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Rail cars carrying ammonia, other hazardous material derail, burst into flames in North Dakota
Rail cars carrying hazardous material derailed and burst into flames Friday in a remote area of North Dakota Friday, but officials said no one was hurt and the threat to those living nearby appeared to be minimal.
3rd man charged with murder in Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting
Missouri prosecutors said Thursday that another man has been charged with murder in the shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl parade that killed one person and injured 22 others.
NFL, Rams owner Stan Kroenke to pay $790-million US lawsuit settlement over St. Louis departure
The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million US to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis city and county said Wednesday.
Blues fans shrug off rain to honour Stanley Cup champions
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis and braved the rain Saturday to cheer on the Stanley Cup champs, who concluded the festivities with a packed rally beneath the Gateway Arch that began just as the sun popped out.
Ken Hitchcock fired by Blues, replaced by Mike Yeo
The Blues abruptly fired head coach Ken Hitchcock on Wednesday, cutting short the veteran's final season in St. Louis and putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge of the underperforming team months earlier than planned.
Southern Missouri, Illinois homes threatened by levee breaks
The worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood is over in the St. Louis area. But further south, things were getting worse: Record and near-record crest predictions of the Mississippi River and levee breaks threatening homes in rural southern Missouri and Illinois.
Michael Brown's stepfather investigated for comments ahead of Ferguson riot
Police are investigating Michael Brown's stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his unarmed stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday.