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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Ferguson police officer has admitted in federal court that he beat a handcuffed man and filed a false police report. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jackie Matthews on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a federal charge of falsifying information in a federal investigation. The incident happened when Matthews responded

FENTON, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in suburban St. Louis say a man and woman have been found slain inside a Jefferson County house, and detectives are investigating the cause as a murder-suicide. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were called Monday morning to the house south of Fenton after

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev each had two goals and two assists as the St. Louis Blues came from behind to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3. Ryan O’Reilly added a goal and two assists in the first meeting between the teams since they played back-to-back games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tevin Smith had 23 points plus 10 rebounds as Denver broke its 10-game road losing streak, beating Kansas City 63-55. Evan Gilyard II led the Roos on Monday night with 16 points.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jenna Staiti scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as No. 13 Georgia became the first visiting team to earn a win at Missouri this season, using a strong finish to post a 72-62 victory. Georgia has struggled at the beginning of Southeastern Conference games, falling behind early before rallying late.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A task force created by Gov. Mike Parson is recommending several steps that could help small businesses in the state recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force’s final report was issued Monday. The recommendations include improving childcare availability and affordability; expanding hospitality industry apprenticeships; and promoting and enhancing existing

GALENA, Mo. (AP) — Stone County authorities have charged two people with tampering with evidence in the death of Galena man. Fifty-eight-year-old Billy Mack Walker was found dead northeast of Greenfield in late November. Officials said he died from a gunshot wound and ruled his death was a homicide. On Friday, Stone County prosecutors charged

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Police have reopened an investigation into the 2020 death of a 37-year-old Columbia man. Police initially ruled Freddie McKee’s death in July 2020 was a drug overdose. His mother, Doressia McKee, has consistently questioned that ruling and the police department’s investigation. She filed a complaint with the Columbia Police Department, which

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police have identified a man found shot to death inside a vehicle. Police say in a news release that 45-year-old Maurice Bell was found Saturday night unresponsive inside a vehicle sitting in the front yard of a home. Police say Bell died at the scene. Kansas City police

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raised some eyebrows ahead of their wild-card game against the defending AFC champion Chiefs on Sunday night when he admitted that “we probably aren’t supposed to be here.” Well, he wasn’t wrong. After taking an early lead on T.J. Watt’s

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers had running back Najee Harris and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster available for their wild-card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Harris, who ran for a franchise rookie-record 1,200 yards this season, missed two days of practice this week with an elbow injury. He

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Missouri driven by the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant is straining hospital capacity and making it difficult to transfer patients to larger hospitals. Kellie Meehan told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she can hear the desperation in doctors’ and nurses’ voices when

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Max Abmas scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers, Kareem Thompson had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Oral Roberts beat Kansas City 82-74. Marvin Nesbitt Jr. had 19 points and nine rebounds for Kansas City. 

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Isiaih Mosley scored 32 points on 13-for-21 shooting and Missouri State beat Valparaiso 74-57 for their second straight win. The Bears used an 11-5 run to start the second half and Missouri State led by double digits the rest of the way. Ben Krikke led the Beacons with 14 points.

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ilya Mikheyev scored the go-ahead goal with 3:15 remaining, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-5 victory over St. Louis. Timothy Liljegren, Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, John Tavares and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto on Saturday night. Jack Campbell stopped 20 shots. Jordan Binnington

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gibson Jimmerson scored 19 points and Saint Louis pulled away in the second half to post a 63-45 win over Fordham. Francis Okoro and Yuri Collins each scored 11 points for the Billikens (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10).

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers strip store shelves of supplies and road crews treat highways ahead of an approaching weekend storm. In Virginia, where a blizzard