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Junk haulers have hands full with pandemic cleanouts

ST. LOUIS _ The basement of Kate Walter's home had been overtaken by Christmas decorations, her grown children's grade school art projects and a dining room set that once belonged to her ex-husband's parents.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 5, 2020

QB change not enough for Missouri at Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. _ A quarterback change gave Missouri a spark, but Connor Bazelak can't play defense, can't catch his own passes and can't control the line of scrimmage. The Tigers struggled in all those areas Saturday at a sparsely populated Neyland Stadium, falling to No. 21 Tennessee, 35-12, in their…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 3, 2020

Cardinals Hall of Famer Bob Gibson dies at 84 after bout with cancer

ST. LOUIS _ By almost any account, Stan Musial was considered the greatest Cardinals player. By the same accounts, Bob Gibson, who died at age 84 Friday night in Omaha, Neb., under hospice care after fighting pancreatic cancer for more than a year, was considered the franchise's greatest pitcher.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 2, 2020

Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals' Shildt was NL Manager of the Year in 2019, but his 2020 is more impressive

Over in Tennessee, they called him "Smokey," though it had nothing to do with any nearby mountains or tobacco-related endeavors; the guy just looked a lot like singer Smokey Robinson. His name was Ramon Ortiz, and he was a hitting coach in the Appalachian League for the Johnson City Cardinals,…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 29, 2020

Judge blocks Peabody, Arch coal joint venture

ST. LOUIS _ A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed joint venture between two of the world's largest private coal companies, Peabody Energy and Arch Resources, that federal regulators argued would allow the companies to dominate the Powder River Basin coal market.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 29, 2020

Ameren announces plans to reach 'net-zero' carbon emissions by 2050, and spend billions on renewable energy

ST. LOUIS _ Ameren announced Monday that it intends to invest $8 billion in renewable energy projects over the next two decades, and will accelerate its plans to reduce carbon emissions and retire a pair of coal-fired power plants _ reaching "net-zero" carbon emissions by 2050.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 28, 2020

Cardinals jump Brewers early and make playoffs with 5-2 win

ST. LOUIS _ Not that they were concerned about the various possibilities, but the Cardinals took the most direct route available to baseball's postseason Sunday at Busch Stadium. They won their game.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 27, 2020

Cardinals still need a win as Brewers stay alive with 3-0 victory

The Cardinals entered Saturday night's game with the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium in "win and you're in' mode. They will enter Sunday's game with the Brewers in the same mode.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 26, 2020

Alabama too strong in Drinkwitz's debut, beats Missouri, 38-19

COLUMBIA, Mo. _ Eliah Drinkwitz stayed true to his promise to keep his quarterback choice a secret leading up to Saturday's game against Alabama. Missouri's first suspenseful preseason quarterback competition since a teenaged Brad Smith edged senior Kirk Farmer for the job 18 years ago, remained a mystery until the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 26, 2020

Family donates 116-year-old diary to historical society

ST. LOUIS _ Stephen Phelps calls it the "family bible," the "holy grail" that has survived 116 years and three generations of family members. But now the family bible, a 132-page diary of the 1904 World's Fair written by Phelps' grandmother, Adele Quinette, has found a new home.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 25, 2020