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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson is calling for more severe sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. Parson told reporters gathered for an annual Missouri Press Association Capitol meeting Thursday that he’s ready to help in any way. But Parson says there’s little else states can

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating earthquake. They know that overcoming complacency is among their biggest hurdles. Hundreds of experts devoted to earthquake preparedness gathered Thursday in St. Louis to discuss risks,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored all 17 of her points after halftime, Makayla Daniels had 13 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double and No. 8 seed Arkansas used an 9-0 run in overtime to beat ninth-seeded Missouri 61-52 in the second round of the SEC tournament. Arkansas advances to face

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An O’Fallon man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for providing fentanyl to a man who died of a drug overdose. Fifty-year-old Gerald Cardwell Jr. was sentenced Thursday for the July 2019 death of Ryan Leahy at a Hollywood Casino Hotel. Cardwell was convicted in November of distributing fentanyl

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Investigators found pipe bombs and a GPS tracking device in a car outside a Lenexa home where police say a gunman killed his ex-girlfriend and a man she was dating, then himself. Television station WDAF reports that investigators also found a so-called ghost gun and other weapons inside the home where

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A jury has convicted a St. Louis man of murder for fatally shooting the mother of his child outside a St. Louis clothing store in 2020. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 25-year-old Nolin Holder was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the July 2020 killing

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in New York’s three-goal third period and the Rangers rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3. Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, and Alexis Lafrenière, Ryan Strome and Patrik Nemeth also scored for the

KINGSTON, R.I. — Gibson Jimerson scored 22 points as Saint Louis topped Rhode Island 80-74. Fred Thatch Jr. added 21 points for the Billikens. Jeremy Sheppard led the Rams on Wednesday night with 16 points.

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the man who killed a former NFL player in a road rage incident can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. Authorities in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials are joining a growing contingent of states targeting Russia over its war against Ukraine. Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday called upon Missouri retailers to pull Russian-made products from their shelves. House Majority Leader Dean Plocher said the chamber could consider a

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri hospitals and nursing homes would have to allow visitors under a bill proposed in response to limits enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican-led House advanced the measure Wednesday. The bill would require hospitals and other in-patient facilities to allow a patient’s spouse, parent or

BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old suspect in crimes on both sides of the state line in the Kansas City metro area is in custody after a standoff in Kansas. Bonner Springs police say Yucasante Oropreza was arrested without incident Wednesday. KMBC-TV reports Oropreza was a suspect in a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County prosecutors say a second suspect is charged in a triple killing in Kansas City. Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Bell faces three counts of second-degree accessory murder and four other charges in the October 2021 deaths of 24-year-old Kanen X. Wheaton, 23-year-old Johnnai Owens and 24-year-old Devon Key. The three victims

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A second Kansas City worker has died from injuries after a trash truck crashed and caught fire. The crash happened Tuesday morning on Interstate 435 in northeast Kansas City. Police say the driver of the truck lost control while trying to exit onto Front Street, and the truck then overturned

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Devin Carter had 17 points and eight rebounds, Jermaine Couisnard also scored 17 points with seven assists and South Carolina beat Missouri 73-69. South Carolina was ahead 51-40 with 9:56 left but only made two of its next 10 shots as Missouri got within 58-55 at 2:22. Carter ended South

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have taken up a bill that would ban transgender girls and women from competing in female only sports. A Senate committee on Tuesday debated the proposal. The measure would put limits on transgender girls and women but not transgender boys and men. It would

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey suggests that worries about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring inflation and rising interest rates combined to undermine the confidence of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said businesses also fear the war may worsen the ongoing supply chain problems and

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City worker died and two others were critically injured when a trash truck they were in crashed and caught fire. The crash happened Tuesday morning on Interstate 435 in northeast Kansas City. Police Sgt. Bill Mahoney said the driver of the truck lost control while trying to exit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending that a former Kansas City police detective be sentenced to nine years in prison for the fatal shooting of a Black man. Eric DeValkenaere, who is white, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for the death of Cameron Lamb in December 2019. He was convicted in December

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston is the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball player of the year. She has also been named the league’s defensive player of the year for the third straight season. The top-ranked Gamecocks’ star headlined the honors that were released Tuesday and voted on by the league’s coaches. Her coach,