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Pirates Young Ace Makes History Despite Suffering First Career Loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals played an exciting game on Tuesday, one that featured a pitching duel between young ace Paul Skenes and veteran starter Lance Lynn. In the end, the Cardinals came out on top and handed Skenes his first career loss. It wasn’t, by any...
Registration is Now Open for Fall Youth Sports/Programs at the YMCA
ST. LOUIS — Thursday morning, the Show Me team invited kids from the YMCA and their personal trainer Zae, to join us live on Television Plaza. Zae discussed that the YMCA offers several youth programs to get your kids active. You saw Mary, Mary, and Malik compete in several sports during the Show Me Games such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc. Now your child can do the same.
Skenes takes first loss in 12 career big league starts, Cardinals top Pirates 2-1
Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson's tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night.Pitching for the first time since starting for the National League in last week's All-Star Game, the 22-year-old right-hander pitched past the seventh inning for the first time in the major leagues.Nolan Arenado put St. Louis ahead with a fifth-inning home run on a first-pitch curveball, and Nick Gonzalez tied the score with an RBI single in the eighth off JoJo Romero.Skenes (6-1)...
Keystone Construction to Build Huge Sports Complex in Chesterfield, Mo.
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. Keystone Construction Company, in tandem with architect Gray Design Group and civil engineer Stock & Associates, have been selected to build a $60 million sports complex just west of St. Louis, Mo. that is said to be one of the biggest in the Midwest. Construction will begin in October.
Artist Spotlight: Meet Jessica Vosk of ‘Waitress’
For each production this season, Artist Spotlight will highlight one Muny star for you to get to know. This week, we introduce you to Jessica Vosk, who stars as Jenna in the Muny premiere of Waitress. The show runs July 30-Aug. 5. At The Muny, Jessica has starred as Florence...
Akopian Wins 2024 U.S. Senior Championship With a Round to Spare, Yoo and Lee lead Junior and Girls' Junior
For many players in St. Louis, the eighth round was their last chance to make a move in the fight for first place in the 2024 U.S. Junior, Girls’ Junior, and Senior championships. As a result, the games were among the most tumultuous of any in the event. Still,...
Pumpkin Field Day This Fall At Belleville Eckert's
BELLEVILLE - University of Illinois Extension will help kick off the fall season with a Pumpkin Field Day on Sept. 5 at Eckert’s Orchard at 951 S. Green Mount Rd., Belleville. The day will begin at 10 a.m., and registration includes lunch. Sign in to hide this notification. Get...
'The big one': Recent New Madrid earthquake panic isn't based in reality
NEW MADRID, Mo. — After a series of recent National Guard drills in downtown St. Louis, countless amateur seismologists seemingly appeared out of nowhere overnight. Millions of people have since watched numerous videos online that took the drills as a cue to share disastrous predictions about a future earthquake in Missouri's New Madrid Seismic Zone. The videos claim seismologists predict a coming catastrophic earthquake to happen in the next 50 years; a quake that would split the country in half, put the Midwest underwater and cause damage to nearly half the country.
CBS Presents 13 Days in Ferguson Primetime Special Featuring Cedric The Entertainer
CBS presents 13 DAYS IN FERGUSON, a primetime special looking at the protests, riots and aftermath following the 2014 police shooting of a young Black man, airing Friday, Aug. 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.
Motorists Warned Against Driving in 4 States
Numerous air quality alerts have been issued in at least four states on Wednesday, advising motorists to avoid driving if possible. Much of the northwestern and central U.S. areas were experiencing hazy skies on Wednesday as wildfires burned in Oregon and Canada, contributing to the smoky air that prompted the alerts. With unhealthy air quality, people were advised to limit their physical activity and also take care not to worsen the air quality by avoiding certain actions.
Nathan Eovaldi should be the priority for the Cardinals at the deadline
On Friday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted that the Cardinals have had prior interest in a key starting pitcher and that the interest in him could be rekindled if the Rangers decide to sell at the trade deadline. Nathan Eovaldi was with the Red Sox in 2022 when the Cardinals had an interest. A deal never materialized, and Eovaldi is now with the Rangers.
Guth aims to continue on path of leadership at West Point
While boiling everything about Katelyn Guth down to one word would likely be an injustice to her and everything she’s accomplished, if you were to go with ‘leader,’ there would be many worse choices that could be made. A mainstay for the Francis Howell Central cross country,...
River Dragons go up against first place Catfish next two nights
-0- The Alton River Dragons open a home and home set with first place Cape Catfish (MO) tonight at SIU-Edwardsville. Tomorrow night the two teams square off in Cape Girardeau (MO). The first pitch for both games is set for 6:35 pm. _. Cape Catfish (12-9) - have won 6...
Woman dies after being found injured in St. Louis street
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman. The 36-year-old woman was found with traumatic injuries to her body in the 300 block of Bellerive around 10 p.m. Wednesday. She was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. Initial...
Christopher Dunn remains in prison after a Missouri judge ordered his release
The day after St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser overturned Christopher Dunn’s conviction and ordered that he be released immediately, Dunn remains in a Missouri prison. Dunn, 54, a St. Louis native convicted of murder and assault in 1991, has spent 33 years locked away for what Senghauser determined...
St. Louis counselor offers relationship advice for empty nesters
For couples facing the transition of their kids moving away to college, an empty nest can feel like a dark tunnel with no map or light in sight. However, help is available, says Judy Koehler, a St. Louis-based licensed professional counselor and nationally certified counselor specializing in marriage and couples counseling.
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