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Your Paycheck If You’re a Millionaire in Missouri (After Taxes)
Do you daydream about being a millionaire? Would you like to see the reality of what your paycheck would look like if that were real? There's an online tool that will show you what a million dollar paycheck would look like in Missouri after the taxman gets done with it.
MLB (8/17): Royals crush Reds, Cardinals end skid
(KMAland) -- The Royals crushed the Reds while the Cardinals ended their losing skid in MLB on Saturday. Check out the rundown and statistical leaders below. •Michael Wacha: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K, W (10-6) St. Louis Cardinals 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 2. •Alec Burleson:...
Michael Kopech Helps Dodgers Tie Franchise Record For Pitchers With Save
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 7-6 victory that ended with Michael Kopech closing it out. Kopech was given the save chance due to a variety of reasons, including the group’s performance as of late, recent usage and availability of certain arms, and the right-hander making the most of his opportunities.
Paralympian spotlight: USA Wheelchair Rugby Co-Captain Eric Newby
ST. LOUIS — The 2024 Olympics has wrapped up, but some of the world’s best athletes have yet to compete in Paris this summer. The 2024 Paralympics runs from August 28th to September 8th in France. This summer’s games will be the 17th edition of the Paralympics. One athlete from the St. Louis area will […]
St. Louis Cardinals probable pitchers & starting lineups vs. Dodgers, August 17th
Let's try this again. The St. Louis Cardinals (60-62) are now two games below .500 and are seeing the window of opportunity continue to shrink as they are set to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (72-51) tonight at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals, if we are being honest, look like a team that will be heading toward a top 10 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft at this rate, but there is still a sliver of hope that they can get back into this race. It will require them to go on a run though, and it has to start now.
Commentary: Out-of-the box art can both entertain and expand the mind
People ask all the time where I come up with ideas for my commentaries. Here's a good example of how I string ideas together. I went to see an exhibition of photography by Ken Konchel at the Kranzberg Art Gallery in Grand Center. Ken is a local artist whose works have been shown in 19 cities around the country. So he's clearly not just a local artist.
St. Louis Natives Jayson Tatum, Matthew Tkachuk Throw First Pitch at Cardinals Game
There was a whole lot of star power on the mound for St. Louis's ceremonial first pitch on Sunday. The St. Louis Cardinals are still in the hunt for a playoff spot in the National League, entering play on Sunday just four games out of the league's final wild-card spot.
St. Louis Holocaust Museum reschedules Lutz Award event
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is pushing back the date to present the 2024 Lutz Humanitarian Award from Nov. 19 to a new date sometime in 2025. This decision was made to better align with the availability of nominees, who have more flexibility in 2025. But, the Nov....
Police Beat for Sunday, August 18th, 2024
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Saturday on outstanding warrants. 38-year-old Eddie Armstrong of East Kell in Centralia and 24-year-old Alvin Fowler of Carlyle Street in Belleville were both arrested by Centralia Police on outstanding St. Clair County warrants. Centralia Police arrested 56-year-old George Barnes of...
Ohtani hits 39th homer and Kershaw pitches Dodgers to 2-1 win over slumping Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his National League-leading 39th home run and Clayton Kershaw tossed six shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Miguel Rojas and Gavin Lux had three hits apiece as the NL...
Firefighters battling blaze at abandoned freight depot in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Firefighters have requested police to the scene as they battle a fire at an abandoned depot in St. Louis, which they believe may have been intentionally set. The department posted around 4 p.m. Sunday that firefighters were dispatched to the Cotton Belt Freight...
Edwardsville D.A.R.E. Car Show Attracts Massive Crowd To Showcase Special Vehicles, Motorcycles
EDWARDSVILLE — The Edwardsville D.A.R.E. Car Show was extraordinary again on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, drawing a large crowd and featuring numerous impressive entries. With over 40 vehicle classes and 8 motorcycle classes, the show provided a diverse array of cars, trucks, tractors, and motorcycles. The first 350 vehicles to enter received a commemorative 2024 Dash Plaque.
Betts and Kiermaier homer as Dodgers rally to beat skidding Cardinals 7-6
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mookie Betts and Kevin Kiermaier homered in a five-run sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers came back to beat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Friday night. The offensive outburst gave Justin Wrobleski his first major league win. The left-hander was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City earlier in the day to make his fifth career start. “Huge win,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Tonight, we got contributions from everyone. And you know, it wasn’t the best pitched game, but offensively, we came through.” Wrobleski (1-1) allowed four runs and four hits — including three homers — in five innings as the NL West leaders stopped a two-game skid.
Transportation woes continue at SLPS with school set to begin Monday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Another cancelation on Saturday by a bus provider for Saint Louis Public Schools will impact about 1,000 students as school is set to begin Monday, the latest in a series of transportation setbacks for the district. The district said that just before noon...
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