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Chip Caray and Joe Buck to Broadcast July 29 Cardinals Game
Buck and Caray. Back again. Take two. Chip Caray and Joe Buck will call the St. Louis Cardinals game against the Texas Rangers on Monday, July 29, on Bally Sports Midwest. Pregame coverage starts at 6 p.m. CT, with first pitch at 6:45 p.m. CT. Caray and Buck were originally...
I-270 Bridge Deck Repairs Work Near Granite City Begin July 26
GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that deck sealing on the bridges carrying Interstate 270 over the Chain of Rocks Canal just west of the I-270/Illinois 3 interchange in Madison County will require lane closures starting, weather permitting, at 9 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2024. One lane will remain open in each direction. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, July 29.
Scott AFB Hosts Immersive Deployment Experience For Kids
BELLEVILLE – This past weekend, children of #TeamScott members took part in the Military & Family Readiness Center’s (M&FRC) “Kids Understanding Deployment Operations” (K.U.D.O.S) event, an initiative designed to give them a firsthand experience of a service member’s deployment. The event, held at Scott Air...
Today in St. Louis tried Olympic speed climbing. Here's how it went.
ST CHARLES, Mo. — Sport climbing is back in the Olympics, but speed climbing is a new standalone event for both men and women in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Today in St. Louis visited Climb So iLL in St. Charles to understand climbing better and to help people get more information if they want to try for themselves. Anthony Slaughter and Michelle Li also tried it out for the first time ever, and they lived to talk about it -- watch the video!
Sunflower farm experience returns to Eckert’s farm
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Eckert’s Farm announced Monday the return of its Sunflower Farm Experience. This event will take place on Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, Aug. 4. Guests can walk through a two-acre field of sunflowers reaching up to five feet, and they can cut your own sunflowers to take home. The field will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates prediction, MLB odds, best bets for 7/23/2024
The St. Louis Cardinals will face off against the Pittsburgh Pirates in an MLB game at PNC Park on Tuesday, scheduled to start at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Cardinals will send Lance Lynn (5-4, 4.39 ERA) to the mound, pitting him against Paul Skenes (6-0, 1.90 ERA) for the Pirates.
New report gives insight into St. Louis hospital quality, finance
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A new report by the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition concluded that St. Louis hospitals are charging businesses and insurance companies more than their fair market value. Since 2013, St. Louis hospital patient revenue has grown 51%, while workers’ wages in Missouri...
14th Annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial Entries Open for POWRi 410 & WAR Sprints
Belleville, IL. (7/22/24) The prestigious Fourteenth Annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial rapidly approaches at Lucas Oil Speedway from September 12th to September 14th with pre-entry open for competitors in the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League and the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League. Commemorating the lives and legacies of a...
SIUE clerical workers ratify new contract that includes average 15.5 percent pay raises, back pay
After more than 600 days of contentious contract negotiations, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) clerical workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2887, and the university have ratified a new four-year contract that includes an average 15.5 percent pay raise and backpay. Local 2887 President and Chief Steward Amy Bodenstab said...
Missouri judge overturns murder conviction of man imprisoned for over 30 years
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. The ruling is likely to free Dunn from prison, but it wasn’t immediately clear when...
Marathon Pipe Line Makes $20,000 Donation
Maraton Pipe Line — a subsidiary of MPLX — recently made a $20,000 donation to Riverbed Family Ministries (FRM) in Wood River, Ill. The investment will provide resources and support services to children, individuals and families who have experienced trauma due to violence, addiction, poverty and homelessness, the company noted in a statement.
Career Central: The city of St. Louis is hiring
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis needs to fill more than 100 open positions, including refuse drivers, utility workers, security officers and 911 operators. A hiring freeze had been in place earlier in the year, but Mayor Tishaura Jones lifted that on May 20. St. Louis also...
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