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PGA adopts St. Louis charity idea goes national
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KSDK) - The Senior PGA championship in St. Louis is right around the corner. Organizers at Bellerive Country Club were wondering how they could found a charitable arm to go along with the tournament. They're idea, called PGA REACH, has now been adopted by the PGA nationally and the program will be affiliated with every championship tournament from now on. On Monday May ...
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Cahokia police investigate death of 4-month-old baby
CAHOKIA, Ill. (KSDK) - Cahokia police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old baby. The child died around 6:15 a.m. Thursday at a home on Plum Street in Cahokia. Police say the child suffocated while in bed with the parents, but they believe the suffocation was accidental. For information on safe sleep for babies, visit the SIDS Resources website or call 1-800-421-3511. ...
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Lough called up inserted into lineup in right field
Email OAKLAND -- There was no delay in getting David Lough right into the Royals' lineup when he reported on Friday. Called up to replace injured outfielder Jarrod Dyson, Lough was playing right field and leading off against the Oakland A's. It was a hurry-up trip from Omaha, where he was playing for the Royals' Pacific Coast League club. For a while on Thursday, Lough ...
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Boyer leaving Royals system seeks contract in Japan
OAKLAND -- Right-hander Blaine Boyer has exercised an out clause in his contract and has been released by the Royals' Triple-A club at Omaha so he could pursue a contract with a Japanese team. Boyer, pitching in relief, had an 0-1 record and a 3.00 ERA in 13 games for the Storm Chasers. In 15 innings, he had 18 strikeouts against three walks. A veteran of 233 big league games with ...
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Top prospect Starling undergoes laser eye surgery
top prospect , underwent Lasik eye surgery on Thursday in Kansas City and is expected to return playing almost immediately. Starling underwent the laser procedure after he complained of not being able to see the ball well during night games, according to J.J. Picollo, the Royals' assistant general manager of scouting and player development. In 35 games for the Class A Lexington Legends, ...
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Gov. Nixon praises legislature for work on budget mental services education says it ‘fell flat’ on Medicaid expansion tax credit reform
Gov. Jay Nixon says the Missouri Legislature made significant progress in some key areas, such as expanding access to mental health services, funding higher education on a performance outcomes-based model, and creating business incentives to bolster the economy. He says the legislature worked in the final week of session to fund First Steps, so children with special needs can access early ...
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Liquor bill blocked at sessions end
JEFFERSON CITY o The Missouri House has advanced liquor legislation that has been the topic of intense lobbying and several lawsuits ...
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Tax credit bill sales tax hike fail as Missouri legislators adjourn
The Missouri legislative session ended with frustration all around Friday when lawmakers failed to pass a bill reining in two large tax credit programs to make room for new ones.Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, killed the overhaul in a sharply worded attack in which he said the last-ditch compromise on the table was far too generous to developers and showed that the Legislature was ...
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Scar tissue delays Westbrooks recovery
Email ST. LOUIS -- Initially hopeful that elbow discomfort would sideline him for only two starts, Jake Westbrook is now bracing for a slightly longer-than-expected stay on the disabled list. Additional tests on Westbrook's right elbow this week revealed a build up of scar tissue, which required a second cortisone shot in the elbow. The shot, which Westbrook had on Thursday, precludes him ...
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Top prospect Wacha continues to roll at Triple-A
Email ST. LOUIS -- Highly touted pitching prospect Michael Wacha lowered his season ERA to 1.89 ERA with the most dominant start of his professional career on Thursday. Wacha, the Cardinals' top pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, retired the first 13 Tacoma batters he faced en route to finishing seven innings for the third time this season. Rich Poythress' home run cost Wacha ...
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Cards not concerned with high double-play totals
ST. LOUIS -- After hitting into another two double plays on Thursday, the Cardinals' twin-killing total is on the rise again after dipping last season. The club has already grounded into 38 double plays, putting the Cardinals on pace to hit into 154 this season. That would be only two fewer than the Major League high last season, set by the Tigers. The Cardinals' susceptibility to ...
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DNA leads to guilty plea in St. Louis County cold case rape
A St. Louis man already serving a 40-year sentence for abducting and raping four women in the city and county has received more prison time ...
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Uplands Park auxiliary officer acquitted of going beyond authority
Lamont Aikens held no police officer's license but believed he had full police powers here while acting under direction of someone who did, he testified Friday in a trial that turned on that issue.As an auxiliary officer, he wore the same uniform with the same baton and pepper spray on his belt. His sleeve patch said "police," not "police officer" like the others. ...
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Changes to psychiatric manual ignite debate over grief mental illness and faith
The purpose of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is to define psychiatry's common language. oThe first edition of the book was published in 1952, and has since been updated four times. o The first revision, in 1968, was a 150-page, spiral-bound paperback providing "cursory descriptions" of about 100 mental disorders, according to the New Yorker. It was ...
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Hackers ring up $500000 phone bill business left with charges
, a company near Boston had a similar situation in 2009 that also involved outrageous charges from AT&T. Those charges were eventually forgiven. A spokesman for A Better Answer, the company that installed Bream's phone system, says it's impossible to hack. He says there's no way the volume of calls charged to Bream could get through her system and that this is a network ...
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Program helps former military members find jobs
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - On this, the eve of Armed Forces Day, one of St. Louis' top companies is getting recognition for its recruitment of military men and women. Edward Jones has been named a winner for the 2013 Most Valuable Employers for military ...
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Suspect identified in north St. Louis road rage incident
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - We're learning more about an apparent road rage incident that turned deadly. Police say the aggressor died when the vehicle he was chasing down ran over him. We're hearing from a man who was in the SUV with the St. Louis man who died. Three guys in all were in the vehicle at the time. They were coming back from a Chinese buffet lunch. But on the way back, something ...
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Group protests lifting ban of gay Boy Scout members
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A group of area Boy Scouts and their parents are pushing back against a proposal to allow gay members. On Friday the group took part in a nationwide movement to rally against the change in policy. Opponents say the changes could lead to deep divisions within the organization. The National Council is set to vote on lifting the gay Boy Scout ban this month. Despite some ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
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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Gov. Nixon gives mixed review to Mo. Legislature
But Nixon criticized the Republican-led Legislature for failing to expand Medicaid health coverage to an estimated 260,000 lower-income adults, and for failing to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the state's tax credit ...
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Charges filed in 1986 Kansas City rape
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Jackson County prosecutor says DNA evidence led to charges against a former Kansas City man in the 1986 rape and robbery of a deaf ...
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Florissant man convicted of sexually assaulting girl
CLAYTON o A Florissant man was convicted this week of sexually assaulting a girl over the course of five years, starting when she was 9 years old.Michael R. Jackson, 46, originally faced eight counts of first degree statutory sodomy, but prosecutors dismissed four of those before his trial this week. The St. Louis County Circuit Court jury convicted on two of the four that ...
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Baseball and brotherly love brought Bengie Molina out of retirement
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - You see Yadier Molina on the diamond all the time. But he's not the only Molina with a gig at Busch Stadium. As Newschannel 5's Katie Felts reports, the Cardinals presented his older brother, Bengie, with an opportunity this off-season that he couldn't pass up. Click the video player above to watch Katie's report. ...
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What would you buy with $600 million
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The odds of winning the more than $600 million Powerball jackpot are approximately 1 in 175 million. That's more than a long shot, but you can't help but imagine what you'd do with all that money. On First @ 4 we had ...
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Art on the Square opens Friday in Belleville
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - Art on the Square in Belleville is considered one of the top five art shows in the country. The tents officially open Friday, and NewsChannel 5's Heidi Glaus was there to get a sneak peek. Click the video players above and to the left to see what the fair has to offer this year. ...
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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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