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Serial bank robber sentenced to 17 years in prison
Prosecutors say Timothy Shaw, 39, is responsible for at least five different bank robberies between September 2010 and March 2011. In most, ...
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Washington bridge collapse raises questions about local bridges
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Are the bridges you drive over each day safe? That's the question we started asking the Missouri Department of Transportation after a truck hit a bridge last night in Washington State, causing it to collapse. The story is especially startling since a recent study by the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Missouri's bridges a C- grade. The bridge that ...
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Grilled steak recipe from LEcole Culinaire
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Before you turn on the grill this holiday weekend, you've got to see the video above. Chef Tony Hedger from L'Ecole Culinaire brought us a great recipe perfect for Memorial Day. Click the video player above to learn how to make maple balsamic marinated strip steaks with grilled pears and red onion salad. And here's the recipe for four servings: Total recipe ...
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41st annual Gypsy Caravan set for Monday
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - On Monday, a St. Louis Memorial Day tradition dating back 41 years will take place. The Gypsy Caravan billed as one of the Midwest's largest antique, craft, and flea markets. It runs Monday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the north campus of University of Missouri-St. Louis. General admission is $8.50, but early birds can pay $20 to shop from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. Money ...
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Man found stabbed robbed in north St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KSDK) - A man who says he was robbed was found Friday afternoon with stab wounds. St. Louis County police were called to the 8800 block of Torii in the Hanley Crossing apartment complex in north St. Louis County around 4 p.m. The man was found seriously injured from stab wounds, and said he had been robbed. He was transported to an area hospital. His condition has not been ...
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St. Louis County Greek Fest is underway
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KSDK) - The St. Louis County Greek Fest is underway right now in Town & Country. There's Greek music and dancing, a market place, and of course fantastic Greek food. The festival runs through Sunday at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church on Des Peres Road. For more information on the Greek ...
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Bluesweek Festival kicks off Friday night
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The St. Louis Bluesweek Festival kicks off at Soldiers' Memorial in downtown St. Louis Friday evening. There will be dozens of live musicians each day, and admission is free, though a $5 donation is requested to help fund the new National Blues Museum right here in St. Louis. The event runs through Sunday. For more information on the ...
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Mid-Mo. health center announces $35M expansion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Jefferson City hospital is planning a $35 million expansion that will increase the space at its main building by about ...
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Kansas City welcomes new restaurants products gets nod for best ribs
Standees is located at 3935 W. 69th Terrace in Prairie Village at The VIllage Shops. New restaurant-theater concept opens in Prairie Village Kansas City-based developer Dineplex International LLC on Friday opened Standees: The Entertaining Eatery in Prairie Village. The new restaurant-movie theater combo is located at The Village Shopping Center. Erik Hess will serve as the restaurant's ...
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Study will target system for splitting up St. Louis County tax money
The way sales tax revenue is shared by the patchwork quilt of 90 municipalities in St. Louis County will be the focus of a state study that could begin this ...
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St. Clair County probation employee sold fatal cocaine dose to judge feds say
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook during his swearing-in ceremony in 2010. Photo courtesy of the Belleville News-Democrat, Derik ...
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Masked man robs OFallon Ill. credit union workers
oPolice here are searching for a masked man who robbed two credit union employees as they were working on an ATM machine about 12:09 p.m. today.It happened at the Scott Credit Union, 712 West U. S. 50, according to police Capt. Jeff Wild.He said the robber, in a black hoodie and mask, implied he had a weapon but did not display one. No one was injured.Anyone with information is asked to call ...
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NBC to air concert to benefit Okla. tornado victims
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSDK) - NBC will air a special concert and telethon next week to benefit victims of the Moore, Okla. tornado. The concert, "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert," was organized and will be headlined by Oklahoma native Blake Shelton. His wife, Miranda Lambert, Reba McIntyre, and Vince Gill will also perform. More guests will be announced soon. NBC will air ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 24
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Trucker pleads not guilty in fatal SW Mo. crash
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A tractor-trailer truck driver has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a crash that killed two other motorists in southwest ...
