SAN DIEGO (AP) – Rookie Aledmys Diaz had his first five-hit game, Jedd Gyorko and Jeremy Hazelbaker hit three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 11-2 on Saturday night. Diaz had a two-run double in the ninth, while Gyorko homered off his old team and Hazelbaker snapped an 0-for-17 slump.…
CHICAGO (AP) – Artem Anisimov, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dale Weise scored during Chicago’s dominant second period, and the Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Saturday night to send their first-round playoff series to Game 7. Andrew Shaw added a third-period goal in his return from a one-game suspension for using a gay…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince fans in New Orleans have organized a jazz funeral for the music icon. The jazz funeral march set for Monday was organized on Facebook and will include mourners clad in purple, marching bands and a release of white doves just as the sun’s setting on the historic Treme neighborhood. Tributes nationwide…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Faith leaders and protesters are calling for answers in the wake of a fatal police shooting in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that more than two dozen faith leaders and activists gathered Thursday morning to remember 15-year-old Jorevis Scruggs. Then, Thursday night, about 50 protesters gathered at the site…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A group of U.S. senators and representatives from Illinois wants to meet with the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which favors a St. Louis site over relocating to Illinois for a new headquarters. The group requested a meeting Friday, outlining “strong concerns” with the site selection process. U.S. Senators Dick…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wil Myers is turning out to be just the spark plug the San Diego Padres need him to be. Myers had a solo homer among his three hits and drove in three runs, and Andrew Cashner threw six strong innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory against…
Springfield, IL (AP) – Illinois lawmakers have approved a $600 million short-term funding infusion for higher education institutions that have been struggling financially due to not receiving state money during the state budget impasse. The Senate unanimously approved the deal Friday after House members voted for it 106-2. Governor Bruce Rauner is expected to sign the…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) A metro-east movie theatre is paying tribute to the memory of Prince by holding a showing of Purple Rain. Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville will offer a 7 p.m. showing of the hit 1980’s movie on Friday. Tickets will be on sale throughout the day for $4 at the Wildey box office. Prince…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Prince would have performed a surprise set of shows in St. Louis this week. Instead, St. Louisans are joining the world in mourning the music legend, who died Thursday at his home in Minneapolis. An autopsy will determine the cause of death. Promoter Steve Litman said Friday that he had been…
