Chiefs Take Two Defenders and QB On Day One Of Draft

The Chiefs addressed their needs on the defensive line by taking DE Tamba Hali of Penn St. with their first-round pick of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Hali terrorized Big 10 quarterbacks as a senior, with a conference-leading 11 sacks. He was sixth nationally in sacks....

Rams Take Three Defenders, Two Tight Ends On Day One Of Draft

The St. Louis Rams had one of the worst defenses in the NFL last season, and they continued to address that problem on Saturday afternoon by taking corner back Tye Hill of Clemson with the 15th pick of the NFL Draft. The Rams originally had the 11th pick but traded it...

Nixon Launches Suit to Stop Missouri River Spring Rise

Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from conducting a manmade flood, or Spring rise, on the Missouri River in May. The rise is supposed to help some endangered fish in the river. Nixon says the Corps has not followed...

Washington University to Tear Down Century-Old Building

Washington University in St. Louis seems ready to ignore pleas from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and follow-through with plans to tear down 105-year-old Prince Hall to make way for an underground parking garage. The university plans to begin demolition...