Gov. Mike Kehoe campaigned on state control of the St. Louis city police, and now he’s seeking to follow through. The state Senate is pushing the effort forward.

Blues coach Jim Montgomery challenged the call on the ice, but the play was upheld and St. Louis penalized for the unsuccessful challenge.

Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The baseball writers pass over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility. For the first time in NBA All-Star history, an overtime period is needed.

Fame is achieved by the exceptional, by the accomplished, by the exceptionally accomplished … or by pure dumb luck (or lack thereof). Fame is bestowed upon humankind by humankind, which is to say, it is subjective.

The baseball writers pass over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility ... to give the East a 98-93 victory and Cousy the MVP honors. 1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award ...

A s the Phillies gathered at their ancestral spring home of Clearwater in the late 1940s, they were followed by a writer. That wasn’t unusual in the slightest: sportswriters flo

Eddie Collins, Wee Willie Keeler and George Sisler are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the first of his NBA record four

Dispatch, Tony Messenger wrote about the encouraging crime data in St. Louis and urged others to recognize good news when they see it. (“Crime

Another Hall of Fame induction season has come and gone. This time around, Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner, and CC Sabathia got the call. As we reminisce on the careers of these three monumental figures in baseball,