Tigers baseball clinches spot in SEC Tourney

Missourinet - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Keaton Steele’seighth-inning home run was the difference as Mizzou (18-30, 10-19) topped Kentucky (29-24, 10-19) by a 4-3 final Friday (May 17) night at Taylor Stadium.Eric Andersoncarried the load for Mizzou on the mound, going 7.1 innings and surrendering only four hits, three runs, and striking out four in his longest outing since Feb. 24, 2012 against San Francisco. Steele came in to ...

Mizzou softball tops Seawolves

Missourinet - Saturday 18th May, 2013

SeniorJenna Marston(St. Louis, Mo.) hit a three-run home run to lead the sixth-seeded Mizzou softball team over Stony Brook, 3-0, Friday in the second game of the Columbia Regional. Marston’s bomb was her first since early in the 2011 season. SeniorNicole Hudson(Webb City, Mo.) pitched her second complete game shutout of the year to earn the win in the circle. She improved to 11-5 on the ...

Missouri Legislature wraps up work for 2013 session

News Channel 5 - Saturday 18th May, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's 2013 legislative session has come to an end. The House and Senate each wrapped up their work Friday shortly after 6 p.m. - a few minutes after the mandatory adjournment time set by the Missouri Constitution. The session included the passage of an income tax cut for individuals and businesses that is projected to eventually reduce state revenues by ...

Powerball jackpot closing in on another record

ABC 3340 - Saturday 18th May, 2013

(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...

Santana seeking continued success vs. As

Kansas City Royals - Saturday 18th May, 2013

With Brett Anderson sidelined for at least another month with a stress fracture in his right foot, one of the best offenses in baseball is in need of an ace. "We have people who can step in," manager Bob Melvin said. "I feel we have a deep organization." Tommy Milone may not have the win-loss record to show it, but he could certainly contribute in that role. Milone, who ...

St. Louisans dream of $600 million Powerball jackpot

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Tracy Laufer, 52, (left) and his father, Bud Laufer, 78, of Sunset Hills, talk about wow they would spend their Powerball winnings. (Video by Joel Currier / ...

Two late homers derail Shields solid effort

Kansas City Royals - Saturday 18th May, 2013

KC@OAK: Lough's RBI double puts Royals on the board OAKLAND -- James Shields hasn't been giving up much lately. But he hasn't been getting much support either. That pattern prevailed again on Friday night as Shields and the Royals lost to the Oakland Athletics, 2-1, in front of 14,602 fans at O.co Coliseum. Adam Rosales' leadoff home run off Shields in the eighth inning ...

People can will themselves to be happier upbeat music helps

Middle East Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

People can successfully change their moods and try to be happier. Elijah Wood (L) and Robin Williams, cast members in the animated motion picture comedy "Happy Feet Two", attend the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 13, 2011. UPI/Jim ...

One St. Louis charter school to close another in trouble

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Saturday 18th May, 2013

One charter school announced Friday it will close. Another is fighting to stay open.One year after the Missouri Board of Education voted to shutter the six Imagine charter schools for academic failure, the city faces losing two charter schools for very different ...

Sherpa Speaking of jet pilots and publishers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Altitude above you, runway behind you, and two seconds ago.I appreciate pilots who have a sense of humor, as long as they're the best pilot available that day. And that line of thinking brings me to the next ...

Mascoutah mom charged with providing booze before sons fatal crash

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Saturday 18th May, 2013

A Mascoutah woman is facing a felony charge as well as prosecutors' claims that she provided alcohol to her son, causing his fatal car crash near Belleville in January.The St. Clair County State's Attorney's office on Wednesday charged Ginger G. Zehner-Denton, 39, with unlawful delivery of alcohol.Charging documents accused her of buying a six-pack of Bud Light and a pint of Evan ...

A law degree for tenacious child with a mind open to possibility

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Washington University campus to accept a degree as a law school graduate.The roots that brought Kevin Fritz to law school in St. Louis were planted in a kid who wouldn't allow the ...

Farrah Fazal hosts special about drug addiction

News Channel 5 - Saturday 18th May, 2013

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - On Friday night NewsChannel 5's Farrah Fazal hosted a 15 minute special about drug addiciton. Click the video players above and to the left to watch all three parts of the ...

Cards hold on vs. Brewers after Freeses grand slam

St Louis Cardinals - Saturday 18th May, 2013

MIL@STL: Freese crushes a grand slam in the first ST. LOUIS -- Alone, one swing will not erase a tumultuous six weeks for David Freese. It won't serve as a cure-all for all the trouble he's having finding a consistent swing and making the right pitch selection. But the third baseman certainly hopes that it can kick start his trip on the path back. With a first-inning grand slam on ...

MLB St. Louis 7 Milwaukee 6

Middle East Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

David Freese put St. Louis in front with a grand slam during a five-run first inning Friday and the Cardinals then fought off Milwaukee for a 7-6 victory. St. Louis had a 6-0 lead through three innings, but it took 3 2/3 innings of scoreless work by the Cardinals' bull pen to ensure the win. The Brewers battled back on the heroics ...

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is busy behind the scenes

The Kansas City Star - Saturday 18th May, 2013

One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...

Missouri General Assembly wraps up historic session

The Kansas City Star - Saturday 18th May, 2013

One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...

Senate advances gay rights bill for first time ever

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Friday 17th May, 2013

o Senate Minority Leader Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, didn't get her bill across the finish line Friday. But she still won a victory.Thirty minutes before adjournment Friday, the Missouri Senate passed her bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against gays and lesbians in Missouri. The vote was 19-11.The chamber is dominated by conservative, white, Republican men. Nine of them ...

St. Louis man gets life for triple killing at Minn. home

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Friday 17th May, 2013

A Minnesota judge has sentenced a St. Louis man to life in prison without parole for the fatal shootings of a Brooklyn Park, Minn., home day care provider and her elderly parents last year.Hennepin County Judge Todd Barnette on Friday gave Eddie Mosley, 35, three consecutive life sentences without parole.Barnette found Eddie Mosley guilty of three counts of first-degree murder after hearing the ...

PGA adopts St. Louis charity idea goes national

News Channel 5 - Friday 17th May, 2013

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 ...

Cahokia police investigate death of 4-month-old baby

News Channel 5 - Friday 17th May, 2013

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. ...

Lough called up inserted into lineup in right field

Kansas City Royals - Friday 17th May, 2013

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 ...