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Martin St. Louis scores hat trick in 900th NHL game
Tampa Bay right-winger Martin St. Louis scored three times in Saturday's 6-3 win over Florida, his 900th game in the NHL. FILE PHOTO: Tim Fuller-US...


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No. 4 Missouri rallies past No. 8 Kansas 74-71
Kansas' Thomas Robinson, center, shoots over Missouri's Kim English, right, as teammate Phil Pressey, left, looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday,...
No. 4 Missouri rallies late to beat No. 8 Kansas
Buffalo rallies to beat the NY Islanders 4-3 in a shootout as Ryan Miller recorded his 235th career victory, breaking a tie with Dominik Hasek for the most in franchise...
Arlin Henderson's image gets a workout at truck show
Arlin Henderson disappeared at age 11 from Lincoln County, MO, in July of 1991. Still, more than twenty years later, his family holds out hope that they will learn what happened to him, and they find...
Hundreds line up at Six Flags job fair
Six Flags St. Louis is looking to fill 3,000 positions over the course of the 2012 season and will host a series of job fairs for interested applicants. On Saturday, many people showed up to take...
Helmets from local company on display during Super Bowl
It may come as a surprise, but a local company will be playing a big part in Super Bowl Sunday. The helmets nearly all the Giants will be wearing are products of Litchfield, Illinois about an hour...
Conservatives, Mormons help Romney win Nevada
ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Preliminary results of a poll of voters in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses show Mitt Romney's victory flowing from his best...
Bill seeks drug tests for Missouri legislators
Missouri lawmakers last year overwhelmingly approved legislation that mandated drug testing for some federal welfare recipients.</p><p>Gov. Jay Nixon signed the bill into law two months...
St. Louis gets hat trick as Lightning top Panthers
Martin St. Louis scored three times in his 900th NHL game, Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday...
Cora nearing Minors deal with Cardinals
'); } Veteran infielder Alex Cora is close to agreeing on a Minor League deal with the Cardinals, according to an industry source. The Cardinals did not confirm the report. Cora, 36, saw...
Loudest Mizzou Arena has ever been
Missouri senior Marcus Denmon broke out of his scoring slump hitting 5 of 7 shots including 3 for 3 from three-point range to lead Mizzou with 16 points as the Tigers jumped out to a halftime 39-34...
St. Louis has hat trick in 900th game, as Bolts down Panthers
Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday night. "Weird things happen sometimes in situations like that," St....
Romney has commanding lead in Nevada GOP caucuses
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald...
500 costumed swimmers take the plunge into Lake Sainte Louise
Members of the Jefferson College Law Enforcement Academy take a dip in Lake St. Louise on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, during the annual Polar Plunge in Lake St....
Conklin's 16 points leads SLU over Dayton
Feb 4, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; Saint Louis Billikens forward Brian Conklin (14) takes a shot against the Dayton Flyers during the first half at the Chaifetz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scott...
St. Louis Gets Hat Trick as Lightning Top Panthers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Martin St. Louis scored three times in his 900th NHL game, Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday...
Gov. Nixon kicks off Joplin Habitat
Bernie Federko of the Blues, Alan Benes of the Cardinals and Matt Cassel of the Chiefs join Governor Nixon and Mike Alden announcing the Joplin Challenge Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced the...
Mizzou Arena explodes for College Game Day on ESPN
Fans were invited to arrive early, wear gold and be loud, and they got the message loud and clear. ESPN’s live broadcast took place amid a sea of cheering Tiger fans in anticipation of...
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
A crowd waits to attend the Planned Parenthood of North Texas' 2012 annual luncheon at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer...
Six Flags Job Fair
Six Flags St. Louis is looking to fill 3,000 positions over the course of the 2012 season and will host a series of job fairs for interested applicants. On Saturday, many people showed up to take...
Man acquitted in Columbia slaying
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A jury has acquitted a 28-year-old Columbia man in the shooting death of a Missouri football player's cousin. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the sequestered...
Ticket sales postponed for Rams game in London
St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, after introducing Jeff Fisher as head coach on Jan. 17. (Photo by Erik M. Lunsford / ...
Contraception mandate attacks religious freedom, says St. Louis archbishop
Mandatory insurance coverage for contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacient drugs is an "attack" on religious freedom that Catholics must oppose, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St....
Man charged in fatal wreck before getting Mississippi pardon
o Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and parole officials said Saturday that they didn't know a man was charged with DUI after a fatal wreck that happened between the time he applied for a...
Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses
Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals conceded in ...
Ticket sales suspended for Rams' game in London
o Ticket sales for the NFL's annual game in London have been suspended while the St. Louis Rams try to solve an issue regarding the lease on their stadium. NFL UK said in a statement on its...
Skrowaczewski, Halen, SLSO give satisfying performance
New music is unquestionably an essential part of any orchestra's seasonal equation. Sometimes, though, it's satisfying to enjoy a program of classics, to compare familiar performances of...
Missouri lawmakers, physicians debate eye exam law
JEFFERSON CITY | Four years ago, Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to require incoming kindergartners to get a comprehensive eye exam by an optometrist or physician. The goal was...
Final suspect not guilty in Hobson murder
Aaron Hobson The sequestered Platte County jury returned the verdict around 2:40 p.m. on day six of the trial in Boone County Circuit Court. Lewis was the final of eight co-defendants to face...
No SEMA funds for private storm shelters
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- The State Emergency Management Agency has rejected funding for individual storm shelters, but SEMA says it will earmark $20 million to build community safe rooms in...
Mo. capital city considers $41M sales tax increase
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Voters in Missouri's capital city are considering a sales tax increase to pay for $41 million worth of community development projects, such as building new a...
500 costumed swimmers taking the plunge into Lake Ste. Louise
LAKE STE. LOUISE Louis o About 500 people are expected to take a shiver -nducing dip in Lake Sainte Louise this afternoon to benefit Special Olympics Missouri. The ninth annual event kicked off...
'Rock of Ages' manages to make '80s work at the Fox
For those who lived through the 1980s, working up too much warm nostalgia for the era especially its music, which tended toward anthemic, but aggressively silly and videocentric hair metal -- may ...
Weather Service warns of flooding in St. Peters area
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Saturday morning for Dardenne Creek in the St.Peters area. The warning was to continue until Saturday night but only minor flooding was...
Police identify man slain Friday in St. Louis
St. Louis police survey the scene of a double shooting near Minerva Avenue and Granville Place on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in St. Louis. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford,...
Soulard celebrates Mardi Gras with pet parade
Purina Beggin' Pet Parade is on Saturday, February 11th. It's one of the largest pet parades in the country. Thousands of well-dressed pooches will strutt their stuff in...
Chiefs in discussions with Brian Daboll to become offensive coordinator
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said earlier this week that the team's search for an offensive coordinator was headed toward its close. From Super Bowl XLVI's Radio Row in...
Is Missouri primary election a waste of time?
In the past, Missouri was a hotbed of activity prior to the primary election. Candidates would blast the media with political ads, send out campaign fliers, leave automated phone messages and...
Backpacks provide help for homeless students
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) -- Staff, parents and students in a suburban St. Louis school district are filling backpacks as part of an effort to provide a helping hand for homeless...
Mo. lawmakers, physicians debate eye exam law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Four years ago, Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to require incoming kindergartners to get a comprehensive eye exam by an optometrist or physician....
Chess queen to St. Louis
St. Louis is already a chess Mecca, and it is about to add to that reputation. Four-time world chess champion Susan Polger is bringing her Institute for Chess Excellence from Texas Tech to Webster...
Two decades-old fetuses to be laid to rest
Residents of Hannibal are preparing a burial service for two fetuses found preserved in jars in the basement of a building in downtown Hannibal this week. A local funeral home, monument company and...
Outlet mall on I-70 to go up for bids
The Warrenton Outlet Center is about to go on the auction block. The 19-year-old center will be put up for a three-day, online auction beginning Monday with a starting bid of $375,000. Three stores...
Reward paid in 2004 rape-murder in Illinois
o A man once charged with killing his daughter has paid a tipster whose information led to a convicted rapist in the girl's death. Kevin Fox and his family refused last year to pay $100,000...
Obama to Syrian citizens: We're with you
o President Barack Obama is telling the Syrian people that the US stands with them following a brutal attack that left at least 200 people dead. Obama reiterated his call for Syrian President...
Police release name of man slain Friday in St. Louis
St. Louis police survey the scene of a double shooting near Minerva Avenue and Granville Place on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in St. Louis. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford,...