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History making night for the St. Louis Blues  

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ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues honored the team’s inaugural Hall of Fame class at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis on Friday night. 

The inductees include Red Berenson, Scotty Bowman, Bernie Federko, Bob Gassoff, Glenn Hall, Brett Hull, Dan Kelly, Al McInnis, Bob Plager, Barclay Plager, Chris Pronger, Sid Solomon, Jr., Sid Salomon III, Brian Sutter, and Garry Unger. 

Unger said he still gets emotional thinking about the support from fans when the team took to the ice at the old arena on Oakland Avenue. 

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“I got goosebumps just talking about it here now,” he said. 

Berenson also attended Friday night’s ceremony and recalled the way St. Louis embraced hockey when the team joined the NHL in 1967. 

“The fans just fell in love with the team,” Berenson said. 

He believes fans appreciated the work ethic displayed by teams, which exceeded expectations. Since 1968, the Blues made it to the Stanley Cup Finals for three straight years. 

Bowman, the legendary coach of those teams, said the St. Louis Blues franchise has found ways to overcome adversity. 

“They had ownership changes, the team was going to move in the mid-80s somewhere, and one year they didn’t have draft choices,” Bowman said. 

Pronger was also in attendance for Friday’s honor. 

When asked how he describes St. Louis to those unfamiliar with the city, he said, “You get immersed in the community very quickly. Everybody’s very welcoming, and I think that’s why you see a lot of players stick around. They feel like it’s home, and they always want to come back.” 

Federko echoed Pronger’s comments and said players want to be part of a franchise that can win. 

“With Doug Armstrong and what the ownership group has done, they want to win,” he said. 

Fans will be able to see banners honoring the team’s Hall of Fame members in the main concourse of Enterprise Center. To find more information, click here. 

You can also see more coverage of the event on Bally Sports Midwest here. 

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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.

Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.

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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.

Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.

Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.

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St. Louis Public Schools superintendent to be sworn in

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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.

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Gas tanker crashes into St. Louis Metro transit center

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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.

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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.

A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.

The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.

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