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Credit union robbery in OFallon Ill.
O'FALLON, Ill. (KSDK) - Two credit union employees were held up Friday afternoon as they attempted to load cash into an ATM machine. According to Captain Mark Berry, a spokesman for the O'Fallon Police Department, the incident occurred just before 12:10 p.m. at Scott Credit Union on West Highway 50. The suspect, a Caucasian man in a black hoodie and wearing a flesh-colored mask, ...
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Mardy Gilyard We Have the Best Job in the World
, who spent a brief time with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, under then-head coach Andy Reid and coach Culley, primarily as a punt returner. Fast forward to Feburary of this year, when the Chiefs signed Gilyard, hoping he can help stretch the field with his speed, while also demonstrating his ability to catch the football. Gilyard is off to a great start, for among many reasons, a familiarity ...
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How cat photos on caturday helped me understand Google+
Hello? Is anyone out there? Thats how a lot of people feel when they log on to Google+ and try to interact with friends and business connections, many of whom are off chatting on other social media platforms. The experience used to be a lonely one for me. The often non-chronological order of Google+s news feed confused me, too. That is until curiosity got the best of me, and I started watching ...
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Robots on the big screen have ties to Kansas City entrepreneur Video
Crackerneck is the name of a Golem Workshop prototype. When "Man of Steel" premieres next month, a Kansas City-area robotics engineer may experience a sense of dj vu. The debut will mark the second time Derek Scherer's handiwork has shown up on the big screen. Derek Scherer, who used to build battlefield robots for the U.S. Army, also played a part in the animatronic creatures in ...
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Washington University professor steers X Prize to Alzheimers
A Washington University professor and a team of experts won a brainstorming competition that led the X Prize Foundation to raise a $50 million prize to motivate scientists and researchers to find effective treatments and potentially a cure for Alzheimers disease. The X Prize Foundation awarded a $10 million prize in 2004 to the first company that built a spacecraft capable of carrying three ...
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Search this database to see what your hospital charges for care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a wealth of data about what hospitals charge consumers for common procedures. The data showed what those in the industry have known for a long time: What hospitals charge patients for a given procedure can vary significantly even within a single geographic region. For example, the average price of a permanent cardiac pacemaker ...
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Southwestern Illinois judge pleads not guilty to drug charges
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty Friday to two drug charges. St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty Friday in district court in East St. Louis to two drug charges. The charges against Cook, a drug court judge, include one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms and one count of possession of heroin. ...
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Concealed carry plan gets OK in Illlinois House
Entertaining a full house at Busch Stadium, Manchester City and Chelsea brought some great action to thousands of fans who came out for the ...
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Longtime St. Louis criminal defense lawyer dies
Longtime criminal defense attorney David Stokely was found dead at home Thursday, his office mate said Friday.Stokely, 50, had high blood pressure and diabetes, and had been taking time off to deal with his health issues recently, said lawyer Kristy Ridings, a friend who shared office space with Stokely and his law partner, Missouri Rep. Michael Colona.Ridings said that Stokely was found ...
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PST City rallies from 3-0 down beats Chelsea in St. Louis
Manchester City overcame a 3-goal deficit at Busch Stadium in St. Louis as Edin Dzeko bagged a brace to beat Chelsea 4-3. Chelsea went up 3-0 just after halftime with goals from Demba Ba, Oscar, and Cesar Azpilicueta from the penalty spot (what?). But Dzeko and Javier Garcia fired from both barrels right back and Dzeko’s second hit the back of the net just before the end of 90 to level at ...
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Kansas City women focus on micro-finance
Kansas City women are trying to make an impact in the world by teaming up with micro-finance providers for people living in poverty.
All too often charitable causes and organisations looking for funding focus on symptomatic poverty, responding to the causes of poverty worldwide in a similar manner to a doctor giving a patient painkillers for a cancer tumor instead of removing the tumor. We donate so that children in poverty around the world can get food, education, clothing, medicines and various other basic needs. But it doesn’t solve the problem of why they’re in poverty in the first place. Read more
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