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Russia says alleged spying case was 2nd this year
A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ...
St. Louis doctor with cerebral palsy offers hope
Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the ...
De La Rosa dominates, Rockies beat Cardinals 8-2
Jorge De La Rosa answered a pair of pitching gems by the St. Louis Cardinals with one of his own. The Colorado Rockies' offense woke up, too. De La ...
Cardinals beat Rockies 3-0 on Wainwright gem
Shelby Miller retired the last 27 batters Friday night, finishing with a one-hitter. A day later, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie sat in the dugout and ...
Cardinals' Miller retires 27 straight in 1-hitter
Shelby Miller gave up a single to start the game then nothing else. Not a walk or a hit batter. No one even reached on an error. Nothing. The St.
Kings beat Blues 3-2 in OT, take 3-2 series lead
The way the Los Angeles Kings opened the playoffs is old news. The defending Stanley Cup champions are headed home where they've dominated, one win ...
Jackman gives Blues 2-1 win over Kings, 2-0 lead
For the second straight time, the St. Louis Blues stunned the goalie that stoned everyone last spring. Barret Jackman said his eyes were closed when ...
Steen's OT gives Blues 2-1 win over Kings
Oh, too casually, Jonathan Quick fiddled with the puck behind the net. Switching from backhand to forehand, last year's Stanley Cup playoffs MVP was ...
Hearing begins on Patriot's bid to cut benefits
A long-awaited bankruptcy hearing began Monday in which a St. Louis-based coal company insists it must significantly cut thousands of retirees' health ...
LA Kings beat Sharks 3-2, finish 5th in West
When the St. Louis Blues won their season finale around the time Los Angeles and San Jose dropped the puck, the Kings and Sharks knew they were only ...
Tons of linemen drafted, but Te'o waits for Day 2
More than 2½ tons of linemen, five trades, one quarterback and no Manti Te'o. The first round of the NFL draft delivered an enormous portion of beef, ...
Town under siege by river seeks buyout
For 40 years, Shirley Moss has lived in the same home in a tiny southeast Missouri town, but as the sandbags piled up yet again, she didn't hesitate ...
More rain expected for swollen Midwest rivers
More rain on Tuesday was the last thing flood fighters across the Midwest wanted to see, adding more water to swollen rivers now expected to remain ...
River views trump permanent flood protection
Her Missouri hamlet soon to celebrate its 200th birthday, Mayor Jo Anne Smiley embraces Clarksville's perilous place along the Mississippi River, ...
Predicting the 1st round of NFL draft
Get me out of here. Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night's first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply ...
Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain in forecast
Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous ...
Midwestern river cities brace for floodwaters
The fast-rising Mississippi River was making travel difficult Saturday, both on the river and for those simply trying to get across it.
Floodwaters rising after storms deluge heartland
Flood fighters from small Mississippi River hamlets to the suburbs of Chicago staged a feverish battle Friday to hold back raging rivers, after days ...
Rain prompts flood worries in Mo., Ill., Iowa
The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle ...
Saint Louis removes interim from Crews title
Just days removed from the start of fall practice in 2011-12, Rick Majerus needed an assistant coach — fast. Jim Crews had 24 hours to decide.
3 die in spring storm packing ice, snow, tornadoes
A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three ...
Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 1 dead
At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and ...
Motte not cleared to throw, might need surgery
St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte faces reconstructive elbow surgery if his condition doesn't improve in the next three weeks or so. It would be ...
Cardinals activate David Freese for home opener
Third baseman David Freese was activated from the 15-day disabled list by the St. Louis Cardinals and batted sixth in Monday's home opener against the ...
Tyson agrees to $4M penalty to resolve EPA case
Tyson Foods Inc. will pay roughly $4 million in civil penalties to settle allegations related to eight accidental anhydrous ammonia releases that ...