JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Nearly four years after he resigned from office and retreated from the capital city, former Gov. Eric Greitens returned Tuesday to officially launch his bid for U.S. Senate. “No matter what the mainstream media does, no matter wha…
Police probe shows Missouri data weakness existed a decade before Post-Dispatch exposed it
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A police investigation released Monday shows that a flaw in a Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education webpage had been in place since 2011 and that no one had noticed the flaw until a St. Louis Post-Dispatch jour…
Bounceback Blues put a six-pack of goals on Maple Leafs in 6-3 win
TORONTO — Go figure. Two days after losing to the NHL’s worst team in overtime, the Blues beat one of its best. And they did it with one hand tied behind their back. Or one 18-goal scorer. With Vladimir Tarasenko out of the lineup because of an unspeci…
A murder of crows plagues St. Louis’ federal courthouse
ST. LOUIS — For months, a murder of crows has been plaguing the federal courthouse in downtown St. Louis and a small public park across the street, leaving sidewalks, grass and benches covered in droppings. They have so far thwarted the efforts of fede…
Benjamin Hochman: Chasing a rare Blues feat, Jordan Kyrou rekindles memories of the late, great Pavol Demitra
A point per game? The stat comes off almost as cocky — essentially every time I show up at the rink, I’m going to get a goal or an assist. But Blues right winger Jordan Kyrou currently averages one point per game — actually 1.02, because he has 43 poin…
4 of GOP’s top contenders for Missouri’s open US Senate seat square off in St. Charles
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The annual Lincoln Days gathering, held here over the weekend to celebrate the Republican Party, had a much different feel than when U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., started making a statewide name for himself. In 1984, Blunt became the f…
3 people broke into 40 vehicles in St. Peters, prosecutors say
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A man from St. Charles County is in custody and facing charges after he and two others broke into about 40 vehicles at an Amazon facility in St. Peters and more at the Hollywood Casino, prosecutors said. Darryl Muldrow, 18, of…
Blues right the ship, sink Blackhawks, 5-1
ST. LOUIS — On the Dishonor Roll of Blues clunkers this season, three of the last four contests would make the list. There was that 7-1 loss at Calgary on Jan. 24; the 4-1 loss to Winnipeg on Jan. 29; a Thursday’s 7-4 pratfall to New Jersey. Ugly hocke…
More struggles for Blues, Binnington in 7-4 loss
ST. LOUIS — Hockey – yes, hockey – returned to Enterprise Center on Thursday night. And so did Jordan Binnington. Despite the stellar recent play of Ville Husso, coach Craig Berube made the surprising move of opening the unofficial second half of the …
Armstrong, Berube weren’t worried about finalizing an extension for the Blues coach
Blues general manager Doug Armstrong was confident that the re-signing of his coach, Craig Berube, was going to get done, so he wasn’t concerned about getting halfway through Berube’s final season without extending the contract of the only coach to win…