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Michelle Obama, Jill Biden To Attend Game 1 Of The World Series
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) — First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will attend Game One of the 2011 World Series as part of Major League Baseball’s Welcome Back Veterans program and the First Lady’s...
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VIDEO: Soldiers Cheer On The Home Team
Our Cardinals should know that they have some great fans over in Afghanistan and Egypt who are calling on all the forces they trust to help generate a World Series win! Check out this facebook post...
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Man Loses 100+ Lbs. In Nine Months, Joins The Army
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - It started with a crude comment from a “friend”, according to David West. “Someone made me mad,” West, 20, explained just moments before taking his oath at the St. Louis Military...
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Man Charged With Robbing Salvation Army Worker
FLORISSANT, Mo. (KMOX) - Florissant police say they’ve arrested a man who was less than charitable toward a Salvation Army worker. 24-year-old Edward J. Mitchell is accused of robbing the employee...
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Majerus Steps Down As SLU Coach
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Citing a health issue, St. Louis University men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus has resigned. “Rick is in a California hospital undergoing evaluation and treatment for an ongoing...
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Opinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed
Now that President Barack Obama has ended the military surge in Afghanistan, the analysts are taking a hard look at what was accomplished since Obama made his surprising move in 2009 when he decided...
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Kentucky Man Says VA Treatment Caused Frostbitten Penis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An Army veteran is seeking $10 million from the federal government, accusing a Veterans Administration nurse of repeatedly put ice packs on his penis after surgery, causing...
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Overnight America: May 27th, 2013 – Ryan Beatty, Rick Byer
Singer Ryan Beatty who was discovered on YouTube dropped by the studios this morning to talk about his upcoming Summer Tour and who influenced him in the world of music. Overnight America Rick Byer sat...
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Overnight America: July 4th, 2013 – Brian Flemming, Cheffy Baby,
Combat wounded Veteran Brian Flemming wrote the book “Redeployed” and took some time out of his busy 4th of July celebrations to talk with us about his decision to give up the dream of being a Brain...
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Soldier Convicted of Murder for Fort Hood Rampage
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Maj. Nidal Hasan has been convicted of premeditated murder for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. That means he’s now eligible for the death penalty. Military jurors found...
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Scott AFB Would Play Role in Proposed Syrian Strike
SHILOH, Ill. (KMOX) - As it has done many times in the past, Scott Air Force Base would play a critical role in a possible military strike in Syria. Jeff McCausland, a national security consultant for...
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Soldier’s Family Seeks Answers After Ft. Leonard Wood Death
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The parents of a military officer want more answers after their son died at Ft. Leonard Wood in southern Missouri two weeks ago. “This hurts. It doesn’t make sense,” Gregory Coble...
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Board of Aldermen Considering Veteran Hiring Bill
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Area veterans were honored Friday by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The names of veterans and their accomplishments were announced at the board’s weekly meeting. Alderman Jeffrey...
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College Football Spotlight: Texas And Army Coaching Searches On Different...
By Kevin McGuire (Credit, Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but that is rarely the case for a college football head coach. While the final shopping days before...
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Sergeant Accused of Sexual Assault in Missouri, Afghanistan
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (KMOX) - He received a Bronze Star for his deployments in the Middle East, but now a former Army drill sergeant is facing a possible court-martial for sexually assaulting several...
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Nebraska Man Killed During 3rd Tour In Afghanistan
HICKMAN, Neb. (AP) — A 30-year-old Army staff sergeant from Nebraska man is being remembered as a devoted family man after his death in Afghanistan. The Lincoln Journal Star reports Benjamin G. Prange...
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Fort Leonard Wood Bracing for Loss of Military, Civilian Positions
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Facing the possibility of losing more than 5,400 military and civilian positions, officials at and around Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood are going on the offensive. Missouri’s senators...
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Ft. Leonard Wood Commander Says Recruiting Remains Competitive
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The commander of Missouri’s Ft. Leonard Wood Army base says recruiting is still going well, as the nation continues to fight terrorism around the globe. Major General Leslie Smith...
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Army Referral Scheme Makes Couple Millionaires
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced a scheme revealed to have deprived the U.S. Army of nearly $4 million. The scheme, perpetrated by a retired Army sergeant and his wife, used a...
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Army Corps of Engineers Seeks to Soothe Coldwater Creek Concerns
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (KMOX) – As the Army Corps of Engineers held a meeting Thursday night to update its clean-up of nuclear-contaminated sites in the area, residents zeroed in on Coldwater Creek. The big...
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Warren County Deputy on Leave Over Fabricated Ambush Report
WARRENTON, Mo. (AP) – A Warren County sheriff’s deputy is on unpaid leave over a fabricated report about a weekend ambush shooting. The unnamed deputy claimed that he came under fire in the Reifsnider...
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State Officials, Missourians Show Support for Fort Leonard Wood
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (KMOX) – Losing 5,400 jobs at Fort Leonard Wood would be devastating to the community, the Army mission and the security of the nation, says Missouri Secretary of State Jason...
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Fresh Call for Total Removal of Nuclear Waste in Bridgeton
BRIDGETON, Mo. (KMOX) – A longtime leader of the environmental movement in St. Louis is calling for the total removal of all nuclear waste from the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton. Eighty-two-year-old...
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Purple Heart Medal Returns to WWII Soldier’s Family
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) – A Purple Heart medal, lost for decades, has been returned to a World War II soldier’s family in Illinois. The Daily Journal reports the medal belonged to William T. Brewer, who...
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Army Corps Prepares for Potential Levee Trouble
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Army Corps of Engineers is warning we’re “one storm event away” from potential trouble on some area levees. “The ground’s all saturated and it’s going to go into the rivers and...
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Fort Leonard Wood to See Reduction of 774 Troops
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) – Although Fort Leonard Wood will lose about 15 percent of its active-duty troops in the next two years, the Army reductions announced Thursday could have been much worse,...
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Ferguson Hires Another Interim Police Chief
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The Ferguson police force has new leadership for the third time in four months. The city on Wednesday introduced Andre Anderson, 50, as interim chief. Anderson previously was...
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Scott AFB and Fort Leonard Wood Fight Off Military Closures
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and Scott Air Force Base of Illinois both survived the recent large U.S. Army cuts with a graze wound. But now state officials are focusing on making...
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‘Game Changer’: Charity Provides Segways to Wounded Vets
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Before Thursday night’s ballgame, St. Louis Cardinals fans will honor six wounded veterans who received a major gift earlier in the day – Segways from the locally based charity...
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Body Found in Northeast St. Louis Identified as Missing Army Veteran
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – (UPDATED 5 p.m.) The 159th homicide victim in the city of St. Louis has been identified. St. Louis police say the body found this morning under construction materials in the Baden...
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Rehab of Chris Sanna’s Home Nearing Completion
HOUSE SPRINGS, MO (KMOX) – Friday is a big day at Chris Sanna’s House Springs home. The mother and step-father of the Army Veteran who was left paralyzed in a robbery and shooting after a Cardinals...
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Chris Sanna Returns To Newly Remodeled Home In House Springs
HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. (KMOX) – Paralyzed Army veteran Chris Sanna returned to his refurbished House Springs home Monday morning, nearly four months after he was shot during a robbery attempt near the Old...
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Completion Of Coldwater Creek Cleanup Still 10 Years Away
FLORISSANT, Mo. (KMOX) – Turns out there’s good news and some not-so-good news concerning the ongoing cleanup of radioactive contamination from Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County. The good news...
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Fort Leonard Wood PowerPoint Slide Listed Hillary Clinton as ‘Insider’ Threat
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (KMOX) – Is Hillary Clinton an “insider” threat to national security? That’s what trainees at Fort Leonard Wood were taught for 18 months. Clinton’s photo was next to those of...
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Army to Hold Memorial for Granite City Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) – A Colorado Army post is holding a memorial for a soldier from Illinois who died in a noncombat incident in Afghanistan. Thirty-six-year-old Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Wilbur of...
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Cards Add Military Appreciation Night to 2017 Schedule
JUPITER, Fla., March 2, 2017 – Today the St. Louis Cardinals announced the addition of Military Appreciation Night to the 2017 Theme Ticket schedule. The Cardinals will partner with FOX Sports Midwest...
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Explosion at Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri Kills 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An explosion Tuesday at a sprawling ammunition plant near Kansas City, Missouri, killed one worker and injured four others, the U.S. Army said. The blast at the Lake City Army...
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Three Brothers Take Honor Flight Together
ST. LOUIS (KMOX)-Saturday’s Greater St. Louis Honor Flight to Washington D.C. was a family affair for three brothers, who got to make the memorable trip together. “It was a wonderful trip,” says...
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Army Veteran’s Dying Wish Is To Hear From You
CBS Local — Lee Hernandez has a dying wish: He just wants to hear from people. Hernandez has continuous strokes that have taken away his vision and impaired his cognitive abilities. Even after three...
View ArticleOvernight America with Ralph Graczak – Monday, May 30th
In the opening hour Ralph talks about the meaning of Memorial Day and shares stories of how those stationed overseas are observing the day. http://cbsstlouis.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/graczak17.mp3...
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