A longtime St. Louis-area caterer and prepared food retailer is shutting down operations after 42 years in business, while its owner continues to operate a wholesale bakery.

The St. Louis Blues went into Wednesday night with a chance to clinch a Western Conference playoff spot. They needed to win in regulation, and they needed the Calgary Flames to lose in regulation.

It’s almost time for the NHL Playoffs, and the St. Louis Blues are very well in the mix, but they still need a few things to ...