A third person who played a role in an internet romance scam that cheated multiple victims across the country out of a total of about $3.2 million has pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said.
A Freeburg, Illinois, woman who worked as a business manager for a pair of Belleville-area churches was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for embezzlement.
One week after the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed an Ameren Missouri substation as the source of contamination at St. Charles' Elm Point Wellfield, city leaders announced Thursday that it had shut down the sixth of its seven water wells due to contamination concerns.
About $1 billion of Major League Baseball's revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts.