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Monsanto Faces Fight As Probes Bolster Critics
03/11/2010 As the world's largest seed company, Monsanto Co. has been branded a bully before. Usually, the company dismisses such criticism as ax-grinding by activists or others who are opposed...


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Pinnacle, State Reach Deal To Close President Casino
03/11/2010 ST. LOUIS — Pinnacle Entertainment blinked. After eight months of staring down powerful Missouri regulators over the fate of the President Casino, the Las Vegas-based gaming company...
Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday Both Hurting
03/11/2010 JUPITER, Fla. — Originally scheduled to start at first base Wednesday, Albert Pujols was a late scratch with continued back discomfort, and he said he probably won't play until this...
Pepsico To Drop Size, Keep Price For Tropical Orange Juice
03/11/2010 Pepsico Inc. is raising prices on its popular Tropicana orange juice because of the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida's citrus crop. The company said Wednesday that it was...
3 Airlines Offer Antitrust Concession
03/11/2010 British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to give away takeoff and landing slots at London and New York airports to soothe European Union antitrust worries, EU regulators...
Panera Bread Will Post Calorie Data
Krista Johnson passes an order to a customer at the Panera store in Brookline, Mass., Monday. Panera bread company is announcing that they will become the first chain to post calories on menus...
Rams Need To Draft Qb Bradford
03/11/2010 As the Rams ponder their options for the No. 1 overall draft pick, it's probably a good time to ask a pertinent question: Are the Rams ready to rejoin the National Football League? The...
St. Louis Rams Best Patriots In Tussle Over Fells
03/11/2010 The 2009 season, in which he caught 21 passes and scored three touchdowns, may be as good as it gets for tight end Daniel Fells. Then again, the Rams would've hated to see him break out...
Idea Of '.xxx' Is Revisited
03/11/2010 NAIROBI, Kenya — A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can...
New Prius Crash, New Concerns
03/11/2010 The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road...
Mizzou Falls To Last-seeded Nebraska
Missouri guard Zaire Taylor (right) competes for a loose ball against Nebraska center Jorge Brian Diaz in second half action during a first round game of the Big 12 basketball tournament between...
St. Louis Blues Get Favorable Matchups On The Road
November 21, 2009: Blues center Jay McClement is defended by New York defenseman Andrew MacDonald as he works in front of the net in first period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and...
Mizzou Must Hope Ncaa Missed Game
03/11/2010 KANSAS CITY — The stunned expressions were all over the place, and they told the story of this gawdawful afternoon far better than the atrocious numbers on the Sprint Center scoreboard....
Slim Tops Forbes' List Of World's Richest People
03/11/2010 Mexico's Carlos Slim, 70, the son of an immigrant shopkeeper who amassed a $53.5 billion fortune and bought a major stake in the New York Times, became the first person from a developing...
Billikens Hire Soccer Coach
03/11/2010 Mike McGinty, the top assistant at NCAA champion Virginia, has been named the soccer coach at St. Louis University. He succeeds Dan Donigan, who left recently to take the job at Rutgers. ...
Rhode Island Has Bumpy Road
03/11/2010 There was, at one point, such promise for the Rhode Island Rams. They were 19-3 with the only losses coming on the road at Virginia Commonwealth, to No. 21 Temple in overtime and at...
Ex-cardinal Duncan Gets Fresh Start With Washington
03/11/2010 JUPITER, Fla. — While several members of the Cardinals' were irked, even angered, by the turbulent end last season to Chris Duncan's time with the club, the outfielder's view was more...
President Obama Draws Big Crowd, Dollars For Missouri Senate Race
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Everybody have a seat, have a seat. Thank you so much. All right, we've got some -- everybody is a special guest, but we got some...
Caption This: Chocolate Replica Of The Stanley Cup
) -- Here's a sweet hockey trophy that many fans would love to get their hands on. The unveiling took place Wednesday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. It's a replica of the famous...
Obama Draws Big Crowd, Dollars For Mo. Senate Race
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a fund raising dinner for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) as she stands near in St. Louis on March 10, 2010. UPI/Bill...
Hundreds Protest During Obama's Downtown Visit
Amy Allen of University City joins hundreds of other protesters against President Barack Obama's health care plan Wednesday in front of the Renaissance Hotel downtown where the president was giving a...
Rams Re-sign Te Fells
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams re-signed tight end Daniel Fells on Wednesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fells became a restricted free agent last...
Grim Anniversary For Lincoln County Family
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Ms-diagnosed Hockey Player Visits St. Louis To Encourage Kids
-- Jordan Sigalet had a decorated hockey career at Bowling Green. And at 29, he's still playing at a professional level for the Boston Bruins franchise. Sigalet visited St. Louis on Wednesday to...
Craig Gets High Praise From La Russa
* Allen Craig doubled and homered in his first Grapefruit League game of the year, and he caught TLR's attention. La Russa's comments on Craig after the game were really striking, and definitely...
Duncan Holds No Ill Will Toward Cardinals
JUPITER, Fla. -- During Chris Duncan's final year and a half in St. Louis, a lot of people got their feelings hurt. Remarkably, Duncan himself wasn't among them. Duncan's father, pitching coach...
Panera Names Private Equity Investor To Board
. said Wednesday that it has appointed Thomas Lynch to its board as an independent director, effective March 5. Lynch, senior managing director...
Craig, Penny Carry Cardinals To 6-4 Win
Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan hugs his son, Washington Nationals outfielder Chris Duncan, before Wednesday's game. Duncan went 0 for 5 as the Nationals lost...
Heart Of The Cards' Order Is Hurting
The sluggers in the middle of the Cardinals order will miss at least the next few days of spring games as they recover from injuries. Holliday felt a pinch in his side working out Wednesday,...
Mizzou Rolls Over Against Big 12's Worst Team
03/10/2010 KANSAS CITY -- Making fast-paced Missouri play Nebraska's brand of basketball was all it took to create a major upset in the Big 12 tournament.   The 12th-seeded Huskers, who had lost...
Mcginty Named Slu Soccer Coach
03/10/2010 Mike McGinty, the top assistant at NCAA champion Virginia, has been named the new soccer coach at St. Louis University. McGinty becomes the sixth head coach in SLU's 51-year soccer...
Is Bradford The Man For Rams At No. 1?
Even as the Rams travel to the pro day workouts of Gerald McCoy and Ndamukong Suh, this week’s signing of A.J. Feeley has fueled speculation the team may be eyeing Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford with the...
Big 12 Roundup: Nebraska Shocks Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the...
Teen Mother Charged With Child Abuse
-- An 18-year-old St. Louis woman has been charged for allegedly abusing her two-month-old son. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office issued warrants for abuse of a child and two counts of...
Obama Decries Washington In Health Care Push In St. Charles
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Missouri! It is good to see you. I know you guys have been a little bit here; it's a little bit warm in here -- you're all fanning yourself off, whoo! It is good to see...
Pinnacle To Surrender License For President Casino To Gaming Commission
-- It is official: the President Casino will close by July 1. Pinnacle Entertainment has agreed to surrender its license for the President Casino to the Missouri Gaming Commission, ending a...
Huskers Easily Upset Missouri
Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big 12 tournament. ...
Savage In Goal As Rams Go Down At Reading
Reading hammered Derby in an eventful match which saw Rams midfielder Robbie Savage play in goal after substitute keeper Saul Deeney was sent off.Striker Shane Long opened the scoring for the hosts...
Former St. Charles Man Pleads Guilty To Multiple Bank Fraud Charges
A former St. Charles man faces up to 35 years in prison and over a million dollars in fines, for opening up nearly two dozen fraudulent bank accounts in several states from 2005 through 2007. ...
President Casino On The Admiral Losing Its Gaming Licence
ST. LOUIS (KMOX Radio) -- Calling it the "passing of an era," Pinnacle Entertainment agreed today to give up its gaming licence for the President Casino, and close the S.S. Admiral by July...
President Pitches Healthcare Reform Plan In St. Charles
U.S. President Barack Obama removes his suit jacket as he speaks to supporters about his health care reform package at St.Charles High School in St. Charles, Missouri on March 10, 2010. UPI/Bill...
Obama Takes Health-care Pitch To Missouri
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama took his pitch for a health-care overhaul to Missouri on Wednesday, telling a crowd in St. Charles that he's making a new push to go after fraud in...
Obama Visit To St. Louis Prompts Protests
Renaissance Grand hotel downtown where President Barack Obama attended a fundraising dinner Wednesday night for Sen. Claire McCaskill. The demonstrators lined Washington Ave and were divided...
Obama Takes Health Care Overhaul Push To Missouri
S T. CHARLES, Mo. — President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government’s health care system Wednesday as he sought to rally public support for his...
Postal Boss Says 'no' To Three-day Delivery
consultant’s recommendation to cut mail delivery to three days a week. “I think that would negatively impact our business,” Potter said in a Bloomberg Radio interview Wednesday....
Nebraska Upsets Missouri 75-60 In Big 12
(AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round...
Some Democrats shun Obama event in St. Louis
Joseph Curl The Show Me State briefly became the No Show State on Wednesday as some prominent Missouri Democrats decided they'd rather be somewhere else when President Obama came to St. Louis to...
Nebraska upsets Missouri 75-60 in Big 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the...