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The man accused of strangling his wife and two sons in their southwestern Illinois home texted his mistress on the days of the wake and funerals, telling her he loved and missed her. That's according to search warrant papers made public this week in Monroe County in the case involving Christopher Coleman.

AOSTA, Italy (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI emerged smiling from the hospital Friday after undergoing surgery for a broken wrist due to a fall at his Alpine vacation chalet. Doctors said his right arm would be in a cast for a month.

Bombs have exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz. According Indonesian Security Minister Widodo Adi Sucipto, 9 people were killed in the impact and upwards of 50 people were injured. He said a New Zealander was killed in the explosion and that 13 other foreigners were among the injured.

The suspicious device that activated the St. Louis Police Bomb Squad early Friday morning turned out to be not so suspicious. Around 4:15am, a pipe with batteries attached to it was found by a driver on a bus at the Metro Maintenance facility near Forest Park. Using a robot, bomb crews removed the device and took is elsewhere to be destroyed.

The search is on Friday morning in Jefferson County for a missing boater. Missouri Water Patrol is looking for a man that disappeared in the Mississippi River just south of Festus. Authorities say Junior Culp was boating with a friend Thursday afternoon on the river when bad weather moved into the area. The boat was reportedly having some kind of engine problems and stopped running.

Illinois Woman Says She Was Tricked, Then Ripped Off We hear a lot about supplements promising to help with everything from weight loss to an energy boost. An Illinois woman complains about being tricked into buying supplements she no longer wants and is out nearly $600.

It was July 16th, 1969, and Apollo 11 was heading for the moon, the finish line of a space race launched in St. Louis. In the 1950's and 60's, hundreds of employees at St. Louis based McDonnell Aircraft designed and built the Mercury and Gemini capsules that took the first Americans into space.

A police chase that started in St. Charles City ended at Creve Coeur Mill Road and Pritchard Farms Road in Maryland Heights with a shooting. Police have not said how the chase started, but it did end with gunfire on a quiet side road.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn bragged that he got more money in the state budget for social services than lawmakers originally gave him. But the not-for-profit providers of those services say they can't just switch the lights back on.

The school board in Carrollton, Illinois faced a "funding dilemma" under the state's "financial watch" program. The result was cutting out girls softball and boys baseball programs at the junior high level.

Voters Will Weigh In On Election Day in November Kirkwood City Council voted down a measure that would have banned smoking in restaurants and bars in the St. Louis County community. The vote took place late Thursday night.

Workers Lose One Day A Week For Remainder Of 2009 About one third of the workforce in East St. Louis faces "mandatory bi-weekly furloughs" through the end of this year. The city's huge deficit has forced the hand of city administrators.

12-year veteran in critical condition A St. Louis paramedic nearly drowned after having an apparent heart attack and falling into a swimming pool. 36-year-old Brenda Schaefer is listed in critical but stable condition Barnes Jewish Hospital.

It's time to play another round of "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" The decades-old phrase from television sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" resurfaced with a vengeance in March, when Willis Group Holdings announced its name would replace Sears' atop Chicago's tallest landmark. Thursday, in front of 500 employees and invited guests -- but not the general public -- company officers will make the name ...

Governor Signs $26 Billion Plan That Relies Heavily On Borrowing SPRINGFIELD -- After weeks of delay, Illinois finally got a budget Wednesday night as lawmakers asserted their power over an accidental governor they put in office, spurred by the potential for a government shutdown.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tina Fey's urbane sitcom "30 Rock" received a record 22 Emmy Award nominations Thursday, while the 1960s retro series "Mad Men" led the drama pack with 16 bids.

NEW YORK (AP) — Harley-Davidson Inc. said Thursday it is cutting 1,000 more employees and lowering its motorcycle shipment guidance as quarterly earnings continued to fall due to weaker sales.

NEW YORK (AP) — Us Weekly magazine has obtained video it says shows never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson's head catching on fire during filming of his 1984 Pepsi commercial.

Another national event is headed to St. Louis. Farm-Aid 2009 will be held this October at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. A news conference will be held today where to announce more details on the concert including this year's line-up. The annual concert that began in 1985 benefits America's farmers.