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UKRAFT Brunch Cafe moving to larger downtown space
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A local restaurant is expanding and solidifying its downtown footprint. UKRAFT Brunch Cafe recently announced it is moving to a larger space, located at Peabody Plaza. The new space is already open. It offers an extended menu and weekend hours. UKRAFT will also...
Singleton-Clark Hazelwood Teacher of the Year
Latricia Singleton-Clark, family and consumer science teacher at Hazelwood East High School, will enter her 11th year at the school as the 2023-2024 Hazelwood School District Teacher of the Year. “I wanted to be an educator. I had teachers who shaped my future, and I wanted to impact my students...
Cubs vs. Cardinals tickets: Cheapest price, schedule for NL Central rivalry series in Chicago on Aug. 1-4
Nothing says summer quite like a game or two at Wrigley Field. And nothing says baseball like a good old fashioned rivalry series. It's time for the final edition of Cubs vs. Cardinals. The two are one of the oldest rivalries in the MLB, dating back to 1885 when they...
Pirates Recap: Keller Strong, Clutch Hits in Dramatic Win Over Cardinals
PITTSBURGH — Nick Gonzales drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth after Mitch Keller threw seven-strong innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night at PNC Park. With the score tied 1-all, Gonzales shot one through...
East Peoria teen wins pool championship
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — An East Peoria teen beat 257 other players in the 2024 American Poolplayers Association Junior Pool Championship in St. Louis. According to an APA news release, 16-year-old Cameron Adair took home the championship after facing players from 32 states in addition to Canada. Adair...
Graybar Names New Vice President of Distribution Operations
ST. LOUIS – Graybar announced that Jason P. Casey has been named Vice President – Distribution Operations, effective July 22, 2024. Casey has 27 years with Graybar and currently serves as Director, Business Technology. Prior to his current role, he was Director, Corporate Real Estate Development. He has also worked in the company’s Richmond and St. Louis Districts in a variety of operations, finance and accounting roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Randolph-Macon College and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Valley Park Woman Drowns In Big River
A Valley Park woman drowned Sunday afternoon in St. Francois County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 40-year-old Melissa A. Hill of Valley Park, Mo., entered the water around 2:15 p.m. to help another individual in the water, upstream from St. Francois State Park on the Big River. Hill became unconscious and was found floating face down by bystanders, who recovered Hill and began life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful.
Paul Skenes loses for the first time in 14 months, since pitching in college
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes lost for the first time as a professional. Alec Burleson hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night and sent the 22-year-old rookie to his first defeat since college. Taking...
New restaurant to open in former Fin Inn
The Fin Inn in Grafton closed several years ago, leaving a hole in Grafton’s restaurant options. Now, the Mayor of the city says the building will be reopening soon, but with an all-new menu. Mike Morrow tells The Big Z the building was recently purchased by the same folks...
St. Louis judge rules to free Christopher Dunn after decades in prison for murder
ST. LOUIS — A city judge on Monday overturned the murder conviction of a man who has spent more than three decades proclaiming his innocence, paving the way for his release from prison. Judge Jason Sengheiser said Christopher Dunn’s conviction in the 1990 murder of Ricco Rogers should be...
Broekemeier Hits Two-Run Homer In Fourth, River Dragons Hold Off Five-Run Rally
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro-East Lutheran graduate Erik Broekemeier hit a two-run homer as a part of a part of a three-run bottom of the fourth inning, and it turned out to be the winning runs as the Normal CornBelters scored six unanswered runs, including five in the seventh, in the Alton River Dragons' 10-8 win over Normal in a Prospect League baseball game played Sunday evening at Roy E. Lee Field in the Simmons Baseball Complex at SIU-Edwardsville.
Streaking Pirates get late heroics to beat Cardinals 2-1
Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning after Mitch Keller allowed one run in the first seven, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the seventh time in eight games, 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals in a matchup of NL wild card contenders on Monday night.
St. Clair County Pursues State, Federal Disaster Declarations
BELLEVILLE — The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency announced on Sunday, July 21, 2024, that it has received 1,800 damage assessments following the flash flooding that occurred on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Sign in to hide this notification. Get The Latest News!. Don't miss our top stories and...
City of St. Louis taking charge of security at troubled Railway Exchange Building
ST. LOUIS — The Railway Exchange Building was once a jewel of downtown St. Louis. Mark Hall, now tasked with managing security for the building has fond memories of holidays on that block, "I still remember Famous Barr when they used to decorate the windows at Christmastime." The 21-story...
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