David Phillips is a retired umpire, first with the American League from 1971-1999, then with both leagues from 2001-2002. Phillips wore uniform number 7 when the American League adopted uniform numbers for its umpires in 1980, and retained the number when the staffs merged in 2000. Phillips umpired in three American League Division Series (1981, 1997, and 1998), six American League Championship Series (1974, 1978, 1983, 1985—crew chief, 1989—crew…
Joel Gordon Hodgson is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cause of three structure fires overnight in north St. Louis is being investigated. The first fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at a four-story warehouse on Helen at Mullanphy, near the site of the new NGA headquarters. When firefighters arrived, the building was fully engulfed. While firefighters were battling…
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Democrat Heather Navarro has been elected to fill a vacant aldermanic seat in St. Louis. In unofficial results posted on the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners’ website, Navarro garnered nearly 69 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s special election to fill Mayor Lyda Krewson’s former seat. Independent candidates Celeste Vossmeyer…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis remains under a heat advisory. That National Weather Service has issued the advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday. As a result, the United Way of Greater St. Louis has opened up cooling centers throughout the region during this extreme heat. These centers offer those without air conditioning…
Swansea, IL (KTRS) August A. Busch IV was arrested in Swansea after trying to fly his helicopter while appearing to be intoxicated. Authorities say police received a call Monday afternoon about a helicopter parked in a parking lot at a of the Bronze Pointe Office Park. Several hours later, police were called again when Busch reportedly…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Police in Swansea, Illinois, have released the pilot of a helicopter that landed on a parking lot on Bronze Point in Swansea Monday night. Witnesses say the pilot was the former CEO of Anheuser-Busch, August Busch IV. Busch was the last CEO of Anheuser-Busch before its sale to InBev. According to Swansea police,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court says a man convicted of murder as a teenager and sentenced to life in prison deserves a resentencing. Supreme Court judges on Tuesday ruled 5-1 that Jason Carr’s sentence violates his rights against cruel and unusual punishment. Carr was convicted in 1983 of killing his brother,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are asking the public’s help in the their investigation of an armed robbery at a 7-11 in south county. Police say it happened about 2:00 a.m. Monday at the 7-11 at 6197 Lemay Ferry Road when a white male, slim build in his early 30s wearing blue jeans and…
Alan Cumming talks about his efforts to improve the life of Tonka the Chimpanzee