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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas and Brendan Saad each had a goal and an assist, sending the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves and tied Grant Fuhr for fourth place in Blues history with 108 career wins. Brayden Schenn,

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights has filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion ban, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure and thereby imposed those beliefs on others who don’t share them. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in St.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of several Missouri faith leaders on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision asks a court to throw out the state’s abortion law, alleging that lawmakers openly invoked their personal religious beliefs in drafting the measure.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will each play international games during the NFL’s 2023 regular season. The Chiefs and Patriots will play in Germany. The Bills and Titans are the designated home teams for two games at the Tottenham

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown had 17 points, including two free throws with 29 seconds left, to lift Missouri to a 79-76 come-from-behind win over No. 25 Arkansas on Wednesday. DeAndre Gholston added 16 points for the Tigers, who avenged a 74-68 loss to Arkansas on Jan. 4. Davonte

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has never failed to reach the AFC championship game in four years as an NFL starting quarterback. To make it five straight, Mahomes will have to lead the Kansas City Chiefs past the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round on Saturday. The

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs returned from their week off for having the No. 1 seed in the AFC and everyone was on the practice field but wide receiver Mecole Hardman on Tuesday. The Chiefs play the Jaguars in the divisional round Saturday. In fact,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Vivek Malek has been sworn in as Missouri’s new state treasurer. Malek took the oath of office Tuesday in front of hundreds of supporters gathered in the state House chamber. The 45-year-old attorney from suburban St. Louis is the first non-white person to hold statewide office in Missouri. He’s

LOUISIANA, Mo. (AP) — A former police chief in a small northeast Missouri town is charged with second-degree murder after his girlfriend’s brother died of a drug overdose in his home in October. A Pike County grand jury indicted 50-year-old William Jones, who was arrested Friday and is being held on $1 million cash bail.

ATLANTA (AP) — The NFL has directed the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills to begin selling tickets for a possible AFC championship game in Atlanta on Jan. 29. The game would be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium if both teams win at home in the divisional round this weekend. If either loses, the game would

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emerson is taking public its bid to buy National Instruments for $7.6 billion. Emerson is offering $53 per share in cash, an enhanced offer that was made in November. It initially offered $48 per share in May. Last week National Instruments Corp. said that it