By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Karla May is running for U.S. Senate in Missouri. May launched her campaign for Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s seat Tuesday in St. Louis. May faces a Democratic primary next year against candidates including St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell. If
Continue Reading By The Associated Press HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said. The St. Louis-bound bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County
Continue Reading HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police say three people were killed and 14 others were injured, some seriously, when a Greyhound bus crashed into three commercial motor vehicles along a highway in southern Illinois. State police say an initial investigation indicates a Greyhound passenger bus and three commercial vehicles were involved in the crash
Continue Reading By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Uranium processing in the St. Louis area played a pivotal role in developing the nuclear weapons that helped bring an end to World War II and provided a key defense during the Cold War. But the cost to the region has been staggering.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in the St. Louis area in the mid-20th century were aware of health risks, spills, improperly stored contaminants and other problems but often ignored them, according to documents
Continue Reading JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A prisoner transporter has been sentenced to nine years for violating a Washington detainee’s civil rights by raping her at a Missouri rest stop. The U.S. Department of Justice announced 37-year-old Rogeric Hankins’ sentence on Tuesday. The department says Hankins transported inmates who were arrested on out-of-state warrants. Hankins picked up
Continue Reading By ALLEN G. BREED and RANDY HERSCHAFT AP National Writer Fifty years ago, millions of files were destroyed in a huge fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in suburban St. Louis. The July 12, 1973, blaze consumed an estimated 16 to 18 million personnel files, the vast majority covering the period just before World
Continue Reading By ALLEN G. BREED, RANDY HERSCHAFT Associated Press The apocalyptic scene is still burned into Mike Buttery’s memory 50 years later: Black smoke billowing from the top floor of the Military Personnel Records Center; bits of paper wafting through the air as dozens of firefighters tried desperately to stem the inferno. “They’d hit it (the
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Dusty Baker and the All-Star Game are tailor made for each other. After buying suits for his All-Star coaches last year, Baker purchased sports jackets for Tuesday night’s game. The 74-year-old Houston Astros manager says “We look like a band this year because we got ’em all the same blue blazer.” He
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to temporarily block a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ discussions with social media companies about controversial online posts. The request for an emergency stay was filed at the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals shortly
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation to extend health care for new mothers and prohibit handheld phone use while driving. Parson last week signed almost all of the remaining bills passed by the GOP-led Legislature this year. Bills signed by the governor include expanded
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in Louisiana refused Monday to put a temporary hold on his own order limiting Biden administration officials contacts with social media companies. Biden administration attorneys had asked U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Monroe to stay his own order, which was issued last
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough won his return to the mound for Kansas City after being hit in the face by a line drive two months ago and the Royals beat Shane Bieber for the first time, snapping a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Democratic Rep. Crystal Quade is running for governor in 2024. The House Democratic minority leader announced her campaign in a Sunday video. In the video, the 37-year-old Springfield representative said she can handle tough politics as she knocked over other skaters on a roller derby track. The Missouri governor’s
Continue Reading By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Paul DeJong had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3. DeJong lined a pitch from Keynan Middleton (2-1) down the left field line to score Nolan Gorman, who started the inning on second base. St. Louis
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough won his return to the mound for Kansas City after being hit in the face by a line drive two months ago and the Royals beat Shane Bieber for the first time, snapping a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland
Continue Reading TROY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri deputy died when his motorcycle was struck by a man suspected of drunk-driving. Authorities say 60-year-old Steven Tucker of Troy, Missouri, was off-duty riding his Harley-Davidson around 7:25 p.m. Saturday on a two-lane road when a car crossed the center line and struck the motorcycle head-on. Tucker had just
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is returning to the mound to start against Cleveland in his first major league game since the left-hander was hit in the face by a line drive two months ago. Yarbrough was activated from the 60-day injured list before the
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Milwaukee prospect Jacob Misiorowski reached 100 mph with 10 of 18 pitches in Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Futures Game. The 21-year-old right-hander topped out at 102.4 mph while striking out the side in a one-hit fourth inning during the National League’s 5-0 win over the
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Aziel Jackson ended a scoreless match five minutes into the second half with his first career goal and St. Louis City held on for a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC. Jackson, a 21-year-old rookie, used an assist from Akil Watts to score in his third start and 12th appearance this season. It
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