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Kent Sprouse acknowledged almost immediately after he was arrested more than a decade ago that he killed a police officer and another man outside a Dallas-area convenience store.Click to Continue »

A news conference at Illinois State University to discuss the seven school officials and fans who died in a plane crash while returning from the NCAA Tournament became a moving…Click to Continue »

Part of a Missouri law limiting the money cities can get from traffic fines is being challenged because it removes the jurisdiction of municipal courts when cities violate the law.Click to Continue »

A tiny Illinois village will continue to exist after a public vote to dissolve it failed by two votes.Click to Continue »

A foundation set up by the H&R Block Inc. co-founder and his wife will pay for a nearly two-year, $11.7 million renovation at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas…Click to Continue »

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is calling for more stringent water treatment in its final environmental study for the Northwest Area Water Supply project.Click to Continue »

Authorities say family members have identified a girl who was found near a suburban Chicago forest preserve.Click to Continue »

A Missouri man has been indicted on federal charges that he robbed a southwestern Illinois bank last month.Click to Continue »

A former suburban St. Louis high school teacher is accused of sexual misconduct with a female student.Click to Continue »

The University of Iowa community is remembering a student from suburban Chicago who died after being seriously injured earlier this year while studying abroad.Click to Continue »