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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two people are dead after a car flipped onto its side and slammed into a St. Louis grocery store. The accident happened Friday afternoon at a Schnucks store in south St. Louis. The vehicle’s driver and passenger — a man and a woman — died hours later at a hospital. No

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State parks in Missouri are proving to be more popular than ever, with record numbers of visitors. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 22.5 million people visited Missouri state parks in 2021, a nearly 7% increase from 2020 and an all-time high for the state’s 92 parks and historic sites.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid’s trial on a felony driving while intoxicated charge has been postponed until at least September. Reid’s trial was scheduled for April but was rescheduled on Friday to Sept. 26. Reid, the son of Chiefs Coach Andy Reid, was charged after a Feb.

WINONA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says human remains found in a rural area of south-central Missouri were those of a woman who was the victim of a homicide. The remains were discovered Jan. 12 along U.S. 60 near Winona in Shannon County. A news release from the patrol on Friday said

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years for killing a woman during a shooting spree inside the Maryland Heights Community Center in 2020. Michael Honkomp pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder and five other felonies. He was sentenced Friday. Honkomp admitted killing

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A former southwestern Illinois police officer has been sentenced to five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to collecting about $60,000 in fraudulent pay by falsifying his time cards. A federal judge also ordered 51-year-old Ricky Perry on Wednesday to repay the money and serve five months of

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In Robert Greene’s documentary “Procession,” six men who decades ago were sexually abused by Catholic priests and clergy in the Kansas City area, come together to do drama therapy. The film, which is available on Netflix, has received near-universal acclaim and has been shortlisted for best documentary at the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that St. Louis police officers are not immune from a lawsuit filed by a man who was arrested along with several other people during a protest in 2017. A three-judge appeals court panel on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling. Brian Baude is one of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former southeastern Missouri police chief has pleaded guilty to violating a woman’s civil rights by forcing her to give her children to their paternal grandmother without a court order to do so. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 54-year-old Marc Tragesser pleaded guilty to the federal misdemeanor Thursday. Prosecutors say

HOUSTON, Mo. (AP) — Police in Houston, Missouri, say three people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. The bodies were found Thursday evening at a home in Houston. KYTV reports police believe 66-year-old Gregory Pardun died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting 57-year-old Deborah German and a 16-year-old male. Houston police Lt. Mathew Woodmansee

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A week after Republican Missouri congressman Billy Long released a Senate campaign ad claiming the 2020 presidential election was rigged, YouTube has removed the ad for violating its guidelines. Long responded late Thursday by accusing YouTube and other tech companies of censoring conservative candidates and public figures. YouTube spokeswoman Ivy

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Becky Lynch balances beatdowns and motherhood as she gets set to defend her WWE Raw women’s championship in one of the marquee matches Saturday in WWE’s Royal Rumble at The Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are on the card. So is “Jackass” star Johnny

By DAVID A. LIEB and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press State and local governments reported more than $117 billion of revenue losses in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of newly available data. But those shortfalls proved less severe than originally feared. Many of those same governments are

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer College basketball blue bloods No. 12 Kentucky and No. 5 Kansas meet in the biggest matchup involving a Southeastern Conference team this weekend. Most of the weekend’s action is part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. That includes No. 1 Auburn hosting Oklahoma and fourth-ranked Baylor visiting slumping Alabama. The

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say a man was shot to death in the parking lot of an East Side gas station in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that the Thursday night killing was the latest in what has been a violent week for the city, marking the fourth shooting death since

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are searching for a suspect after a woman was found stabbed to death on the front porch of a St. Louis day care facility. Police say officers were called to the Greater Ville neighborhood around 7:20 p.m. Thursday and found the woman dead from puncture wounds. Police have not released

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Johni Broome had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Morehead State extended its win streak to 10 games, narrowly defeating Southeast Missouri 74-73 in overtime. Chris Harris led the Redhawks on Thursday night with a season-high 22 points.

DENVER — Evan Gilyard II had 23 points as Kansas City beat Denver 72-61. Touko Tainamo led the Pioneers on Thursday night with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice and had an assist, Ville Husso made 28 saves to win his sixth consecutive start and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist. Jordan Kyrou and Ryan O’Reilly