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Metro-East Power Outage Update

Ameren Illinois spokesman says total dropped 10,000 by noon Sunday.

2013/06/02

4 month old, female, gray tabby domestic shorthair

Jerseyville Animal Shelter Struggles To Stay Open

Riverbend Humane Society in Jerseyville owner Frank Anderson says that because of the tough economy, the shelter has been taking in large numbers of animals.

2013/04/25

Illinois Rep. Kay Warns Of Further Education Cuts

“What we’re looking at today are school districts who have no rainy day funds, no money in the bank, the property tax is flat.”

2013/04/15

School Districts Lose Big In Metro East Elections

Election judges will resume counting ballots in Alton Wednesday as a couple of write-in candidates are giving the incumbent mayor a run for his job.

2013/04/10

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Voter Fraud Investigation in the Metro East

St. Clair County Clerk Bob Delaney says his office is holding on to nearly 400 absentee ballots that he believes are fraudulent.

2013/04/09

Metro East Unemployment Figures Show Modest Gains

East St. Louis had the highest unemployment rate, 16.6 percent, up from 15.8 percent in February of 2012.

2013/03/28

Metro East Unemployment Remains At 10.3%

The jobless rate dropped or was flat in five areas, including Illinois’ St. Louis suburbs.

2013/03/14

St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly (KMOX/Brad Choat)

St. Clair State’s Attorney Calls For Bigger Police Presence

“We don’t have nearly enough, not even close to enough, police officers in the Metro East,” he said.

2013/02/11

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No Heat Means No Class In Dupo

A planned power outage in the town Sunday night allowed air to get into the water lines at the high school which blocked some of the heat.

2013/01/23

Infant Injured in Fire in Critical Condition

Flash fire ignited when grandma lit cigarette while on oxygen

2013/01/11

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