The Daily Dose: Celebrating Opening Day Edition

Some baseball fans consider today, Opening Day, to be a holiday. 

That's right, sports fans, baseball—and more importantly Cardinals baseball is back. Take a long lunch break and watch the first real sign that spring is here. 

Before that, however, enjoy another edition of The Daily Dose. 

In Case You Missed It

• St. Peters Police r, who allegedly entered the First Baptist Church of St. Peters and assualted three people.
• The candidate profiles continued with a look at Judy Bateman.
• Francis Howell Central's Fort Zumwalt East 1-0.

Coming Up

• At 8 a.m. our Get Out weekend planner will come out.
• Election preview week continues with a look at Ward 3. 
• The Francis Howell Board of Education will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the District offices. The story will be up on Friday. 

The Forecast

Here's the weather outlook for today and Friday from the National Weather Service. 

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. 

Thursday night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 9 mph. 

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind between 10 and 18 mph. 

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind between 10 and 16 mph. 

Did You Know?

The St. Louis Cardinals kick off the 2011 today against the San Diego Padres. First pitch is scheduled 3:15 p.m. central time. The game is set to broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest.