
Friday 18th May, 2012
Kyle Busch captures pole for Sprint All-Star race
Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year. Busch completed the unique three-lap qualifying that included a mandatory four-tire pit stop in 1 minute, ...
Clippers try to dig out of 2-0 hole against Spurs
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, gets a pat on the head from teammate San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) after he scored against the Los Angeles Clippers during the fourth ...
Andretti moves into favored position for Indy pole
Marco Andretti is taking advantage of an IndyCar power boost. The 24-year-old American turned the first 226 mph lap this week at Indianapolis, then outdid himself with the only 227 mph of the week ...
Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut
St. Louis Post-DispatchIn this image provided by Facebook, Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, applauds at the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, Friday, May 18, 2012, from Facebook ...
Rumor mill has Ann Rubin leaving KSDK
St. Louis Post-Dispatchalready has confirmed that he will be leaving the station next month. After nine years and two Emmys, Small's contract was not renewed. Small's and Rubin's contracts expired in ...
Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing 2nd straight win
St. Louis Post-DispatchStacy Lewis reacts to her putt on the sixth hole during a second round match against Sandra Gal, of Germany, at the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in ...
Cardinals adjust against Dodgers
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe Cardinals will play with a modified bench tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers and starting pitcher Ted Lilly (5-0, 2.11). With Allen Craig disabled by a left hamstring strain and Jon Jay on ...
Spain may have to revise its 2011 budget deficit
St. Louis Post-DispatchBrokers look at a screen inside the Spanish Stock Exchange in Madrid, Friday May 18, 2012. Spain's stock market flirted with seven-year lows Friday as investors continued to worry about the ...
Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday
St. Louis Post-DispatchIn Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt. Employees ...
White Sox beat Cubs 3-2 in Kerry Wood finale
St. Louis Post-DispatchChicago White Sox's Paul Konerko is hit in the head with a pitch during the third inning of an interleague baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, May 18, 2012 in Chicago. Konerko left ...
St. Louis provides fodder once again for CBS's '48 Hours Mystery'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: CBS's "48 Hours Mystery," will focus for the second time in a month on the St. Louis area when it airs a story tomorrow night on retired police ...
Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO
St. Louis Post-DispatchSome investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Student suspended over Post-It note prank
News Channel 5St. Louis (KSDK) - A Francis Howell Central High School student is paying the price for a senior prank. The prank involved thousands of Post-It notes and it led to a five day suspension for Andrew ...
All students out of hospital after bus accident
News Channel 5St. Louis (KSDK) - All of the patients from this week's school bus crash are out of the hospital. NewsChannel 5 checked with St. Louis Children's hospital Friday afternoon, and a ...
Art on the Square this weekend in Belleville
News Channel 5Belleville, IL (KSDK) - Forget the gadgets, hand-made items are totally hot right now. We checked the website Etsy Friday, and it lets people buy and sell hand crafted items. More than three ...
Consignment event to be held this weekend at Maryville University
News Channel 5St. Louis (KSDK) - We're always trying to save you money here on First @ 4. This weekend, Just Between Friends West St. Louis is holding a big consignment event at Maryville University. ...
Missouri lawmakers trim disparity in drug sentences
The Kansas City StarA Missouri measure that would reduce the disparity in prison sentences between people convicted of crack and powder cocaine crimes gained final approval from lawmakers Friday and is now headed to ...
Missouri lawmakers pass contraception legislation on final day
The Kansas City StarMissouri's Republican-led Legislature registered its discontent with President Barack Obama's health care policies Friday during an otherwise uneventful final day of a legislative session ...
UMSL to acquire Quincy Public Radio Station
St. Louis Business JournalThe University of Missouri-St. Louis is acquiring Quincy University's public radio station WQUB 90.3 FM in Quincy, Ill., St. Louis Public Radio officials said today. The sale of WQUB is ...
Cubs P Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons
St. Louis Post-DispatchChicago Cubs relief pitcher Kerry Wood tips his hat to the crowd after being taken out during the eight inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, May 18, 2012 in Chicago. The ...
Olympic flame arrives in Britain
St. Louis Post-DispatchFormer England football captain David Beckham, right, and London Mayor Boris Johnson attend a handover for the Olympic flame at Panathenaean stadium in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The torch ...
Wallace set to make NASCAR debut in Iowa
St. Louis Post-DispatchDarrell Wallace Jr., left, walks to his car in the garage area as it is prepped for Sunday's NASCAR Nationwide Series' Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 auto race, Friday, May 18, 2012, at Iowa Speedway ...
St. Louis foreclosure rate holds steady
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe number of St. Louis area homes facing foreclosure remained stable in April, with 1,793 homes either declared in default, scheduled for auction or in banks' possession. Figures ...
Facebook falls flat in public debut
St. Louis Post-DispatchIn this image provided by Facebook, Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, applauds at the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, Friday, May 18, 2012, from Facebook ...
NASCAR partners with Twitter for live events
St. Louis Post-DispatchNASCAR has created a partnership with Twitter that makes it the first sports organization to create an enhanced live event experience on the social media platform. The partnership will begin before ...
Ballplayers say it's their choice how to slide
St. Louis Post-DispatchFILE - In this July 23, 2008, file photo, Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson, right, slides into third for a triple as Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon reaches for the late tag in ...
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