DETROIT — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two tornadoes struck one Michigan city and destroyed homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. The tornadoes were first spotted after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, while portions of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under a tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service. The storms came a day after a deadly twister ripped through an Oklahoma town. As the storms raged on in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday, the National Weather...

All I know is this – for the past 26 years, I’ve dedicated myself to documenting St. Louis’ music scene from its artists to sounds to venues and festivals and more, all to the best of my ability for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In a desire to add a fresh chapter to my story, prove to myself it gets greater later and hopefully make room for a new voice to emerge, I am leaving the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and my music critic position to join the corporate ranks at Live...

May 8 - A bad start to the season got worse for the St. Louis Cardinals when they lost catcher Willson Contreras to a broken left forearm during their 7-5 loss to the New York Mets on Tuesday. The Cardinals will try to regroup Wednesday afternoon when they finish their three-game home series with the Mets. Contreras, who had been the hottest St. Louis hitter, was injured when his arm interfered with J.D. Martinez's bat swing while the Cardinals were enduring their fourth consecutive loss and sixth defeat in seven...

Zonky Jazz Band plays during Monday Night Dinner at Adam Schluter’s house in Coeur d’Alene on May 17, 2021. Informal invitations to dinners at his home has led to lasting friendships. (KATHY PLONKA/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW) As North Idaho’s population continues to increase, Coeur d’Alene’s Adam Schlüter has created a bonding avenue within his community, a beloved concept that he hopes can be applied to many different cultures and communities worldwide: a potluck dinner with live music and fellowship. Monday Night Dinners originated when Schlüter lived in St. Louis, and his mother...

Tornadoes were spotted after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Portions of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under a tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service. There were no serious injuries immediately reported, but city officials said in a news release that the twisters knocked out power to more than 20,000 people. Most of them would be without power until late Wednesday, city officials said. Tuesday's storms came a day after parts of the central United States were battered by heavy rain, strong winds, hail...

May 8 - Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo drove in three runs each as the visiting New York Mets rallied for a 7-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. Alonso, who was 1-for-29 in his previous nine games, had a two-run double and a homer. Nimmo hit a three-run homer. The defeat proved especially costly for the Cardinals, who lost catcher Willson Contreras to a left forearm fracture in the second inning. J.D. Martinez hit him while swinging his bat on a catcher's-interference incident. Mets starting pitcher Jose...

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras broke his left forearm when he was hit by a swing during Tuesday night's game against the New York Mets. Contreras got hurt with J.D. Martinez at the plate in the second inning. After he was clipped by Martinez's swing, the three-time All-Star tumbled over in obvious pain and then jogged away before sitting down while was examined by St. Louis athletic training staff. Martinez was awarded first base due to catcher's interference. The team said Contreras had a left forearm fracture, and...

ATLANTA — Starting Wednesday, the Red Sox will inch closer to getting their starting rotation back to full strength. Righty Nick Pivetta will be activated off the injured list to start Wednesday’s series finale against the Braves, marking the first reinforcement for a Sox rotation that has been operating with just two of its five regular starters (Kutter Crawford and Tanner Houck) since Brayan Bello joined Pivetta and Garrett Whitlock on the shelf April 24. Pivetta made just two starts, with his last coming April 2 before he hit the...

By Alexa St. John, Sean Murphy and Jim Salter | Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — A tornado destroyed homes, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death was reported. The tornado ripped through the 1,000-person town of Barnsdall, about a 40-minute drive north of Tulsa, on Monday night. It was the second...

Destructive storms roared through the Plains Monday, unloading at least one deadly tornado, giant hail and hurricane-force wind gusts. As some communities pick up the pieces, new ones must prepare for the threat of strong tornadoes in the Midwest. • One dead, multiple injuries: At least one person is dead and several others are injured after a tornado tore through Oklahoma’s Osage and Washington counties Monday night, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said in an on-air interview with CNN affiliate KOKI. Extensive damage occurred to dozens of homes between Barnsdall...