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Fires destroy two metro-east homes; both suspicious
Fires destroyed a pair of metro-east homes early Wednesday morning.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Metro-east cellphone users overpaying $306 million yearly for wireless
The Citizens Utility Board reports that metro-east cellphone customers are overpaying by more than $306 million a year for wireless service and Illinois residents are wasting $1.4 billion.
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CRIME
Daughter of deceased Caseyville chief accused of beating 63-year-old
Authorities have issued charges of aggravated battery and criminal trespass against the daughter of the former Caseyville police chief, who committed suicide on Thursday.
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Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship
A California grand jury has indicted a Florida man on charges he strangled his ex-wife and tossed her off a cruise ship in Italy.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Computer problems force docs back to paper charts at Memorial Hospital
Computer problems have caused Memorial Hospital staff back to the old days of using paper to chart patients' treatments.
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COUNTY COURTHOUSE SCANDAL
Ex-judge Cook wants his drug trial delayed
Attorneys for Mike Cook have asked a federal judge to delay the July 15 proposed start of his trial on misdemeanor and felony charges to allow the former judge to continue his drug rehabilitation treatment.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Who will win the burger battle in Fairview Heights?
A burger battle is coming to Fairview Heights.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Smokin' K's Barbecue & More set to open in Millstadt
Jeweler and barbecue aficionado Dennis Keck plans to open a restaurant devoted to tangy, grilled foods by next month -- possibly as soon as July 1.
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Obamacare’s big question: What’s it going to cost me?
The cost of health coverage under Obamacare remains one the biggest mysteries of the nation’s health care overhaul. But nagging cost questions will slowly be answered this summer as insurers and state officials set 2014 health plan rates for people who buy coverage outside of work or purchase...
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ILLINOIS NEWS
Illinois toddler dies when car swept into creek
Authorities say a 2-year-old Illinois boy is dead after flood waters swept his father's car into a rain-swollen creek.
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EDUCATION
'We want our kids to succeed': Mascoutah School District adopts new grading scale
Is a 91 on a school assignment an A or a B? It depends on what grading scale the school uses.




