EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — A large sinkhole is draining a lake at Lone Elk Park in St. Louis County. Park officials say the lake level has dropped substantially thanks to the massive sinkhole in the man-made lake. It’s the second time in the last five years that a sinkhole there has drained water. Park officials…
WELDON SPRING, Mo. (AP) — Authorities said a hiker was accidentally shot by a turkey hunter in St. Charles County on Saturday. St. Charles County Police Department spokeswoman Val Joyner said the shooting appears to be “a really bad accident.” The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the Lewis and Clark Trail in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered against his former team, Adam Wainwright pitched three-hit ball into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Sunday. Yadier Molina hit an RBI double and Ryan Helsley got Josh Fuentes to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.…
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a South Florida shopping mall sent anxious shoppers and workers running and left three people injured. The shooting happened Saturday afternoon at the Aventura Mall, which bills itself as an upscale shopping destination in the greater Miami area. Some mall patrons said they hid inside stores until…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has signed a bill prohibiting race-based discrimination based on hairstyles. The Democratic mayor, elected last month, signed the bill Friday. Kansas City, Missouri, has a similar ordinance. Several states also have passed the CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are increasingly using food — especially beef — as a cudgel in the culture war. In statements, tweets and fundraising emails, prominent GOP governors and senators have accused climate-minded Democrats of trying to push Americans to eat less red meat. Conservatives have accused President Joe Biden of planning to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend and her mother and setting a fire that killed his 10-month-old son. A jury on Thursday recommended the life sentence rather than the death penalty for 32-year-old Eric Lawson. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Noble accepted…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team. The Angels announced the move a day after Pujols wasn’t in their lineup for the slumping club’s fourth consecutive loss. He was in the final…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is joining calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic. It’s a shift that puts the U.S. alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy. U.S. Trade Representative…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of the Missouri office that oversees lawyers’ professional conduct alleges that a review of the investigation that brought down former Gov. Eric Greitens three years ago uncovered evidence that the prosecutor in charge concealed evidence that could have helped him. Alan Pratzel, Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel, contends in a…