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  • Adams is off the bench into the lineup

    o With success against Milwaukee starter Marco Estrada when last the Cardinals faced him and the Brew Crew, rookie slugger Matt Adams is off the bench and into the lineup this evening at Busch Stadium.Who sits and who starts appears to be a function of who hits, who hasn't.In his brief opportunities against Estrada, switch-hitting veteran Carlos Beltran is one-for-eight with that one hit ...

  • Identity thieves don’t just steal credit cards

    Not all that long ago, many of us thought we only had to watch our credit cards to avoid ID theft. If the crooks didn't get the numbers on our plastic, we thought, they couldn't live it up and go on a wild shopping spree like the one in the movie "Identity Thief."But ID theft scams are all over the map, both in terms of geography and kinds of fraud, according to Federal Trade ...

  • MSD stormwater fee gets supreme legal test

    Every year, People Magazine lists its choices for the world's most beautiful women. This is a test to see if you can identify the top ten by ...

  • Highlights from the 2013 Missouri legislative session

    GOP leadership touted other victories, such as an income tax cut that could save Missouri businesses and individuals more than $700 million a ...

  • Shirtless shooter flees scene in south St. Louis

    St. Louis ( KSDK ) - - A man described by witnesses as shirtless at the wheel of a White Monte Carlo, sped away from a shooting scene early Saturday afternoon. It unfolded at Spring and Gravois around 1 p.m. Witnesses said the shooter opened fire on his victim several times, striking him in the stomach. The victim is hospitalized in stable condition. The gunman is still on the ...


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Movie Review

Jawbreaker

Ten years after the release of Michael Lehmann's stinging teen satire "Heathers" (1989) comes "Jawbreaker," an inferior retread of the same material that is more outrageous, but less clever, acted with less charisma, and lacking in the former's biting sense of black humor. The events that transpire in "Jawbreaker" squeak out a strained laugh here and there, but overall it smells of something tryin ... ...

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  • Indy 500 qualifying starts after rain delay

    The crew of Takuma Sato, of Japan, pushes the car back to the garage area as rain halted track activity on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron ...

  • Dale Jr. the chef Brisket was a rousing success

    Turns out Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a pretty good cook.NASCAR's most popular driver celebrated Mother's Day by cooking a brisket for his mom. It was such a rousing success, he's been tabbed to cook again for the family."Everybody loved it and we didn't have any left. That was fun," Earnhardt said at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I am excited and my mom wants me to do ...

  • McClellan Larry Conners issue proves Facebook is not your friend

    Good morning, graduates.I have been asked to fill in as your commencement speaker. Your scheduled speaker, an esteemed television news anchorperson, is unable to address you this morning. He sends his regrets. At least he would if he could. He cannot.Let me read a letter I received from his attorney Friday morning."To Whom it May Concern: As the attorney for Larry Conners, I am constrained ...

  • AP courses vs. dual credit whats best for high school students

    Typically less than the course would cost as a traditional college student. For example, UMSL's dual credit program is $60 per credit hour, vs. $258 per credit hour on ...

  • Montford Point Marine honored

    o Another veteran of the racially segregated Montford Point Marines received one of the nation's highest honors Saturday - the Congressional Gold Medal.William Taylor, 87, was one of nearly 20,000 Marines who entered the service via a blacks-only military training center, called Montford Point, in North Carolina, that operated from 1942 to 1949.At the time, they trained and fought ...

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