Ballroom dance contest inspires St. Louis-area 5th-graders

It's not often that the introductory notes of a rhythmic Argentine tango flavored with accordion, violin and percussion elicits a roar of excitement from a roomful of fifth-graders.The finals of St. Louis Dancing Classrooms is no ordinary affair.After 10 weeks of training twice a week, select St. Louis public and private schools from Normandy to Imperial competed for bragging rights as ...

Man suffers cardiac arrest while driving crashes in St. Louis and dies

o A 47-year-old man went into cardiac arrest Saturday night while exiting Interstate 44 in St. Louis, crashed his car and died, police said.The man was exiting the highway at South Kingshighway about 9 p.m. when his heart stopped, causing him to crash into a traffic light, police said. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police did not identify the man Sunday or ...

Slim broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: ...

Todays MLB starting lineups May 19

Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

Pit crew change pays dividends for Johnson

Crew chief Chad Knaus gambled this week by making three changes to Jimmie Johnson's pit crew before the Sprint All-Star race and it paid off big time for the No. 48 team.To the tune of $1 million.Knaus decided to replace the front tire changer, the rear tire changer and the rear tire carrier despite the fact Johnson came in with a 44-point lead in the Sprint Cup standings after 11 races.The ...