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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is calling lawmakers back to work Sept. 6 for a special session to cut income taxes. Parson on Monday said he wants lawmakers to cut the top income tax rate from 5.3% to 4.8%. The Republican’s office estimates the cut will

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An anti-drug group is backing a lawsuit to take a recreational marijuana legalization proposal off Missouri’s November ballot. A Jefferson City woman filed the lawsuit Friday. National anti-drug group Protect Our Kids is supporting it. The suit alleges that marijuana supporters didn’t gather enough valid

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there’s also a national shortage of people working in the trades. At hand is the $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing operation near the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A few close plays at the plate over the past couple weeks have infuriated MLB catchers. Cleveland’s Austin Hedges and San Diego’s Austin Nola tagged out runners at the plate, only to have the calls reversed after video review when umpires decided both catchers blocked the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single in the seventh inning and finished with three RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals stretch their winning streak to seven games with a 6-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Trailing 4-3, the Cardinals loaded the bases in the seventh after

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2. Ramirez has a hit in all five games since returning Tuesday from a broken right thumb and is hitting .337 durng a resurgent season.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two more homers, pushing his career total to 692 and helping St. Louis beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-7. It was a vintage night for the 42-year-old Pujols, who continues to hit like a man at least a decade younger. The 11-time

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Josef Newgarden won his fifth race of the season and tightened the IndyCar title race with his Saturday night victory at World Wide Technology Raceway outside St. Louis. The two-time IndyCar champion climbed to second in the standings and trails Team Penske teammate Will

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit two more home runs, boosting his total to 692 and moving him past Stan Musial into second place on the career list for total bases. The 42-year-old Pujols connected for solo homers in the second and fourth innings against Arizona left-hander

PHOENIX (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been placed on the restricted list and is expected to miss the next two games. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Molina left for “business matters” and is expected to return to the team on Monday. Marmol added that the catcher previously asked permission to leave

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes led two similar touchdown drives and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Washington Commanders 24-14 in a preseason game. The first one was a 12-play, 87-yard drive in 5:28, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jody Fortson. The second was a 12-play,

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his first start since making a serious perfect game bid and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2. Rasmussen, who lost his perfect game last Sunday when Baltimore’s Jorge Mateo opened the

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State to resume his college career. Johnson made the announcement on social media Saturday, picking the Wildcats over fellow finalists Memphis, Nebraska and Western

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Miles Mikolas threw eight dominant innings, Paul Goldschmidt connected for his 30th homer of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1. Nolan Arenado had a four-hit night, including three doubles, while veteran catcher Yadier Molina added a season-high three hits and

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted Kansas City to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, ending the Royals’ four-game skid. Massey drove in automatic runner Michael A. Taylor, who had moved up to third on a groundball.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Will Power has tied Mario Andretti for the most poles in IndyCar series history. The Australian won the 67th pole of his IndyCar career on Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis. Now his focus is on Saturday night’s race and

WYATT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a young mother is the third member of her family to die in a gas explosion at her Missouri home. Twenty-two-year-old Myranda Gale Golden was hurt Monday when her home in the far southern Missouri town of Wyatt erupted in flames and was taken to a burn unit in

By The Associated Press American forward Josh Sargent surpassed his league scoring total of last season, getting both goals in Norwich’s 2-0 win over Millwall in the second-tier English League Championship. Sargent is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. World Cup roster. After appearing in each of the first three qualifiers last September,