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Millstadt's two public schools to have one principal next year

Millstadt Primary Center and Millstadt Consolidated School will be under the direction of one principal next school year. Who that person will be is still being determined by the Millstadt School District 160 school board, according to Superintendent... 3 hours ago

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The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square.

METRO-EAST NEWS

Search called off for man after car rolls into Mississippi River

Rescue crews called off a search for an occupant of a car that went into the Mississippi River near the Merchants Bridge, according to TV reports.
METRO-EAST NEWS

Macy's closing store in downtown St. Louis

Macy's will close its downtown St. Louis in the Railway Exchange Center this summer.
METRO-EAST NEWS

Construction begins at new Memorial Hospital site in Shiloh

Ground has been broken where a new satellite campus of Memorial Hospital will be built.
HOT TOPICS

What's moving into former Bully's Smokehouse in Edwardsville?

The former Bully's Smokehouse in Edwardsville has a new tenant.
BELLEVILLE NEWS

Georgia woman wins Best of Show honors at Art on the Square

An artist from Flowery Branch, Ga., won Best of Show at the 12th annual Art on the Square.
METRO-EAST NEWS

Baby girl fatally struck by car in East St. Louis

A 1-year-old girl was run over by a car and killed Saturday afternoon in the Gompers housing complex and police were questioning two juvenile boys.
PUBLIC RECORDS

Real Estate: What's your neighbor's home selling for?

Recent real estate transactions in the metro-east, including St. Clair and Madison counties:
CRIME

Mascoutah Middle School employee faces sexual abuse charges

A 21-year-old man who worked part-time as a maintenance worker at Mascoutah Middle School was charged Friday with six counts of criminal sexual abuse.
ILLINOIS NEWS

8 Illinois Lottery payout checks bounce

Some lucky winners of the Illinois Lottery weren't so lucky when they went to cash their checks.