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ROXANA, Ill. (AP) — A contractor died after a crane overturned at a refinery in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, a coroner said Tuesday. Chad L. Crabtree, 47, of Owensboro, Kentucky, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident Tuesday afternoon at the Philips 66 Refinery in Roxana, 17 miles (27.4 kilometers) northeast

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County will pay $5.3 million to a former sheriff’s deputy who alleged he was fired because of his age and health conditions. The county legislature voted Monday to settle the lawsuit filed by Doug Caster, who was fired in December 2015. Caster alleged he and other senior deputies were

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police in Springfield, Missouri, are investigating after vandals spray-painted a swastika during a vandalism spree at an elementary school that is under construction. Springfield Public Schools spokesman Stephen Hall said the district immediately replaced the window where the swastika was found and removed graffiti on the exterior of the building. He

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller, Alexis Lafrenière and Chris Kreider scored in the third period as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4. Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, and Braden Schneider and Adam Fox also scored for the Rangers, who won

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Patrick Mahomes had only lost to one quarterback three times — until Sunday. Mahomes fell to 0-3 against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, including playoffs, when Burrow rallied his team to a 27-24 victory. Tom Brady is the only other QB with three wins over

Associated Press Wake Forest and Missouri will square off the first time at the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa. The Demon Deacons stumbled down the stretch with four losses in five games, but feature the ACC’s No. 2 quarterback in Sam Hartman, who threw for more than 3,400 yards with 35 touchdowns. The Tigers picked things

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Samaje Perine rushed for a season-high 106 yards and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in their first meeting since the Bengals prevailed in last season’s AFC championship game. Patrick Mahomes and

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown made 9 of 12 from the field and finished with 25 points and eight rebounds to help Missouri beat Southeast Missouri State 96-89. Sean East II added 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with six assists and four steals for Missouri. The Tigers are off to their best start since

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Led by Rayquawndis Mitchell’s 27 points, the UMKC Kangaroos defeated the Lindenwood Lions 61-47. The Kangaroos improved to 4-7 with the win and the Lions fell to 4-6.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Led by Rienk Mast’s 15 points, the Bradley Braves defeated the Missouri State Bears 58-40. The Braves are now 6-3 with the win and the Bears dropped to 4-4.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen scored his second career hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 6-2. Bryan Rust had a goal and three assists, Jason Zucker had a goal and two assists, Sidney Crosby also scored and Evgeni Malkin added three assists to help the

ST. LOUIS — Led by Javon Pickett’s 23 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis 85-72 on Saturday night. The Billikens improved to 7-2 with the victory and the Salukis fell to 5-3.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — TCU quarterback Max Duggan was battered and bloodied, physically exhausted and mentally drained. And still unsure if the third-ranked Horned Frogs had done enough to get into the four-team College Football Playoff. Duggan dropped to his knees in the end zone after his 8-yard TD

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say a 29-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly entered a hotel room and fatally beat an elderly man from Missouri who was visiting with his wife. The 75-year-old man was found unresponsive in a room Thursday night at the Avenue Plaza Hotel. He later died at

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When BNSF railroad conductor Justin Schaaf needed to take time off from work this summer, he had to make a choice: go to the dentist to get a cavity in his molar filled or attend a party for his son’s 7th birthday. He chose his

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Members of the United Auto Workers union appeared on Friday to favor replacing many of their current leaders in an election that stemmed from a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former union officials. Reform-minded candidates, many part of the UAW Members United slate, are leading