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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dayton Moore has spent more than three decades in baseball, first with the juggernaut Atlanta Braves of the 1990s and the last 16 in charge of the Kansas City Royals, leading them to two World Series and a long-awaited championship. He still sounds like

LAMAR, Mo. (AP) — Police in southwestern Missouri say a woman died over the weekend in a house fire after she ran back into the burning home to try to save a pet. Television station KYTV reports that the fire broke out Saturday morning in a home in Lamar. Police say two residents of the

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri has a memoir coming out this fall. She’ll recount her personal struggles, years of activism and her decision to run for office in 2020, when she became the first Black woman from her state elected to Congress. Publisher Alfred A.

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pierre Luc-Dubois scored in overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves in the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night. The Jets broke a two-game losing streak and have won 10 of their last 12 games in St. Louis. The Blues

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals added another bullpen arm, reaching a deal with free agent right-hander Nick Wittgren that pays $1.2 million while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors. The 30-year-old Wittgren was 2-9 with one save and a 5.05 ERA in a career-high 60 games for Cleveland

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 20 points and No. 7 Texas beat No. 4 Baylor 67-58 to win the Big 12 Women’s Tournament championship. Harmon, a freshman, was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Texas also got 14 points from Joanne Allen-Taylor and 12 from Aaliyah Moore.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Federal officials want Illinois’ attorney general to ensure that a pipeline operator conducts a proper cleanup after an estimated 165,000 gallons of crude oil spilled in southern Illinois. The oil leak started Friday in Edwardsville near Illinois 143 and entered Cahokia Creek, which runs parallel to the pipeline. The Belleville News-Democrat

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An investigation continues after a 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in the lobby of a lofts building in downtown St. Louis. Police on Saturday identified the victim as 16-year-old Terrion Smith. He was found shot multiple times around 11:20 p.m. Friday just inside the front door of the Ely

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 15-year-old boy and two other people are hospitalized after a shooting outside a St. Louis funeral home. The shooting happened around 2 p.m. Saturday near Serenity Memorial Funeral and Cremation Service on the city’s north side. Police say the 15-year-old was shot in the face. A 35-year-old man was shot

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji was a lightly regarded three-star prospect when he left his home in Kansas City, Missouri, four long years ago to play big-time college basketball just down the road at Kansas. Agbaji returned home this weekend as the Big 12’s player of the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A jury awarded a St. Louis County man $20 million in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. over his exposure to asbestos. William Trokey alleged in his lawsuit that he developed mesothelioma in 2020 because he was exposed to asbestos while fixing Ford brakes in the 1960s. A St. Louis jury

WASHINGTON — Foster Loyer had 21 points as Davidson defeated Saint Louis 84-69 in a semifinal of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. Hyunjung Lee had 16 points for Davidson. Terrence Hargrove Jr. had 14 points for Saint Louis.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the game with 2:38 left as the St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators 7-4 for their second straight win. Thomas also had two assists for the Blues who were second in the NHL’s Central Division and

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The body of a Missouri police officer who was shot along with two other officers earlier this week has been taken to a funeral home after his organs were donated. The Joplin Police Department said in a statement Saturday that 27-year-old patrol Officer Jake Reed’s vital organs were taken to an

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The body of a Missouri police officer who was shot along with two other officers earlier this week has been taken to a funeral home after his organs were donated. The Joplin Police Department said in a statement Saturday that 27-year-old patrol Officer Jake Reed’s vital organs were taken to an

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City police officer has been charged with felony stealing by deceit after he allegedly was paid for off-duty security shifts that he didn’t work. Jackson County prosecutors announced Friday that 38-year-old Brandon Dean Sherman was paid more than $5,000 to work security at an east Kansas City business

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal shooting of a man by Independence police. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Bill Lowe says the man, whose name was not released, was shot Friday evening after a police chase and crash. The incident began when officers responded to a disturbance call and pursued