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1 By Tim 314-340-8132 I no contest when picking the biggest local news story of the year the one that was a big national and even international story this year. The shooting of Michael Brown, protests in Ferguson and elsewhere, the non-indictment of Darren Wilson, other police shootings and associated issues dominated headlines from August through the end of the year, and will continue to generate headlines to come. (For more on that story, see A1.) Here are some of the other news stories that grabbed our attention before and after the Aug. 9 shooting of Brown, from chilly weather to fiery politics, and the 250th birthday to a bear cub that just help nibbling on college students. Not just Ferguson: Big snow, new bridge, gay marriage DAVID CARSON Newlywed couples (from left) David Gray and Tod Martin, Miranda Duschack and Mimo Davis, and Terry Garrett and Bruce Yampolsky celebrate after St.

Louis Recorder of Deeds Sharon Quigley Carpenter announced she had officially recorded their marriages in the Recorder of Deeds office at St. Louis City Hall on June 25. TOP: Joe Williams tries to free the car of Nicole Watkins on Jan. 5 in Clayton. J.B.

fORBES Su day 12.28.2014 ear i review TO cal STO rie ear i review TO wea her ird 0f 2014 Cardinals win the NL Central title Bed rest for pregnant women Ferguson turmoil Balloon glow Miley Cyrus at Scottrade Center Cleanup of mine waste at St. Joe State Park Muny production of Boo Boo the bear OBER EN Lights bathe the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge after a ceremony on the span on Feb. 7. See STORIES age B4.