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Mizzou ace masterful in season finale
O'FALLON, Ill. o Chad Spanberger doesn't remember coming through with a hit with the bases loaded this season before Wednesday's game, but ...
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Qualifier Pella advances in Duesseldorf tennis
Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on Thursday.A day earlier, Pella upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic.The 101th-ranked Pella plays third-seeded Juan Monaco in an all-Argentine semifinal. Monaco defeated Tobias Kamke 6-3, 6-4. Monaco is the highest-seeded player left ...
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St. Louis selected for minority business center
FAIR: Winning re-election to his fourth term this year cost St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay about $3.2 million -- or roughly $126 per vote. Mr. ...
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St. Charles County man shot by brother during argument police say
FAIR: Winning re-election to his fourth term this year cost St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay about $3.2 million -- or roughly $126 per vote. Mr. ...
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Farm bill Senate rejects GMO labeling amendment
WASHINGTON -; The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would allow states to require labeling of genetically modified ...
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Movie Review
Bringing Up Baby
When I watch screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby," there is a certain part of me that laments the fact that our culture has become so jaded and cynical that a movie like this could never be made again. Oh sure, there have been some attempts in the last ten to twenty years, most notably two Madonna vehicles: "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) and "Who's That Girl?" (1987), the second of which ... ...
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Two unsolved rape cases still under investigation
The St. Louis County Police Department continues to investigate two unsolved rapes that police said are connected. The first rape happened on April 4, 2011 in the 10300 block of Sannois Drive. The second incident happened 10 the 12800 block of Fee Fee Road on September 9, 2012. Police said physical evidence links the crimes. Both crimes also involved victims of Asian descent. Police said the ...
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Belleville woman dies in head-on crash
A Belleville woman died in a crash in St. Clair County Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police said Karen Kollmeyer, 65, was driving south on Illinois Route 163 near Praire duPont Creek when she swerved in to the northbound lane of Route 163 and hit another vehicle head-on. Kollmeyer died at the scene. No one else was injured in the crash. ...
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Would you rather lose $1000 or gain 20 pounds
Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY More than half of Americans say they'd rather lose $1,000 than gain 20 pounds, a new survey shows. Women (63%) are more likely to feel that way than men (48%). "Twenty pounds outweighs a thousand dollars because it could cost more than a thousand dollars to lose the weight if you consider the price of weight-loss programs, and those extra pounds could take a ...
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Ameren donates $25000 for tornado relief
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Ameren Corporation and its employees donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross to help Oklahoma tornado victims. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Moore, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas who have experienced the loss of loved ones and property from this devastating tornado," said Warner Baxter, president and CEO of Ameren Missouri. "As ...
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IndyCar owner Sarah Fisher hitting the books
INDIANAPOLIS — Sarah Fisher is going back to school. The youngest woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 and first female car owner, Fisher has enrolled in the business school of Western Governors University to pursue her bachelor's degree. Fisher graduated near the top of her high school class but put college on hold to pursue her racing career. She spent three seasons in quarter ...