago Cubs.

Features

In this aerial photo people inspect damage at Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in Northampton County, Va., Thursday, July 24, 2014, after a severe storm swept through the area. Softball-sized hail and rain toppled dozens of trees and flipped recreational vehicles at the campground Thursday, killing two people and injuring more than two dozen, officials said. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer) MAGS OUT

Tornado slams Virginia campground; 2 dead

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages. Moments later, a tornado ripped through a sprawling, carnival-like campground Thursday, snapping dozens of trees and flipping over RVs.

State|Region

Traffic accident on bridge kills 4 in Missouri

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a collision on a bridge near the Lake of the Ozarks killed three family members from Illinois and a Missouri man.

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A hospital worker views police activity around the scene of a shooting Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa. Police in suburban Philadelphia are investigating a shooting at the hospital campus and say they have reports people have been injured and a suspect is in custody.

Doctor fired back at gunman in Philadelphia hospital attack

A psychiatrist who was grazed by gunfire from a patient at a hospital on Thursday helped stop the patient by apparently using his own weapon to shoot and wound him, but not before a caseworker was killed, authorities said.