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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man accused of killing four people in the St. Louis area and two in a Kansas suburb of Kansas City has pleaded not guilty to a federal gun charge. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 26-year-old Perez Deshay Reed entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.

By ROXANA HEGEMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say a former police detective, who last year sued a sheriff’s deputy for running over him in a rural field, has been fatally shot by a police officer after disarming another officer and pointing the service weapon

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A judge’s decision to release longtime inmate Kevin Strickland, of Kansas City, was made possible by a new Missouri law intended to free people who were imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. The law gives local prosecutors the authority to seek hearings asking a judge to

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas widow says she’s still waiting for answers, more than 40 days after her husband was fatally struck in a hit-and-run accident outside of Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Steven Hickle of Wichita left the stadium early on Oct. 10. He was struck by two hit-and-run drivers while

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will soon make it easy for workers to claim religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine requirements and promise unemployment benefits to people who are fired after refusing the shots. Kansas expects to join other states in resisting federal mandates from President Joe Biden because the

By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas have approved a measure that would make it easy for workers to claim religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The bill approved Monday night also would provide unemployment benefits to people who are fired for refusing the shots.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Lykes was the last player to reach Arkansas’ locker room, and when he walked through the door, it set off a wild celebration that could be heard all the way back courtside. One that probably wouldn’t have been nearly so raucous if Kansas

By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas have agreed on a measure to make it easy for workers to claim religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Their deal Monday night also would provide unemployment benefits to people who lose their jobs after refusing the shots.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati coach Wes Miller had no idea who he was watching early on against Illinois on Monday night. Not because he’s in his first year with the Bearcats, either. “We weren’t playing our defensive principles. We weren’t alert. We weren’t executing offensively,” Miller said.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed and two Kansas City, Kansas, police officers were injured in an altercation. Police spokeswoman Nancy Chartrand said police responded around 2:30 p.m. Monday to the city’s Coronado neighborhood after receiving a report that someone was standing in a road looking at the sky and

By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are moving to make it easy in Kansas for workers to claim religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But GOP leaders were divided Monday over whether they also needed to promise unemployment benefits for people refusing the shots. Republican leaders

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga and UCLA continued their hold on the top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll on Monday, setting the stage for their highly anticipated showdown this week, while Purdue and Duke barged their way into the top five. The Bulldogs (4-0) had an easy

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas legislators are struggling to build support among Republicans for a proposal to provide unemployment benefits to workers who lose their jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccines. The GOP-controlled Legislature opened a special session Monday. The measure on unemployment is tied to another proposal to make

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. (AP) — Dale “Duster” Hoffman didn’t want a sorrowful funeral, so instead he got a parade. KWCH-TV reports that residents of the small town of Minneapolis, Kansas, turned out Sunday for a parade honoring Hoffman, who died earlier this month at age 71. Hoffman had said he wanted his friends and family to

The Associated Press The 1960s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. The team members are Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell and Jerry West.

LAS VEGAS — Tyson Etienne made a pair of foul shots with three seconds remaining to lead Wichita State to a 74-73 win over UNLV in the consolation game at the Roman Main Event. Etienne had 28 points to lead the Shockers. Bryce Hamilton led the Runnin’ Rebels with 18 points.

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas legislators are trying to tamp down fears about the cost and other potential problems with a proposal to provide unemployment benefits to workers who lose their jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccines. The GOP-controlled Legislature expected to consider the measure during a special session convening