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Belleville East’s B’Aunce Carter drives against Belleville West’s Shaniah Nunn during Tuesday’s conference game at Belleville West High School. Belleville East won 39-32.

Streak shooting Dowell keys Belleville East past Belleville West

The Belleville, Illinois East High School Lancers basketball team defeated the Belleville West Maroons 39-32 in a girls Southwestern Conference game in Belleville, IL in southern Illinois.

Carl Scoma was arrested on a warrant in connection to seven felony charges from mid-May.

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O’Fallon man sentenced for sexually abusing girl, attempting to strangle boy

An Southern Illinois man was sentenced to prison in St. Clair County to 18 years in prison for sexually abusing and secretly recording a young girl. He also was convicted of attacking another child.

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75-year-old man gets no break in sentence on bank fraud

Kinmundy man, formerly of Mattoon, IL, opened bank accounts with more than $500,000 in checks he knew would bounce, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois said. Alfred L. Cross, 75, asked for leniency given his age but didn’t get it.

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Marion inmate pleads guilty to possessing marijuana while in prison

A federal prison inmate in Southern Illinois pleaded guilty to possessing weed while in jail. He was already serving time for a heroin drug distribution crime charge.

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Man who sexually exploited children gets 140-year sentence

A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to charges of sexually exploiting three children will spend the rest of his life in federal prison.

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U. of Illinois at Chicago professor bequeaths school $1M

A popular art history professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago has given the school where he taught for three decades $1 million.

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, Sen.- elect Josh Hawley makes his victory speech while his wife Erin watches in Springfield, Mo. Missouri’s Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, asked the Democratic auditor for help investigating Sen.-elect Hawley over allegations that he misused public resources to boost his Senate bid.

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Missouri Attorney General’s Office slams claims on Hawley

The Missouri Attorney General's Office is pushing back against allegations that Josh Hawley misused public resources to boost his successful US Senate campaign.

Federal program targets online child predators

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Collinsville lawyer pleads guilty to receiving child porn

Mark A. Brueggemann, a lawyer in Collinsville, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Monday to knowingly receiving child porn in Southern Illinois. He faces 5 to 20 years in federal prison on the criminal charge.

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Residents fighting Illinois mine water pumping proposal

Some residents are fighting a coal company's plan to discharge waste water from a southern Illinois mine into the Big Muddy River.

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Brazil court suspends Boeing-Embraer deal until next year

A Brazilian federal court has at least temporarily blocked a US$4.75 billion joint venture between Boeing and Embraer until the incoming government takes office.

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Same parking lot site of 3 fatal shootings since 2014

Authorities in north St. Louis County are investigating a shooting death outside a bar, marking the third homicide in the same parking lot since 2014.

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When no one wants a person’s cremated remains, they may wind up in Washington, Mo.

The white minivan from St. Louis Cremation has backed up for another delivery.

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Man dies from medical issue after crashing into other cars, Fairview Heights store

Man died from a medical emergency after crashing into a business building in Southern Illinois. Police said no one else was injured in the crash that involved a Lenscrafter’s store near Illinois 159.

A semi tractor-trailer loaded with agricultural product overturned Monday morning on southbound Interstate 55, spilling the product across at least two lanes of traffic.

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Semi trailer spills corn over highway as it overturns, delaying traffic

A semi truck hauling a tractor trailer full of agricultural product overturned and spilled all over the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 near Hamel, Illinois, slowing northbound traffic in the area.

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Illinois county gains $10M detaining undocumented immigrants

Records show that a northwest Illinois county's decades-old deal with the federal government to detain immigrants living in the country illegally will bring in $10 million this year.

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‘Carp cowboys’ round up invasive Asian carp as Illinois, federal officials debate measures to protect Lake Michigan

On a bleak and biting December morning, a team of state-contracted commercial fishermen at Starved Rock Marina slipped into their waders, salted down their johnboats to protect against ice and launched onto the Illinois River.

FILE -This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt Sterling, Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s corrections agency has refused to release public records about a prison altercation that led to the homicidal death of Ervain, a 65-year-old inmate and forced the paid leave of at least four correctional officers. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP File)

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State should disclose inmate-death records: Access counselor

Gov. Bruce Rauner's corrections agency has refused to release public records about a prison altercation that led to the homicidal death of a 65-year-old inmate.

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New U of Illinois center to focus on autonomous technology

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is creating a new center to focus on autonomous technology such as self-driving cars and robotic assistants.

This June 2, 2018 photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows weapons turned in by residents in a gun buy-back program co-sponsored with the New Life Covenant Church Southeast in the 6th Police District. More than 400 guns and rifles were handed over in exchange for $100 gift cards. (CPD via AP)

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The myths and truths about Chicago’s guns and murder rate

About 60 percent of illegal firearms seized and recovered by Chicago police come from out of state. They're traced back to states with less restrictive firearms regulations, with Indiana at the top of the list.

With an anti-violence sign in the foreground, Demeatreas Whatley looks outside from his office in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Whatley is a supervisor for Cure Violence, a group that works to stem gang violence on the South Side. Gang rivalries are fierce in the community. “These guys are living in their own little world of survival,” he says. “Their enemies are not even two blocks away.”

Illinois

9,000 firearms and counting: Illegal guns flood Chicago

Police recover more than 1,000 guns this year in one Chicago community, but few think it will stop the flow of illegal weapons. President Donald Trump has called the city's violence problems "very easily fixable." Not so, say those who live with them.

Crime

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Streak shooting Dowell keys Belleville East past Belleville West

O’Fallon man sentenced for sexually abusing girl, attempting to strangle boy

75-year-old man gets no break in sentence on bank fraud

Marion inmate pleads guilty to possessing marijuana while in prison

Man who sexually exploited children gets 140-year sentence

U. of Illinois at Chicago professor bequeaths school $1M

Missouri Attorney General’s Office slams claims on Hawley

Collinsville lawyer pleads guilty to receiving child porn

Residents fighting Illinois mine water pumping proposal

Brazil court suspends Boeing-Embraer deal until next year

Same parking lot site of 3 fatal shootings since 2014

When no one wants a person’s cremated remains, they may wind up in Washington, Mo.

Man dies from medical issue after crashing into other cars, Fairview Heights store

Semi trailer spills corn over highway as it overturns, delaying traffic

Illinois county gains $10M detaining undocumented immigrants

‘Carp cowboys’ round up invasive Asian carp as Illinois, federal officials debate measures to protect Lake Michigan

State should disclose inmate-death records: Access counselor

New U of Illinois center to focus on autonomous technology

The myths and truths about Chicago’s guns and murder rate

9,000 firearms and counting: Illegal guns flood Chicago

‘Justice prevailed’ in Belleville murder trial as jury reaches decision

In his first full season, Chambers says the Flyers and his senior star can soar

Rumors have the St. Louis Cardinals looking at two San Francisco Giants lefty pitchers

David Fields not guilty verdict

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