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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s GOP-led House is trying again to raise the bar for voters to amend the state’s Constitution. The House in a voice vote Wednesday gave initial approval to a plan that would require a majority of registered voters to amend the Constitution. Currently, a majority

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — One of three suspects charged as an adult after a historically Black church in central Missouri was vandalized has pleaded guilty. Eighteen-year-old Dylan Smith, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty Monday in Fulton to burglary and vandalism in the January 2021 vandalism of Oakley Chapel A.M.E. Church in Tebbetts. KMIZ-TV reports the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court says a woman is entitled to unemployment benefits after her job ended when she moved to New York to work remotely. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Tuesday that Fedra Ekres was incorrectly denied benefits when Franklin Energy Services let her go after she

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Homicide detectives in Kansas City are investigating after police found an elementary school-aged child dead inside a home and arrested a woman there. Police say in a news release that the investigation stems from a call to police late Tuesday night reporting a disturbance at a home in the Noble

By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Stanley Umude scored 23 points to lead 23rd-ranked Arkansas to a 76-57 victory over Missouri on Tuesday. The Razorbacks (20-6, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) made 11 of 21 3-point attempts, with Umude hitting 6 of 9. Jaylin Williams finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Trey

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and had an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2. Tarasenko’s first goal put the Blues up 2-1 in the second period, and his second was an empty-netter that came with about two minutes left in a game that was well in hand

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Gaige Prim had a season-high 32 points plus 11 rebounds as Missouri State got past Indiana State 79-70. Prim made 18 of 21 foul shots. Jaylen Minnett tied a season high with 22 points for Missouri State (20-8, 11-4). Lu’Cye Patterson added 10 points. Isiaih Mosley had seven rebounds. Cooper Neese had

DELLWOOD, Mo. (AP) — A 40-year-old St. Louis woman is facing a felony charge after the city of Dellwood reported more than $10,000 in federal funds was missing. Mesha Sykes was charged Tuesday with identity theft. A probable cause statement said Dellwood received a $500,000 federal grant for housing, which it distributed to homeowners, residents

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two former officers at the Leavenworth Detention Center admitted to smuggling contraband into the prison. Federal prosecutors announced that the officers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to accept bribes and provide contraband to inmates of a federal prison. Prosecutors said 26-year-old Jacqueline Sifuentes, of Laredo, Texas, smuggled methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Abortion providers in Oklahoma say they’re continuing to see a dramatic increase in women coming from Texas who want to terminate their pregnancies. Operators of two abortion clinics in Oklahoma said Tuesday that they’ve seen a huge influx in the number of women coming from Texas.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a law that bans the use of public funds for campaigning. Judges unanimously ruled in favor of the law Tuesday. Judges say the law limits use of public funding but doesn’t limit free speech. Several cities in 2019 had sued to

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s GOP-led House is advancing a proposal that would allow lawmakers to undo the expansion of Medicaid health care recently approved by voters. House members gave the measure initial approval in a voice vote Tuesday. The proposal would give lawmakers the power to stop paying

ST. LOUIS Federal prosecutors accuse a St. Louis lawyer of faking legal documents in court cases for more than a year. Andrew Gavin Wynne’s law license was suspended in October and he was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on five counts of identity theft. The indictment says Wynne created fake documents in

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lee Enterprises’ effort to repel a hostile takeover got a boost this week when a judge ruled the newspaper publisher could ignore two director nominations from the Alden Global Capital hedge fund. But Alden said it will press the fight by urging shareholders to vote

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with first-degree murder and other counts in a triple shooting over the weekend that left one man dead and two others injured. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 24-year-old Eric Wooten is being held without bond. Besides the murder count, he’s also charged with two counts

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say one of their officers shot and injured a man who was firing a gun in the middle of a city street. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in a residential area in the Ivanhoe Northeast neighborhood. Television station KSHB reports that officers who arrived

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Osun Osunniyi matched his season high with 21 points as Saint Bonaventure held on to beat Saint Louis 83-79. Jordan Nesbitt led the Billikens on Monday with 18 points.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ public safety director says a police supervisor’s mistake — and not a positive test for COVID-19 — was the reason a domestic assault suspect was released from jail before being charged. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Interim Public Safety Director Dan Isom says the release of Mac Payne