Springer homer boosts Astros past Cardinals 4-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) – George Springer hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros completed a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night. Tony Sipp (1-2) got the last out of the seventh in relief of Collin McHugh, Carlos Correa’s two-run single off…
Small relief from the heat expected next week
( KTRS ) Temperatures are climbing to dangerous levels in several Midwest this week. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Dozens of cooling centers have been set up through out the area, a list of them can be found online at 211helps.org. Thursday…
Missouri employment drops after reaching all-time high
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s employment has dropped after reaching an all-time high. The state Department of Economic Development on Wednesday said nonfarm payroll employment decreased by about 5,900 jobs in May. Employment in the state reached a record high when it hit more than 2.8 million in April, when the state gained 15,000 jobs.…
Rauner asks voters to beseech Democrats for budget action
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner implored voters tired of budget deadlock to call Democratic legislators and ask them to return to the capital to vote on Republican budget measures. The GOP governor appeared with cabinet members who oversee state construction projects to ask Democrats to end the yearlong budget impasse. He wants votes…
Hazelwood man convicted in fatal 2014 road rage crash
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County jury has found a Hazelwood man guilty in a road rage and alcohol-fueled crash that killed a St. Peters man in 2014. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/23cqJJ7 ) reports that jurors found 25-year-old Kirk Mueller guilty of second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of 26-year-old Derek Cliffe.…
Sheriff: No evidence on parents in gator attack
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says searchers have recovered the body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy snatched by an alligator at Walt Disney World. The boy was attacked Tuesday night as he waded in shallow water at the edge of the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney’s Grand Floridian resort. Demings…
Ameren Illinois Donates Air Conditioners To The Needy
Alton, IL (KTRS) Ameren Illinois is reaching out to help keep low income residents cool this summer. On Wednesday, Ameren donated sixty energy efficient air conditioners those in need in Madison County through its Ameren Cares program. This included veterans and the elderly. Cindy Roper of East Alton was one those grateful recipients. “I’m so happy…