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Demolition to begin on long-troubled St. Louis jail
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Demolition will begin soon on the St. Louis jail known as the City Workhouse, which has been the source of criticism for decades, Mayor Tishaura Jones said. A news release from the mayor's office on Wednesday said demolition begins Dec. 16. Further steps will be...
Walker's 3-run double, homers from Winn and Donovan lead Cardinals to 10-5 win over Pirates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Walker hit a bases-loaded double to highlight a six-run seventh inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series. “It was a fastball up,” Walker said. “It...
A vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside St. Louis' Cathedral Basilica, badly damaging it, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the Angel of Harmony, which stood 14 feet (4.3...
Lance Lynn keeps Pirates' bats quiet in 3-1 win for Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn threw six strong innings in his 100th appearance at Busch Stadium, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday night. Lynn (7-4) allowed one run on four hits and struck out five. He is 9-0 over his last 21...
Nathan Lukes' double in 8th pushes Blue Jays past Cardinals 3-2 to complete 3-game sweep
TORONTO (AP) — Nathan Lukes drove in the winning run with a double in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Pinch hitter George Springer singled off right-hander Andrew Kittredge (4-5) with one out in...
Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer, Gwendolyn DeLoach Packnett could no longer hold her peace. Each day since the killing on Aug. 9, 2014, she had watched her daughter, Brittany, leave...
Man accused in assault that critically wounded Ferguson officer now faces more charges
The man accused in an assault that left a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fighting for his life is facing several additional charges after a grand jury indictment. Officer Travis Brown, 36, was critically injured while trying to make arrests during a protest on Aug. 9, the 10th...
Caleres Inc.: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — Caleres Inc. (CAL) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $30 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 85 cents. The footwear wholesaler and retailer posted revenue of $683.3...
Paul Goldschmidt drives in tiebreaking run in 8th as the Cardinals beat the Reds 2-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt's double in the eighth inning scored Michael Siani with the tiebreaking run, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night. Siani led off the eighth with a single and stole second despite the Reds pitching out on the...
The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits. It was just two months ago that much of the Mississippi River was above...
