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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis man was street racing before a deadly crash. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 22-year-old Traveon Randell was charged last month with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of 55-year-old William Moore. Charges said Randell was racing two others in February when

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis woman has been charged in a deadly hit-and-run crash. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 35-year-old Chernell Dabney was charged last week with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of a crash that killed 46-year-old Darrell Ransom. Police said Dabney drove a minivan onto a

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Gaige Prim posted 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Missouri State to a 61-56 win over Drake. Garrett Sturtz led the Bulldogs with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs let the No. 1 seed in the AFC slip away and the first-round bye and home-field advantage that comes with it. Now the AFC West champs have to beat Denver next week and hope woeful Houston can knock off AFC South champion

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police received 736 reports of gunshots across the city as people celebrated the New Year and at least four people were wounded by stray bullets. The number of shootings reported between 5 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday increased this year over previous years. Last year, police received 542

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins scored a career-high 24 points and Saint Louis beat Richmond 76-69 in the Billikens’ Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Sunday. Gibson Jimerson had 17 points for Saint Louis (9-4). Tyler Burton had 24 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Spiders (9-6, 0-2).

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police are investigating a New Year’s Eve shooting that left one woman dead. Police said the shooting was reported just after 9:45 p.m. Friday in the 7600 block of East 50th Street. When officers arrived, they found the woman with gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed her to a hospital

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police have released the name of a pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday. Kansas City police said Saturday that 60-year-old Jeffrey Moore of Kansas City died after he was struck by a car around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 10500 block of

OVERLAND, Mo. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been charged with killing another man after an argument over who had the faster vehicle. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Deonte Robinson with first-degree murder and armed criminal action Saturday in connection with Friday’s shooting. Police said Robinson was arguing with Sean Waldon Friday outside a home

FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a man Saturday with fatally stabbing another man on New Year’s Eve. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Joseph Harris with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in connection with Friday’s stabbing. Florissant police said in court documents that officers found Thomas Harris dead in a bedroom

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis recorded its first homicide of the year on New Year’s Day. Police said a man was found dead in a gas station parking lot in the city’s Carondelet neighborhood around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Police said the man had been shot in the head. No other details about the shooting

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old with autism recently got the chance to meet the first mice in the world engineered to have the same genetic abnormality he has. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis bred the mice and grew stem cells derived from Jake Litvag’s blood. The

MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision hands a victory to 24 states that had sued the federal government. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty wrote Saturday that the Biden administration unlawfully

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues cruised through the coldest outdoor game in NHL history to beat the host Minnesota Wild 6-4. Jordan Kyrou had two goals and two assists in a five-goal second period for St. Louis in the Winter Classic. The faceoff temperature was minus-5.7 degrees.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Eric Reed Jr. had a career-high 34 points as Southeast Missouri defeated Austin Peay 98-79 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Reed shot 9 for 10 from the foul line and added eight rebounds for the Redhawks (6-9, 1-1). Caleb Stone-Carrawell had 18 points for the Governors (4-8, 0-2), who have

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs downgraded running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to out of Sunday’s game in Cincinnati. Edwards-Helaire hurt his shoulder early in the second half of last weekend’s romp past Pittsburgh. He did not participate in practice this week and was listed as questionable on the final injury report before

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a woman has died and five other people were injured in a crash on New Year’s Eve in Branson. Two vehicles collided head on about 6 p.m. Friday on Highway 76 in Branson. Police said a woman was dead at the scene and five people were treated for injuries

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amtrak service across Missouri will be reduced to one daily round trip starting Monday. The change comes after state and federal COVID relief money that helped fund two round trips ran out in December. Missouri’s budget does not include enough funds for two Missouri River Runner round trips across the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Wild are preparing to play in the NHL’s Winter Classic for the first time. They’ve long lobbied to host the league’s marquee outdoor event. They’ll play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night at Target Field. Defenseman Alex Goligoski is one of three native