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1 Killed When Lightning, Wind Hit St. Louis Beer Tent

Mark Russell — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:22:47 CDT

One person died and 100 were injured, five seriously, when a sudden storm destroyed a beer tent where 200 people had gathered after a St. Louis Cardinals game yesterday, reports the Post-Dispatch . Sudden winds of about 50 miles per hour ripped through the tent behind Kilroy's Sports Bar for just...

'Holy Grail' Baseball Card Sells for $1.2M

Matt Cantor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:50:05 CDT

A baseball card known as the "Holy Grail" for collectors has sold for more than $1.2 million in a St. Louis-based online auction. The winner, after 14 bids, was a New Jersey man who hasn't yet been identified. The card, which features shortstop Honus Wagner, is part of the...

Newt Gingrich Bit by Penguin

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:28:00 CDT

At least one penguin at the St. Louis Zoo appears to be a feisty opponent of Newt Gingrich. The GOP candidate is sporting a bandage on his finger after getting nipped by a small penguin during his tour of the zoo on Friday. Gingrich was in St. Louis to speak...

Occupy Hacker Hits St. Louis Mayor

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:12:05 CST

A self-proclaimed member of Anonymous turned his malice on St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay this week to express solidarity with the city’s branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Slay had told protesters last week that they couldn’t camp out overnight anymore, and was in talks with them to change...

Man Busts Out of Jail Using Homemade Nunchucks

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:27:58 CDT

Lorenzo Pollard really, really wanted to get out of jail. The inmate, 31, escaped a medium-security facility in St. Louis after fighting off some dozen guards with home-made nunchucks fashioned from bedsheets and a chair, according to cops. Pollard used the weapon to smash through glass blocks and then scaled...

National Weather Service: 'Do Not Take Threat Lightly'

Matt Cantor — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:01:06 CDT

Twenty-nine states are under advisories as a blistering heat wave continues, MSNBC reports. East Coast temps are projected to hit highs in the 90s and 100s, says a meteorologist, but the heat index—what it feels like—could be closer to 115 degrees through tomorrow, says the National Weather Service....

Stolen Moon Dust Found Up for Auction

Kevin Spak — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:44:56 CDT

Investigators from NASA and the US attorney's office in St. Louis have found what could be the government’s tiniest piece of stolen property: a bit of moon dust. The item was up for sale at a local auction house, with a value estimated at $1,000 to $1,500, Time...

Security Footage Shows Harrowing Airport Tornado

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:39:57 CDT

Miraculously, no one was killed by the Friday night tornado that ripped through the St. Louis airport . But that doesn't make the experience, captured by security cameras and reported by KMOX , any less terrifying. (Hat tip to Gawker for the find.) How is it that—even though 2,700...

Tornado Rips Through St. Louis Airport

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:37:24 CDT

St. Louis' main airport was closed for business today while crews cleaned up after an apparent tornado tore through a terminal, causing several injuries and sending people scurrying for shelter as plated glass shattered around them. Last night's storm at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport ripped away a large section of...