Metro-east news
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Three-year-old Kayla Lay lost her twin brother, her mother, her father and her home in a single day.
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The man accused of shooting a 12-year-old Madison boy was booked into the Madison County Jail early Saturday after he waived extradition from Missouri.
A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to fraud charges on Friday before a federal judge in East St. Louis.
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Q. A recent article in your paper said Metro was building a track at the Fairview Heights MetroLink station to turn trains around. The sign at the station says they are building a pocket track for $10 million. Every time I have ridden MetroLink, the driver merely walks from one end of the train to the other to change direction. Why do they need this expensive track when there's talk about services being cut if Missouri doesn't increase its tax revenue? Another Metro boondoggle?
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Just as I was starting to despair of my financial future, along comes the McDonald's Monopoly promotional game to give me hope.
SIUE's underage drinking rate has gone down again, and the university is taking steps to keep it that way.
The chaotic hour before Wall Street's closing bell has never been for the faint of heart. These days, it's been absolutely brutal.
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Traffic around the metro-east Thursday morning:
