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Tech job growth in St. Louis means local companies conduct talent searches
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - World Wide Technology is the latest St. Louis company to announce it's adding information technology jobs. At its brand new, state of the art building, World Wide Technology says it's adding 100-plus jobs with an average salary of $100,000. St. Louis continues to get national attention as one of the hottest cities for tech jobs. The jobs pay well, but how do you get ...
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Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary at Missouri History Museum
On June 11, The Missouri History Museum will be showing a documentary on the life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. The museum is billing it as Wilder's "personal story of a writer, wife and ...
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Frontenac OKs budget that gives workers small raise
FRONTENAC oFrontenac's new budget will again provide a 2.5 percent pay increase for employees, the same as the one adopted for last year, as ...
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Joplin awarded economic recovery grant on second anniversary of tornado
WASHINGTON (KSDK) - On Wednesday, the second anniversary of the Joplin tornado, Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank announced a $20 million grant will be awarded to the city to help fund the town's economic recovery. The grant will come from the Economic Development Administration and help redevelop Joplin's 20th Street corridor. "We are grateful for this grant as it ...
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Security beefed up for soccer match at Busch
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Security around Busch Stadium is as tight as it is during a World Series game. England's premier soccer clubs Chelsea and Manchester City are in town for a historic exhibition match Thursday and the St. Louis police chief says the increase is necessary after the Boston marathon bombing. The police presence was obvious Wednesday night for Chelsea's training. ...
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UW softball faces Missouri in Super Regional
Missouri has the home field. Washington has the momentum. So who's got the advantage in their NCAA softball Super Regional set to start Thursday at 6 p.m.? Maybe Missouri. The sixth-seeded Tigers (38-12), one of six SEC teams among the 16 tournament teams still playing, feature an elite pitcher in senior Chelsea Thomas. Named the Big 12 pitcher of the year as a sophomore and junior, ...
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Moustakas reunites with Astros Dominguez
Email HOUSTON -- Kansas City's Mike Moustakas and Houston's Matt Dominguez went out to a pizza place for dinner after Tuesday night's game at Minute Maid Park. It was a good night for the third basemen. Moustakas broke an 0-for-18 skid with a clutch single in the eighth inning that helped the Royals rally for a 7-3 win. Dominguez went 2-for-4. Surprisingly, they talked about ...
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Perez gets another night off from lineup Wednesday
Email HOUSTON -- After suffering a leg bruise in Monday night's game, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez took off a second day in a row Wednesday against the Houston Astros. "The best thing to do is give him one more day," manager Ned Yost said. Yost called it "real likely" that Perez would be back in the lineup Thursday when the Royals return home to play the Los ...
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Royals reaping benefits of breaks from lineup
Email HOUSTON -- Kansas City manager Ned Yost believes in giving his players a day off here and there, partly to get more people in the games. It certainly worked well this week in Houston. Yost sat third baseman Mike Moustakas, who was struggling at the plate, for Monday night's game. Replacement Miguel Tejada hit a three-run homer in his place and Moustakas followed up by getting a ...
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Gordon continues to surge at the plate
Email HOUSTON -- Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon is one of the game's hottest hitters. Gordon went 3-for-4 with a walk Tuesday night at Houston, raising his average to .352, one point behind Tampa Bay's James Loney for second in the American League heading into Wednesday night's game. Detroit's Miguel Cabrera, last year's Triple Crown winner, still leads the ...
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New Illinois House gun bill has more restrictions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. oA compromise allowing the carrying of concealed weapons backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan and agreed to by the ...
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Fired KMOV anchor Larry Conners defends Facebook comments about IRS
after a social-media controversy, prompting St. Louis' longest-tenured anchorman to defend his claim that IRS "pressure" followed his 2012 interview of President Barack Obama.Freed from a KMOV gag-order Wednesday, Conners said his statements on Facebook were simply questions about the possibility of an Internal Revenue Service vendetta in the wake of national stories about the ...
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5 surprising uses for dishwashing liquid
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Dishwashing soap isn't just for scrubbing plates. This morning we're showing you five surprising uses for this super liquid. Check out the full list from Reader's ...
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Fans head to soccer training session at Busch Stadium
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - St. Louis is about to experience a British invasion. It's the first time an international soccer match has taken place at Busch ...
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Jury convicts man of murder for 2011 St. Louis road rage case
o A jury convicted a St. Louis man of first-degree murder in a case involving deadly road rage in 2011.John Dailey, 34, was also found guilty on Tuesday night by a St. Louis jury of two counts of armed criminal action and first-degree assault.The incident happened at about 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 of that year. Police said Dailey shot Christopher Walton-Jones, 19, of the 8500 block of Concord ...
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St. Louis man creates new app to connect sports fans
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Tim Murphy is a bit of a sports fanatic. "This is a bubble boy game signed by Wayne Gretzky," Murphy pointed out. He has mounds of memorabilia to prove it. "This is a Masters flag signed by Tom Watson," he added. It's his love of sports that also sparked an idea. "It's a smartphone app for live sporting and music events," Murphy ...
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World Wide Technology opens new headquarters in St. Louis
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - World Wide Technology announced Wednesday it has opened a new headquarters building on its St. Louis campus. The 57,200 square foot building was built with LEED and environmental building practices and will allow for the company's rapid growth and enable collaboration and innovation. "WWT's continuing success and growth has driven this expansion ...
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Man runs into police station while running from police
CLAYTON, Mo. (KSDK) - A man running from police was arrested inside the St. Louis County Police Headquarters when he ran inside the building. Police say the 39-year-old was pulled over for a traffic violation in the 7800 block of Forsyth around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The officer asked the man to exit the vehicle, and as he complied, police say he pushed the officer aside and started running east in ...
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Chiefs Defense Embracing the New System
The Kansas City Chiefs are making practice extra enjoyable to cover, thanks to the focus, intensity, attention to detail and my personal favorite, the competitive spirits of the offense and defense. Regardless of the type of drills, 7-on-7, 11-on-11, the motivation to win each and every rep is full-tilt during Chiefs head coach Andy Reid's practices. Case in point, during Wednesday's ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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KC man pleads guilty to bungled bank robbery
The U.S. Attorney's office says 26-year-old Martron Bailey pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to hold up a United Missouri Bank branch in the city last Nov. ...
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Traffic increasing at Lambert Airport
Airport officials said Wednesday that traffic rose 2.5 percent in April compared with April 2012. About 523,000 people boarded planes at Lambert last ...
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Carny stabbed another arrested at Lincoln County fairgrounds police say
o A carnival worker was seriously injured late Tuesday when police say he got into a physical altercation with another worker and was stabbed.Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies responded to the Troy fairgrounds after receiving a call about the altercation. When deputies arrived they found a 22-year-old man, a native of South Africa, bleeding profusely from his abdomen.Witnesses told deputies ...
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Sam Bradford raises money for tornado ravaged hometown of Oklahoma City
o Rams Quarterback Sam Bradford was in Oklahoma City on Monday for one of the most devastating tornados in the state's history. Now, he has comeback to St. Louis unscathed to raise money for disaster relief. "It's really hard for me to look at the pictures," Bradford said on Wednesday, announcing the #STL4OKC fundraising drive, seeking goods and financial support for Oklahoma ...
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Man who admitted killing St. Louis County lawyer gets life without parole
A man who admitted killing a St. Louis County lawyer -- and was accused of plotting to kill a prosecutor --will serve life in prison without parole after the state waived the death penalty in exchange for his guilty plea to a first-degree murder charge.The sentence ordered Tuesday for Cleophus King, 46, is what his former lover and accomplice, Ronald Johnson, 25, of Ferguson, received after ...
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Missouri just as good for travelling as far away places
Missouri is known as the Show-Me State, and although the exact origins of this odd term are as varied as they are uncertain, there certainly is much that the state of Missouri has to show tourists, both local and out-of-state alike. During these times of recession, when distant travel is prohibitive, now might be the time for Missourians to turn their attention to destinations closer to home.
Missouri is a tourist destination of diversity; it may not rank up there with Florida, California, New York and Louisiana, but it home to two of the largest metropolitan areas in the country (Kansas City Metropolitan Area and Greater St Louis). There are also interesting smaller towns that have made a name for themselves as being visitor friendly, while several significant natural areas make the state a popular destination for nature lovers. Read more
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