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Outfielder Lars Nootbaar and St. Louis Cardinals go to salary arbitration hearing

1 year 1 month ago
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar has gone to a salary arbitration hearing with the St. Louis Cardinals, arguing he should be paid $2.95 million instead of the team’s $2.45 million offer. Nootbaar hit .244 with 12 homers and 45 RBIs last year, when he earned $761,000. He was eligible for arbitration for the first time. Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante, Washington first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo also remain scheduled for hearings, which run through Feb. 14.
Associated Press

Polar Plunge aims to raise $100K for Missouri Special Olympics

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics of Missouri is set to take place next weekend at Creve Coeur Park in Maryland Heights. The event, which aims to raise $100,000, will feature participants braving icy waters to support the cause. Scheduled for Feb. 15, the plunge will be accompanied by [...]
Laura Simon

Alleged murder-for-hire orchestrator to appear in court on Wednesday

1 year 1 month ago
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - One of the three men charged in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in the shooting death of Portia Rowland is set to appear in court on Wednesday. Sammy Shafer Jr. is set to appear before a judge at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The Madison County State's Attorney charged Shafer and two others [...]
Nick Gladney

1 injured after SUV gets trapped under tractor trailer on I-64

1 year 1 month ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - One person was left injured Wednesday morning after a vehicle was partially trapped underneath a tractor trailer that had rolled over on Interstate 64 in Fairview Heights. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the crash happened around 6 a.m. on westbound Interstate 64, near milepost 10, and east of [...]
Nick Gladney

Fatal wrong-way crash on I-270 kills one, injures two

1 year 1 month ago
ST . LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Austin, TX man is dead and two others are seriously injured overnight Wednesday morning after a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 270 to Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the fatal crash happened a little after 12 a.m. on [...]
Nick Gladney

Wet weather Wednesday and into Saturday, Staying “mild” for now

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Colder temperatures are in place as our next storm system arrives. Drizzle and light rain will develop Wednesday morning and lift northward. North of I-70, temperatures are at or just below freezing and as the rain begins, this could lead to some freezing drizzle. Thanks to the record temps earlier in the [...]
Angela Hutti