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· Cards beat Nationals in the 9th – The Cardinals exploded in the 9th inning today in their game against the Washington Nationals scoring 5 runs and ending up with a 9-4 win. -
· Lafayette High School wins Suburban West Conference Tourney in Water Polo – Lafayette beat Kirkwood High School in the finals 6-5 -
· Cards Ryan on 15 Day DL – Brendan Ryan was put on the 15 day DL after suffering a hamstring strain yesterday. -
· Truck Driver Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter – The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney has filed charges alleging three counts of involuntary manslaughter against Jeffery Knight of Muscle Shoals Alabama. Knight, a truck driver, crashed into stopped vehicles on highway 40 in July 2008 killing three people and injuring several others. -
· Man charged with kidnapping East St Louis Woman – Yesterday a 24 year old man from East St Louis was charged with kidnapping a woman after she dropped off her child at school on Monday. -
· Ameren Corporation Directors Elect Karen Foss, Senior Vice President, Communications and Brand Manag – Foss joined AmerenUE in February 2007 as vice president, Public Relations. In her new position, she will be a member of the corporate executive leadership team and will be responsible for Ameren corporate-level communications and for managing the corporate image and brand. -
· Braves beat Cards 2-1 – A two-run hit by Matt Diaz in the eighth inning sealed the deal for the Braves victory over the Cardinals last night in Atlanta. -
· President Obama spent his 100th day in office visiting Arnold – Obama visited Fox High School and spoke about a variety of issues during his visit. -
· East St. Louis crime in the spotlight – US Attorney A. Courtney Cox has a plan and a mission to reduce crime in the greater East St. Louis area. At the same time Alvin Parks, East St. Louis Mayor, said that despite pressure from the East St. Louis City Council, said that bars and nightclubs will continue to serve alcohol until the 6 a.m. -
· St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay suggests a merger between St. Louis City and County – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has suggested that the city of St. Louis should merge with St. Louis County. -
· Jarrett Byers Signed a deal as a free agent with the Rams – Jarrett Byers, from Kansas City, Kansas and a starter at Northeastern State signed a free agent deal with the St. Louis Rams -
· Obama To Celebrate 100th Day in St. Louis – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs made a little bit of news during his afternoon briefing Tuesday. -
· New Westin to open in Clayton in 2012 – Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide and RJ York have announced plans to open a newly constructed Westin hotel in Clayton in 2012. -
· Missouri to seek stimulus for high-speed rail – Four months after unveiling a high-speed rail plan for the United States, the federal government is now allocating money to get the ball rolling, and Missouri wants to get a slice of the pie. -
· Nazis, protesters face off in St. Louis – No one was injured in a confrontation between neo-Nazis and counter-protesters on the grounds of the St. Louis Gateway Arch this weekend. -
· St. Louis foreclosures down – The number of homes in the St. Louis region at some point in the foreclosure process dropped in March. -
· Eat and drink your way through St. Louis – This is a city famous for its family-friendly attractions. -
· Charging admission for the St. Louis Zoo? – A plan in the Missouri legislature to charge admission at the St. Louis zoo appears dead for now. -
· Fifth Third Bank Lends a Hand to St. Louis – Fifth Third Bank today kicked off a citywide food drive name "5,300 Meals: The Ultimate Deposit," aimed at providing at least 5,300 meals to the hungry throughout the St. Louis area. -
· Harris Corp. adding jobs in St. Louis – harris Crop. plans to add 15 jobs in St. Louis with the opening of a geospatial services production facility this month. -
· Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Sylvester Brown speaks out about his termination – Surrounded by a diverse group of supporters, veteran St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Sylvester Brown Jr. announced that he had been terminated by the paper's upper management for alleged "ethics violations". -
· Wrongly imprisoned for 23 years, man sues St. Louis County – After serving over 23 years in prison for crimes he never committed, Johnny Briscoe has filed suit against St. Louis County. -
· How social worker Jane M. Buri saved $1.4 million, then gave it all away – Jane M. Buri, a public school social worker, spent nearly four decades fighting to keep kids in class. -
· UMSL Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Rebuilds Safer House After Fatal Fire – The death of a fellow fraternity member will mean improved safety for those who belong to UMSL's Pi Kappa Alpha chapter. -
· In midst of doom and gloom, many in St. Louis region are hiring – It's the recession story rarely seen in the daily newspaper, heard on the nightly news or discussed on social networks where the jobless seek a connection that can put them back to work. -
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