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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder is calling out a faction of fellow Republicans for torpedoing bipartisan bills by tacking on anti-abortion provisions and other controversial policies. Thompson Rehder on Wednesday says the Conservative Caucus crossed a line by targeting bills aimed at helping new

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A growing number of governors and state lawmakers across the U.S. are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists from record high prices. Gas prices were averaging $4.25 a gallon nationally Wednesday. Legislative leaders in Michigan and Pennsylvania announced proposals to suspended or reduce

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer The Southeastern Conference has never had a sixth man of the year quite like LSU’s Tari Eason. The Cincinnati transfer is averaging a team-leading 16.9 points and 6.9 rebounds off the bench for the Tigers. He’s the highest-scoring sixth man in league history. The 6-foot-8 sophomore from Los Angeles

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The mayor of Joplin, Missouri, is urging residents to pull together in the wake of shootings that left one police officer dead and two others badly wounded. Mayor Ryan Stanley says Wednesday that support would be just as people did 11 years ago when a massive tornado devastated the city. Joplin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a 2020 accidental shooting at the Kansas City Zoo that killed another man. Federal prosecutors for Missouri say in a news release that 29-year-old Anthony Meneses was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty last year to

HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Swiss company’s cruises along the length of the Mississippi River are a step closer to reality — its new 386-passenger ship has touched water for the first time. Viking River Cruises of Basel celebrated the “float out” of the Viking Mississippi on Monday at Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tim Stutzle and Josh Norris each scored a power-play goal, sparking the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis native Brady Tkachuk and Alex Formenton also scored for the Senators. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for Ottawa.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin police say one officer has died and a man suspected of shooting him also died after a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city. Assistant Police Chief Brian Lewis says two other officers injured in the Tuesday afternoon shooting remain hospitalized, one in critical condition and the other in serious but

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Authorities: Suspect and 1 Missouri police officer have died after shooting; 2 other officers remain hospitalized.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri lawmakers are trying again to require photo identification to vote. The GOP-led House on Tuesday advanced a photo identification requirement for voters. The bill needs another vote of approval to go to the Senate. Missouri voters in 2016 amended the state constitution to

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin police say three officers and a suspect were shot in a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city. Assistant Police Chief Brian Lewis said officers responded about 1:30 p.m. to a disturbance and exchanged gunfire with a suspect. Two officers were struck in that confrontation. Police said the suspect then fled

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin police say three officers and a suspect were shot in a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city. Assistant Police Chief Brian Lewis said officers responded about 1:30 p.m. to a disturbance and exchanged gunfire with a suspect. Two officers were struck in that confrontation. Police said the suspect then fled

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri child care provider faces manslaughter and other charges after an infant died when she allegedly left him and eight other young children home alone. Springfield officers were called to a home on March 2 after Deborah Lundstrom reported that an 8-month-old boy under her care was not breathing.

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas postponed until next month a hearing in an assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused  of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub the weekend of the Pro Bowl. New Orleans Saints running back

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Kwang-hyun Kim has left the St. Louis Cardinals and will return to South Korea on a record four-year contract. The left-handed pitcher will rejoin his old club, now known as the SSG Landers, in the Korean Baseball Organization. The club issued a statement saying the deal is worth up to

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and the first lady are going to the United Kingdom and Ireland on a trade mission. Parson on Tuesday announced he’ll be overseas for a week beginning Friday. The Republican says the goal is to promote Missouri products and pitch the state as a good place

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. His is the league’s leading scorer at 19.8 points a game and shoots nearly 48 percent from the field. Agbaji is joined on the first team by Baylor guard James

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press player of the year in the Southeastern Conference. No. 4 Auburn’s Bruce Pearl is coach of the year and his freshman forward Jabari Smith is newcomer of the year. The AP All-SEC team was released Tuesday. Like

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Police say arrests have been made in the shooting death of a man inside a Lee’s Summit home overnight. Police say in a news release that officers were called to the home around 1 a.m. Tuesday for a disturbance. Arriving officers found a man dead inside the home who had