a Better Bubbleโ„ข

FOX 2 ๐Ÿ“บ

Cease, Cronenworth, Laureano power Padres to a 7-3 win over the Cardinals

1 year 1 month ago
Dylan Cease allowed one hit over five innings, Jake Cronenworth and Ramon Laureano homered and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. Cease (4-10) struck out nine with a walk as the Padres (62-50) won for the seventh time in eight games and moved three games behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (65-47). Jason Adams, Jeremiah Estrada and David Morgan followed Cease and put the Cardinals down in order in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Robert Suarez worked one inning and earned his 32nd save.
Associated Press

St. Louis Boeing workers strike after rejecting contract offer

1 year 1 month ago
Approximately 3,500 union workers at three Boeing plants in St. Louis, St. Charles, and Mascoutah, Illinois, rejected a four-year labor agreement with the aerospace giant on Sunday, the final day of a proposed โ€œcooling offโ€ period before a strike goes into effect at midnight.
Kevin S. Held

Counties with the highest STI rates in Missouri

1 year 1 month ago
Missouri counties are seeing an increase in sexually transmitted infections, with Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis rates reaching levels not seen since the 1950s, and condoms being the most effective way to prevent the spread of STIs.
Stacker

Shooting outside East St. Louis nightclub leaves three injured

1 year 1 month ago
Three people were shot outside the "Another Level" nightclub in East St. Louis early Saturday morning. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM on M-L-K Drive off Sixth Street. All three victims were transported to a hospital for treatment. Illinois State Police are actively investigating the shooting. Troopers and investigators from the Public Safety Enforcement unit [...]

Crowds gather for rare corpse flower bloom in Missouri garden

1 year 1 month ago
The Missouri Botanical Garden extended its hours last night to showcase a rare blooming of its corpse flower, Octavia, known for its pungent odor. Octavia, the largest flower in the garden's living collection, is in bloom for the fifth time, drawing crowds eager to experience its infamous stench. The corpse flower, also known as titan [...]

St. Louis halts new minority- and women-owned construction contracts

1 year 1 month ago
Starting Monday, the City of St. Louis will stop issuing new city construction contracts under its Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) goals, due to new federal guidance that threatens to withhold or eliminate funding for cities that maintain such programs, according to the mayor's office.
Joey Schneider

Comfortable temperatures and hazy sunshine this weekend

1 year 1 month ago
Temperatures will again be comfortable Saturday with highs near 80 and low humidity thanks to big high pressure just to our northeast. It'll be a bright day, but we will have some high clouds across some of the region mixed with a thin layer of wildfire smoke, leading to hazy sunshine. Pockets of wildfire smoke [...]
Jaime Travers

Scholarships, supplies given at 7th annual charity car show

1 year 1 month ago
Six students will receive scholarships at the 7th Annual Ride and School Supplies Charity Car and Bike Show, powered by NASCAR, taking place at the O'Fallon Park YMCA on West Florissant Avenue. The event, which features classic cars, custom bikes, food, and music, aims to support local students and families by providing scholarships and school [...]