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December 28, 2017

• Belleville native’s debut young adult novel was sparked by cousin’s death
• Longtime gardening columnist won’t be back next year
• These no-kill animal shelters in Belleville and Benld need your help
• Interstellar object is flying through our solar system at 85,700 miles per hour
• Metro-east hospitals restrict patient visits because of increased flu numbers
• Case closed after last man sentenced in Caseyville home invasion murder
• Men robbed Belleville McDonald’s with handguns, police say
• There’s a futuristic building going up in Swansea. Here’s what it is and when it’ll open.
• Police arrest man accused in Belleville toddler’s death
• Cold weather postpones Poplar Street Bridge lane closures
• New St. Louis police chief sees position as a ‘blessed challenge’
• Ameren to send 30 employees from Illinois to help in Puerto Rico
• Crews fight house fire despite frozen water in hydrant
• Human remains found on Southern Illinois farm
• Wheels and tires stolen from Columbia car dealerships
• Increase in early graduation could mean decrease in state money for Highland
• Highland wants governor to dial up veto on cellular antenna bill
• Gottlieb Steiner helped organize Grantfork phone company, Pierron elevator, Highland dairy
• He is black, so military school didn’t want him. But the Air Force did. Now he’s a hall of famer.
• 1965: Girls wanted Santa to bring daddy home from Vietnam
• City working to keep property taxes low
• District encourages communication with parents via social media
• Cardinals’ disappointing offseason has them destined for third place
• Wave goodbye to your Illinois neighbors, unless you plan to follow them
• 2017 Year in Review at Scott Air Force Base
• Belleville East gets past Central in tournament quarterfinals
• Red Bud scores tourney win over Roxana
• Defending champion Highland rolls past Centralia in girls invitational
• Rainey leads surging Belleville East past overmatched Mater Dei
• Belleville East sputters out of gate in loss to Quincy
• Waterloo, Triad, Freeburg, Sparta all post tourney victories
• Key run sends Columbia past Freeburg 65-55
• Top-seeded Briarcrest Christian impressive in opening day of Mater Dei tourney
• Fourth quarter rally lifts Highland past Okawville at Mater Dei Christmas Tournament