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Cargo trains collide derail in SE Missouri
CHAFFEE, Mo. - A federal agency has sent investigators to southeast Missouri, where seven people were injured when two cargo trains collided on tracks under a highway overpass, causing the overpass to partially collapse.Scott County Sheriff's Office Dispatcher Clay Slipis said the collision happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Chaffee when a Union Pacific train hit a Burlington Northern ...
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A Look Back • St. Louis fights off British-led raid during American Revolution
Dear Abby o I'm a 21-year-old nursing student in college. I'm a "people person" and everyone says I'm easy to talk to. According to my ...
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Teens create touching exhibit on local veterans at History Museum
The exhibit now at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Parkruns through Oct. 20. The exhibit is part of the Teens Make History program, which began in 2007 for mainly under-served students ages 15-18. It has been expanded to teens of diverse backgrounds. The teens in the program also write and perform short original plays about history, attend an academy and are eligible for paid ...
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Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith Then and Now
arrived to town via trade with the San Francisco 49ers. From the moment he was introduced by Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid as the team's new QB, Smith admitted that Kansas City was the place he wanted to be, excited for the challenge of turning this franchise around. "I'm ready for this," Smith said in March. "I feel like because of what ...
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Collapse refocuses attention on aging spans
One part of President Barack Obama's speech Thursday at the National Defense University hasn't gotten quite the attention it deserves: His ...
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Farmington girl fatally struck by motorist in St. Francois County
The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that happened at 10:31 p.m. Friday evening on Missouri Route 32 one mile east of Maple Valley Drive.Kaitlyn R. Prater, 14, attempted to cross the road at Route 32 when she was struck by a 2011 Nissan Altima driven by Prokopieva M. Gulnara, 44, of Chesterfield. Kaitlyn was transported to Parkland Health Center where she was ...
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Family of missing Mich. man releases new details
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) -- The mother-in-law of a Michigan man who disappeared in February says tools used to repair a flat tire were missing from his ...
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Freight train collision in Missouri injures 7
Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in southeastern Missouri on Saturday, injuring seven people, igniting a fire and triggering the collapse of an overpass under which they were traveling, a county sheriff's dispatcher said.Dispatcher Clay Slipis of the Scott County Sheriff's Office said that five people who had been traveling in cars on the overpass were injured as were ...
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Auto parts maker to expand southern Illinois plant
MUPRHYSBORO, Ill.oA Southern Illinois woman who threw her baby away after giving birth at a party has been sentenced to three years in ...
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Du Quoin woman gets prison for throwing away her newborn
MUPRHYSBORO, Ill.oA Southern Illinois woman who threw her baby away after giving birth at a party has been sentenced to three years in ...
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Jury foreman in Arizona case says life or death decision unfair
MARION, Ill.oA Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 ...
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Freight trains collide in Scott County damaging highway overpass
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KSDK) - Two freight trains collided early Saturday morning causing extensive damage to a Highway M overpass. The collision occurred on a stretch of tracks between Scott City, Missouri and Chaffee, Missouri. Officials with the Scott County Sheriff's Department say that the trains struck each other at an intersection of two railroad tracks. Several fire departments ...
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Tim McGraw brought the hits and more to St Louis
Tim McGraw brought his "Two Lanes of Freedom Tour" to St. Louis Thursday with a wide arsenal for the setlist culled from his large library of ...
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Lynn Cardinals stymie Dodgers
Lance Lynn struck out nine over six innings Friday and received plenty of offensive help in carrying St. Louis to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cardinals won their third in a row, limiting the Dodgers to three hits and getting three RBI each fromAllen CraigandDavid ...
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Royals struggles continue in loss to Angels
Mark Trumbosingled in Mike Trout with the go-ahead score during a three-run seventh Friday, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 win over Kansas City. Los Angeles won its sixth straight contest, but the Angels are still six games below the breakeven mark. Chris Iannettahit a solo homer in the sixth to lift the Angels into a 2-2 tie and they then moved in front with a big seventh ...
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Mizzou softball season ends
On a cool late-spring afternoon at University Field, Missouri Tiger softball came just short of the program’s seventh Women’s College World Series, losing to the Washington Huskies, 1-0, in game two of its NCAA Super Regional matchup. The loss, which brings the Tigers’ season to a close, was in large part due to a strong pitching performance by the Huskies, who threw a combined ...
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Bernie On Kroenke Matheny Blues soccer
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny watches from the dugout during batting practice before the Cardinals play the San Diego Padres in their baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory ...
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Gast goes against Dodgers in search of third win
In nearly a month before Friday, the Cardinals had faced just four left-handed starters. But this weekend, the Dodgers throw three lefties their way, something the Cardinals had previously not fared well against this season. In those previous four games against left-handers, the Cardinals were held to three earned runs over 28 innings. They entered the Dodgers series hitting .223 against ...
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Guthrie looking for redemption against Angels
For Jeremy Guthrie, an opportunity for redemption came quickly. Guthrie's streak of 18 straight starts without a loss ended last week against the Angels, his opponent on Saturday, as the right-hander looks to rebound from consecutive rough outings. The Royals will also look to snap a three-game skid, while the Halos go for their seventh straight win. Guthrie gave up 11 hits and five ...
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MLB St. Louis 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Lance Lynn struck out nine over six innings Friday and received plenty of offensive help in carrying St. Louis to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cardinals won their third in a row, limiting the Dodgers to three hits and getting three RBI each ...
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Sherpa Demise of two newspaper editions gives pause
It should come as no surprise that someone involved in the newspaper business would be sad when another publication quits printing.Yes, I still prefer to get my news and my literature from a folded collection of paper, punctuated with ink and folded, stapled or bound into one collection.Generally speaking, the dwindling number of papers you can actually hold in your hands can't be a good ...
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Cardinals add to Dodgers woes
St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay, top, collides with Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis while scoring on a double by David Freese during the second inning of their baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. ...
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Miklasz On Kroenke Matheny and other topics
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny watches from the dugout during batting practice before the Cardinals play the San Diego Padres in their baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory ...
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In coming out as gay Catholic priest sparks debate about church stance
Standing in front of a stained-glass window on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis earlier this week, the Rev. Gary Meier addressed a congregation of sorts. It had been nearly a year since the Roman Catholic priest had stood before a flock.That was last June, when Meier told his parishioners at Saints Teresa and Bridget Church in north St. Louis that he would take a leave of ...
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Lynn tosses Cards over Dodgers
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Lance Lynn tossed six scoreless frames to guide the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set. Lynn (7-1) gave up just two hits and struck out nine to pick up the win. David Freese went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBI and Allen Craig added a pair of hits, including a solo homer, and drove in ...
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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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