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Illinois WWII veteran’s Purple Heart, Bronze Star returned to family

58 minutes 49 seconds ago
MARION, Ill. – An Illinois family has been reunited with a deceased World War II veterans military honors that had been missing for several years. In a special ceremony last week at VFW Post 1301 in Marion, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs turned over a lost Purple Heart and other medals to relatives of the [...]
Kevin S. Held

Photos: Home explosion in north St. Louis County

1 hour 59 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – At least three people were hospitalized and others injured in an explosion Monday morning in unincorporated north St. Louis County. According to Black Jack Fire Chief Paul Peebles, the explosion happened shortly before 9:15 a.m. in the 13800 block of Evan Aire Drive. Firefighters arrived to find five homes on [...]
Kevin S. Held

Much cooler, less humid air sticks around through the week

8 hours 51 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - As promised, it felt better late last week, but it feels amazing Monday morning. Sunday’s high temp was only 78 F. The cooler, less humid air (which is more of a late September feel than a late August one) will stick around all week, with top temperatures running 8-12 degrees below average. [...]
Angela Hutti

Liberatore doesn't make it past fifth inning as Rays romp to 7-2 win over Cardinals

18 hours 41 minutes ago
Junior Caminero hit his second career grand slam to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals after a 4-hour, 25-minute rain delay that emptied most of the announced crowd of 8,809 at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Rays took two of three games in the series and are 5-5 over their last 10. The Cardinals finished a 3-3 trip to Miami and Tampa. With his 37th homer, Caminero surpassed Alex Rodriguez for the most in one season by an American League player 21 or younger. Chandler Simpson added a two-run triple in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-0.
KRISTIE ACKERT