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By The Associated Press GROVESPRING, Mo (AP) — A car was swept away and two passengers drowned early Friday in Missouri during torrential rains that were part of a severe weather system roaring across parts of the Midwest and South. The accident happened just after midnight in a sparsely populated area of southwestern Missouri. Authorities

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis Cardinals. The 34-year-old veteran right-handed pitcher has signed a two-year contract extension with the Cardinals that runs through the 2025 season. The two-time All-Star was about the enter the final year of his current contract with St. Louis. He is scheduled to make

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer The Texas Rangers aren’t wasting any time in seeing what they have in Jacob deGrom. The two-time Cy Young Award winner will start for the Rangers when they open the 2023 season against Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies. Eight Cy Young award winners in all will start on

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Two familiar faces from St. Louis’ run to the NL Central title last season aren’t around anymore as the Cardinals attempt to become the division’s first repeat champion in six years. The retirements of Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols leave the Cardinals having to replace two likely Hall of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Guardians were a surprising AL Central champion a year ago when one of the youngest clubs in baseball overtook the slumping Twins down the stretch. Now, they’ve added Josh Bell and Mike Zunino to a team that returns largely intact, and that makes them the favorites to win

DECATUR, Texas (AP) — Authorities searched for a person missing after flash flooding swept away a vehicle in Missouri and a suspected tornado touched down early Friday in north Texas as a volatile storm system threatened to spawn tornadoes in several Southern states. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center forecast severe weather through Friday

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a motorist fleeing from Missouri police in a suspected stolen vehicle has struck and killed two people riding on a motorcycle. Sgt. John Syme, an Independence police spokesman, said Thursday that the pursuit started Wednesday night when officers spotted the suspicious Jeep Cherokee. The Kansas City Star reports that

DECATUR, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a suspected tornado touched down early Friday in north Texas as a storm system threatens to spawn tornadoes in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee later in the day. Cody Powell, the emergency management coordinator for Wise County, said the likely tornado struck about 5 a.m. in the southwest corner

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer A trio of NL pennant hopefuls are suddenly dealing with injuries to some pretty important players. The Philadelphia Phillies lost slugging first baseman Rhys Hoskins on Thursday when he damaged his left knee fielding a grounder in a spring training game. He needs surgery for a torn ACL and

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Souley Boum is savoring every moment of his one and only season at Xavier. He chose the school because he believed it would give him his best chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. The All-Big East first-team pick leads the Musketeers into a

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri grade school that was shut down last year amid concerns of possible radioactive contamination will not reopen. Jana Elementary School, in the St. Louis County town of Florissant, closed in October after a private study indicated the presence of contamination. The study was funded by lawyers whose clients

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer A trio of NL pennant hopefuls are dealing with injuries to some pretty important players. St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright has a groin injury and Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias an inflamed shoulder. Both will begin the season on the injured list. And Philadelphia first baseman Rhys Hoskins

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri minors no longer could receive gender-affirming treatments under a state Senate-approved bill. Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has voted 24-8 in favor of banning puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries for minors for the next four years. Minors currently receiving treatment would be exempt. The bill now

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Doug Armstrong has been selected as Canada’s general manager for the upcoming men’s world hockey championship in Finland and Latvia. The St. Louis Blues executive was tabbed by Hockey Canada on Thursday as part of a management team that will also see Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman serve in an

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has announced plans to seek the death penalty against a Kansas City man charged with fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop. Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Tuesday that Joshua Rocha could qualify under Missouri law for the punishment because the July 2022 killing of