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Former Boy Scout volunteer goes to prison for sexually molesting boys
A former Boy Scout volunteer and suspended Scott Air Force Base civilian employee entered the Menard Correctional Center on Thursday to begin serving six years for sexually molesting male children in his family.
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Bold robbers steal large-screen TVs from Collinsville Walmart
Police are searching for men who stole a pair of large-screen televisions early Friday from the Walmart store in Collinsville.
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Man dies in St. Louis road rage incident
A man is dead after what police are calling a road rage incident in St. Louis.
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Senate committee advances bill requiring 'proper reason' for carrying a gun
A concealed carry bill that requires a person to have "a proper reason" in order to carry a gun in public won approval Thursday in an Illinois Senate committee.
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East St. Louis fires veteran firefighter for disobeying order to take drug test
A veteran East St. Louis firefighter who was charged in Texas with drug possession has been terminated by the East St. Louis Police and Fire Board.
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East St. Louis detective in federal lockup until drug conspiracy trial
Veteran East St. Louis Detective Orlando Ward was returned Wednesday in U.S. District Court to the U.S. Marshal Service to be bound over in a federal lockup. Ward must remain there until his drug conspiracy trial begins in July.
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Worker suffers 'crushing injury' at Sauget job site
A worker who suffered a "crushing injury to the chest" Tuesday night on the job at Stellar Manufacturing in Sauget is in good condition.
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Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence
Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life - one that she doesn't otherwise remember.
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Seattle man posted video before dying on highway
A final video of Richard Swanson shows him smiling and happy to be at the ocean as he prepared to dribble a soccer ball along Oregon's coastal road on a planned 10,000-mile walk to Brazil. It was the same coastal road where he was fatally hit by a pickup truck, just an hour after posting the video...
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Motorcyclist accused of passing deputy, swerving into oncoming traffic
A motorcyclist from St. Jacob is facing felony charges of drunken driving after allegedly passing a sheriff deputy's marked squad car at speeds more than 70 mph Sunday night.
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Man was leading truck convoy when he was struck, killed by trooper's SUV
A 46-year-old Monmouth man died early Tuesday morning after an Illinois State Police SUV struck him.




