St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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 »

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 »

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 -- 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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »