(5:50am) We discuss the baseball season opener TOMORROW in Tokyo! It's the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers opening up the MLB season with a 2-game series. Tuesday's TV coverage for game one of the series will be on FOX, so look for it at 5am in St. Louis on FOX2. Opening Day here in the States for the rest of MLB will be on Thursday, March 27, including the Cardinals hosting the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium at 3:15pm.
Tokyo story here: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/tokyo-series-preview-everything-you-need-to-know-as-the-dodgers-and-cubs-begin-the-2025-mlb-season-in-japan--time-schedule-pitchers-storylines-213154738.html
(6:05am) MORNING NEWS DUMP
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 13 people were killed by Friday's storms in the state. Two were in the St. Louis area...one in Jefferson County, the other in St. Louis County.
Sec. of State Marco Rubio comments on the bombing of the Houthis.
Sec. of Homeland Security Kristi Noem comments on the work being done at the border wall in Texas.
The Trump administration is appealing judicial orders to immediately rehire thousands of fired government workers.
President Trump comments on the tariffs.
Washington University here in St. Louis is being investigated for racial discrimination by the Trump administration.
Audio from SpaceX docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
The brackets are set for NCAA March Madness. Missouri, Illinois and SIU-Edwardsville are all in the dance this year. Saint Louis University will be in the NIT facing Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Arkansas on Tuesday night at 8pm.
In spring training action, the Cardinals lost to the Miami Marlins 11-5. Up next: the Washington Nationals this afternoon at 12:05pm. The regular MLB season officially opens tomorrow with the Chicago Cubs facing the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo. Live coverage on Fox2 begins at 5am CT.
Blues (now 33-28-7) beat the Anaheim Ducks at Enterprise Center 7-2. Up next: the Predators (25-33-8) in Nashville on Tuesday night at 7pm.
(6:20am) Recovery efforts are underway in various parts of the metro area following the severe storms on Friday night which included tornadoes. Villa Ridge, MO (at I-44 and Highway 100, west of Pacific) and neighboring Gray Summit (home of Purina Farms) were two of the hard hit areas. Story from Villa Ridge here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/03/16/dozens-families-begin-lengthy-tornado-damage-cleanup-villa-ridge/
Also story here: https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/severe-weather/st-louis-missouri-illinois-friday-tornado-damage-storm-wind/63-3b56b4c7-9543-455a-97e5-b2290bb59481
And story here: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/10-deaths-confirmed-across-missouri-after-intense-friday-storms/63-ba8dd909-9c63-4cce-8836-d734495720c2
(6:35am) Mark Mix from National Right To Work talks about the confirmation of left-of-center, pro-union Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Story here: https://nrtwc.org/trump-labor-chief-pick-backed-forced-dues-bill/
Story here: https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/03/11/lori-chavez-deremer-gets-confirmed-as-secy-of-labor-as-determined-democrats-re-introduce-the-pro-act-n2186536
Also story here: https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/03/10/breaking-senate-decides-on-trumps-controversial-pick-for-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-n2186508
(https://www.nrtw.org/)
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(6:50am) MORNING NEWS DUMP
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 13 people were killed by Friday's storms in the state. Two were in the St. Louis area...one in Jefferson County, the other in St. Louis County.
Sec. of State Marco Rubio comments on the bombing of the Houthis.
Sec. of Homeland Security Kristi Noem comments on the work being done at the border wall in Texas.
The Trump administration is appealing judicial orders to immediately rehire thousands of fired government workers.
President Trump comments on the tariffs.
Washington University here in St. Louis is being investigated for racial discrimination by the Trump administration.
Audio from SpaceX docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
The brackets are set for NCAA March Madness. Missouri, Illinois and SIU-Edwardsville are all in the dance this year. Saint Louis University will be in the NIT facing Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Arkansas on Tuesday night at 8pm.
In spring training action, the Cardinals lost to the Miami Marlins 11-5. Up next: the Washington Nationals this afternoon at 12:05pm. The regular MLB season officially opens tomorrow with the Chicago Cubs facing the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo. Live coverage on Fox2 begins at 5am CT.
Blues (now 33-28-7) beat the Anaheim Ducks at Enterprise Center 7-2. Up next: the Predators (25-33-8) in Nashville on Tuesday night at 7pm.
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