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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a stopgap budget plan that again seeks to strip any public funding from Planned Parenthood while paying for Medicaid expansion and pumping money to schools. The GOP-led House on Thursday voted 133-12 to send the bill to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The budget plan is primarily

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — Platte County authorities say 11 inmates at the county detention center were charged after a disturbance in December. Prosecutors say about 25 inmates participated in the riot on Dec. 20, which lasted more than five hours. Some of the inmates were described as passive participants. Others destroyed jail property and

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield police say a man who was assaulted at a club in late January has died from his injuries. Investigators say 37-year-old Jeffrey Brent, of Springfield, was assaulted in the parking lot of Rumors Cabaret on Jan. 30. He died at a hospital on Sunday. Police say they have identified a

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police have identified a Missouri man who was fatally run over and dragged by a car that then fled the scene in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crash happened late Sunday night in the city’s Walnut Park West neighborhood, killing 47-year-old Damian Moore, of Country Club Hills.

DALLAS (AP) — Freezing rain and drizzle is disrupting travel from Central Texas to the Great Lakes, with ice-glazed roads leading to hundreds of traffic accidents, including one in Kentucky that killed a toddler. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as as parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas brace

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Isiaih Mosley had 33 points and 11 rebounds as Missouri State defeated Bradley 83-67. Connor Hickman and Malevy Leons led the Braves on Wednesday night with 15 points.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The GOP-led Missouri Senate has passed a stopgap budget that attempts to strip funding for Planned Parenthood while paying for Medicaid health care for newly eligible patients. Senators on Wednesday voted 25-7 to pass the legislation. Because senators amended the plan, it needs another vote of

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Republican Missouri state senator punished for wearing overalls has ended his filibuster. State Sen. Mike Moon on Wednesday apologized if he offended anyone with his outfit. Moon earlier this month wore denim overalls paired with a jacket and tie on the Senate floor. There’s no

DENVER (AP) — Police say five people who died of suspected fentanyl overdoses in a suburban Denver apartment included both parents of an infant who was found alive in the home. The parents have been identified as 24-year-old Sabas Marquez and 28-year-old Karina Rodriguez. Police say their child is now being cared for by a

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party says it rejected a filing fee from state Rep. Patricia Derges, who is facing federal Medicaid fraud charges. The party announced Wednesday that it would not accept the fee from Derges, of Nixa, while her case is in court. In a 23-count indictment, federal prosecutors accuse

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Police Department has agreed to pay a $900,000 settlement to a Black man who was wrongly arrested when he was 15 and held for three weeks before being released without charges. Tyree Bell sued in 2017 over his arrest for a crime he did not commit. Attorneys

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed legislation that could expand the number of school personnel allowed to carry guns. Current law lets teachers and administrators undergo training to function as school protection officers. A bill endorsed by a voice vote Wednesday in the House would expand that to any school personnel.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are dropping, new cases are declining and Missouri’s largest county is ending its mask mandate as the omicron variant fades out. Democratic St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Wednesday that the mask mandate will end at 8 a.m. Monday in the county of 1 million residents.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 34-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing the mother of his children. Christopher Spears was sentenced Tuesday for shooting Andrea Dean in a Kansas City home last June. He was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.

DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled at the busy Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas braced for an ice storm making its way into the Southern Plains. The National Weather Service says more than half an inch of ice could accumulate in parts of the Ozarks through

BOSTON (AP) — In a story published Jan. 19, 2022, about a federal appeals court considering whether to vacate the murder convictions of a man who died in prison, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gary Lee Sampson’s death sentence involved three killings. Sampson was sentenced to death in only one of his three murder

WARSAW, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of participating in the killing of a 4-year-old Missouri girl in what law enforcement theorized was a religious act has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Television station KYTV reports that 36-year-old Ethan Mast entered the plea Tuesday, admitting to his role in the December 2020 death of Jessica

ST. LOUIS — Francis Okoro recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds to carry Saint Louis to a 72-61 win over Saint Joseph’s. Erik Reynolds II led the Hawks with 17 points.

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist, and Brayden Schenn and Brandon Saad also scored for

By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler scored 23 points to lead No. 17 Tennessee to an 80-61 victory over Missouri on Tuesday night. Santiago Vescovi made 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 14 points, and Victor Bailey Jr. added 11 points for Tennessee. Javon Pickett led Missouri with 16 points,