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  • Cards up 2-0 Miller out with leg cramps after five innings

    The Cardinals still have the lead at 2-0, but Kevin Siegristis now on the mound heading in to the sixth inning.Shelby Miller left the game after cramping in his right leg. He went five innings, gave up two hits, walked two, and struck out five on 83 pitches. In the fifth inning, there was a pause in the game, as Miller looked to have some discomfort on the mound. He stretched out his leg, ...

  • Expert says Bridgeton Landfill fire is contained away from radioactive waste

    A landfill fire expert hired by Missouri said he believes the subsurface fire at Bridgeton Landfill is contained to the southern half of the site and isn't moving north toward the adjacent West Lake Landfill, where Cold War era radioactive waste is deposited.Todd Thallhamer, an engineer who has worked with the state for more than a year to evaluate the scope of the fire, estimates the ...

  • Gas leak forces evacuation of neighborhood families return safely about 10 p.m.

    ST. LOUISo About nine families who were evacuated from a north St. Louis neighborhood because of a gas leak Monday night were able to return ...

  • Kirkwood police seek suspect in slaying

    o Kirkwood police are searching for a 19-year-old man tonight in connection with the slaying of an 18-year-old.Police said Nicholas Lunceford is wanted for the shooting death of the younger man at about 4:30 p.m. at a home on Pleasant Court. They said he should be considered armed and dangerous."He possessed a handgun at the time of the homicide," a release from police said.Anyone with ...

  • Monty Pythons Idle visits Muny for opening of Spamalot

    Eric Idle, looking dapper in a black leather jacket, looked out the window of the Muny rehearsal studio and grinned. "It's not raining any more," he said, just a few minutes before his hit show "Monty Python's Spamalot," opened the 95th season at the Muny.Idle --the member of the legendary British comedy troupe who turned their classic movie, "Monty Python and ...


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Zardoz [DVD]

Zardoz [DVD]

John Boorman's Zardoz is a mythically inspired, goofy cinematic debacle so fundamentally misconceived and laughably executed that it takes on a bizarre enjoyment quality all its own. Following a long history of progressive science fiction, Zardoz is primarily a movie of ideas--inspired by everything from Jungian psychological theories to obscure Greek mythology--but Boorman is s ... ...

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  • Clayton company official admits fraud in pre-paid funerals

    One of six people accused of bilking customers out of as much as $600 million in a pre-arranged funeral scam admitted her role on Monday, as the rest of the defendants prepare to go to trial.Sharon Nekol Province, 69, of Ballwin, pleaded guilty in federal court here to six counts of the 50-count indictment.Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Muchnick said that while Province was not a decision-maker ...

  • Browns hit in 9th lifts Phillies over Nationals

    Philadelphia Phillies' Domonic Brown hits the game-winning RBI-single off Washington Nationals relief pitcher Fernando Abad in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 17, 2013, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 5-4. (AP Photo/Matt ...

  • Teen wanted for Kirkwood murder

    KIRKWOOD, Mo. (KSDK) - A 19-year-old is wanted for the murder of an 18-year-old in Kirkwood. Kirkwood police were called to the home on Pleasant Court around 4:30 p.m. Monday. The 18-year-old was shot to death at the home, and police believe Nicholas Lunceford is responsible. The victim's name has not been released. Police say Lunceford should be considered armed and dangerous and ...

  • Riding therapy group needs help cleaning up after flood

    KIMMSWICK, Mo. (KSDK) - A group that helps hundreds of children and adults with disabilities is in desperate need of help. Floodwaters caused major damage to the Ride on St. Louis stables, along the Mississippi River in Kimmswick. Now the cleanup can't continue unless volunteers step up to help. "Seeing it while it was happening, was horrible," said Kati Bishop, mother of a ...

  • Some MetroBus routes behind schedule after storms

    ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Metro says approximately 12 MetroBus routes are behind schedule after strong storms created traffic problems Monday afternoon. Delays range from four minutes to 26 minutes. Metro Call-A-Ride service is on schedule. MetroLink trains were back on schedule around 7 p.m. after some weather-related delays. ...

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