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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two Black female officers allege in separate lawsuits that they faced sexual and racial discrimination while working for the Kansas City police department. The Kansas City Star reports that Officer Rashawnda Williams says in her lawsuit that she was subjected to misogynistic, racist and sexist comments from male colleagues. In

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has renewed a call for a national convention to add congressional term limits to the U.S. Constitution. The GOP-led House voted 82-66 in favor of the resolution Tuesday. The resolution passed narrowly despite bipartisan opposition. Supporters of term limits say they prevent lawmakers from holding on to power for

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed, a federal attorney argued Tuesday. The current offshore lease sale plan states specifically that the U.S. Secretary of the

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing parents control of their children’s public education has failed to pass the Missouri House. Lawmakers in the GOP-led House on Monday voted 60-81 against the proposal. The legislation would have enshrined parents’ rights to direct their children’s public school education

JASPER, Ark. (AP) — The National Park Service says a 46-year-old Missouri man died after falling about 20 feet while hiking at the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. Park service officials say Brad Lee Thomas of Springfield was hiking with a group on Saturday in an underdeveloped wilderness area when he fell in the Indian

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation to beef up security for Supreme Court justices. Lawmakers are seeking to ensure that justices and their families are protected as the court deliberates abortion access and whether to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The bipartisan

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed a new congressional redistricting plan that could be put in place for this year’s elections. The proposal approved 101-47 Monday would also need to win support from the state Senate before Friday’s deadline to pass legislation. The proposed voting

By The Associated Press Premier League-bound Fulham has extended the contract of American defender Tim Ream through the 2022-23 season. The 34-year-old from St. Louis joined the Cottagers for the 2015-16 season and has been with them through promotions from the second-tier League Championship in 2017-18, 2019-20 and this season, and relegations from the Premier

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed a new congressional redistricting plan that could be put in place for this year’s elections. The proposal embraced Monday would also need to win support from the state Senate before Friday’s deadline to pass legislation. The proposed voting districts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. Senators voted 23-11 for the bill Monday. The primary bill would require voters to show government-issued photo identification to cast ballots. Voters who don’t bring valid IDs could cast provisional ballots. The bill would also

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to play regular-season games in London in 2023, 2024 and 2026. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox split two games at London’s Olympic Stadium in June 2019. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were scheduled to play there in June 2020, but those games

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Wells pitched six strong innings to earn his first victory of the season and the Baltimore Orioles used a six-run fifth inning to surge past the Kansas City Royals 6-1. Baltimore has won four of five for the first time this season and finished its homestand

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each scored twice, Jordan Binnington made 28 saves in his first start this postseason and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at 2-2. Ryan O’Reilly added a goal and two assists,

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Bruce Zimmermann threw six effective innings and Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to earn a doubleheader split on Sunday. The Royals won the opener 6-4 when Michael Taylor hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth after a pair of two-out Baltimore errors.

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each scored twice, Jordan Binnington made 28 saves in his first start this postseason and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at 2-2. Ryan O’Reilly added a goal and two assists,

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a tiebreaking home run into McCovey Cove in the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants only struck out once while beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. San Francisco closer Camilo Doval got slugger Nolan Arenado to strike out swinging with the tying