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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 40 mins ago  

    Cardinals player David R. Freese had a blood alcohol content of 0.232 when he was stopped by a policeman Saturday, according to a police report released Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Cops: Cards' Freese had 0.232 BAC when arrested

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 41 mins ago  

    February 22, 2009 - Cardinals infielder David Freese hits in the batting cages during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Freese was arrested on Dec. 14, 2009, on suspicion of driving under the influence. Full Story »

  • Cop fired after video of beating woman went viral

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 56 mins ago  

    CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Board has fired the officer whose 2007 beating of a female bartender was captured by a surveillance camera and shown around the world. Full Story »

  • Chicago judge says 'no' to terror suspect

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 1 hr 11 mins ago  

    CHICAGO -- A federal judge has refused to release on bond a Chicago terrorism suspect who allegedly had advance knowledge of the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. Full Story »

  • Runoff for Madison County judge opening

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 1 hr 41 mins ago  

    EDWARDSVILLE - A runoff vote will determine which of two Wood River men will be appointed to a judicial vacancy in Madison County. Full Story »

  • Woman robs bank, gets caught with GPS

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 2 hrs 11 mins ago  

    A woman suspected of robbing a suburban St. Louis bank and then leading police on a lengthy chase is in custody, and the GPS system in her pickup truck helped lead to the arrest. Police say the suspect robbed the Heartland Bank in Ladue on Tuesday, then left with a bag full of money. Full Story »

  • Kids' Swine flu shots recalled; not strong enough

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 2 hrs 41 mins ago  

    ATLANTA — Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Mass. 2nd-grader sent home for drawing Jesus on cross

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 2:20 pm ET  

    TAUNTON, Mass. -- An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and came up with what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the child's father said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Museum's patience for expansion pays off

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 12:06 pm ET  

    DEC. 14, 2009 -- St. Louis Art Museum preparator Robert Manley vacuums dust from a model of the museum's expansion plan in preparation for today's announcement. The two year project will increase exhibit space by 30 percent. Full Story »

  • 100 NEEDIEST: Father of 2 girls needs help

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 12:05 pm ET  

    CASE 83 Mr. C has been raising two daughters on his own since their mother was institutionalized earlier this year with severe mental illness. He watched his wife's situation decline, not being able to afford the medication she needed. Full Story »

  • Ex-mobster arrested in Fairview Heights

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 12:05 pm ET  

    Henry P. Hill, was arrested Sunday in Fairview Heights on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting. (Fairview Heights Police Department) FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS • Mobster-turned-informer Henry P. Hill was arrested at a hotel Sunday night on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting, police said Monday. Full Story »

  • Illinois police probe killing of hostage taker

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 11:20 am ET  

    Updated 9:50 a.m. Tuesday PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. -- Illinois State Police are investigating circumstances involving a Southern Illinois prison inmate taking an employee hostage before the prisoner was shot and killed by authorities. Full Story »

  • Poll: The economy and global warming

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 11:05 am ET  

    WASHINGTON — More Americans believe steps taken to reduce global warming pollution will help the U.S. economy than say such measures will hurt it. Full Story »

  • Man gets life in prison for kicking hospital guard to death

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 10:35 am ET  

    COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Springfield man has been sentenced to life in prison for the kicking death of a hospital security guard. Full Story »

  • Supreme Court takes texting case

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:51 am ET  

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it would rule for the first time on whether employees have a right to privacy when they send text messages on electronic devices supplied by their employers. Full Story »

  • Detainees to be sent to Illinois prison

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:50 am ET  

    Nov. 14, 2009 - A view of the maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility is seen in Thomson, Ill. (Lane Christiansen/Chicago Tribune/AP) Full Story »

  • U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan will take a little longer

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:50 am ET  

    KABUL, Afghanistan — The senior allied operational commander in Afghanistan warned on Monday that the military faces stiff challenges to deploy 30,000 additional American troops in the country on the tight schedule that President Barack Obama has ordered. Full Story »

  • Developing countries end boycott at climate talks

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:50 am ET  

    COPENHAGEN — The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session — a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story »

  • NYPD must show GOP convention surveillance files

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:50 am ET  

    NEW YORK — A federal judge has ruled that the New York Police Department must release 2,000 pages of documents related to its surveillance of protesters before the 2004 Republican National Convention. Judge Richard Sullivan's ruling was made public Monday. Full Story »

  • Wellston, Normandy school merger draws fire

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:36 am ET  

    At forum that draws more than 400 people, Wellston district residents question whether Normandy schools are much better. STLtoday.com BY Leah Thorsen ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Full Story »

  • Former Northeast fire official pleads guilty

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:36 am ET  

    DEC. 1, 2009 -- Joseph L. Washington, former board president and ex-chief of the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District, shown at a meeting with Bridget Quinlisk-Dailey, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court of an air pollution violation. Full Story »

  • Samson Shelton's battery trial begins

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:36 am ET  

    SEPT., 12, 2007 -- Sam Shelton is escorted from the St. Clair County Courthouse after a judge who was to hear his battery case recused himself. (P-D) BELLEVILLE -- A six-person jury was picked on Monday to hear an aggravated battery case against Samson Shelton for an alleged attack on a police officer and a nurse in 2007. Full Story »

  • ST. LOUIS: Man is charged with murder

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:36 am ET  

    Dajuan Keith Drake, 29, of the 1600 block of North 18th Street in St. Louis. (St. Louis Police Department) Dajuan Keith Drake, 29, of the 1600 block of North 18th Street, has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Kenyetta Brown, police say. Full Story »

  • ELLISVILLE: Pair rob restaurant worker

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:35 am ET  

    Two men robbed an assistant manager of the Pasta House Co. at 15601 Manchester Road at 10:10 a.m. Monday, stealing cash the employee was preparing to take to a bank. Full Story »

  • JERSEY COUNTY: Head-on crash kills driver

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Tue Dec 15, 4:35 am ET  

    Paul D. Hetzel, 52, of Kane, Ill., was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday when the driver of an oncoming car blacked out. The crash occurred about 4:50 p.m. Sunday on Highway 67, north of Stagecoach Road in Jersey County. Full Story »

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