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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evan Gilyard II had 23 points as Kansas City defeated St. Thomas (MN) 81-72. Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies with a season-high 26 points.

By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Electric power generation from the Missouri River’s six upstream dams fell below average in 2021, forcing the federal agency that sells the power to buy electricity on the open market. The $18 million in additional costs ultimately may be passed on to ratepayers in a half-dozen

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Independence plans to hire an outside firm to investigate a whistleblower’s allegation that a police officer was paid $160,000 in overtime last year for doing construction work. City Manager Zach Walker said no one has yet been disciplined. The officer reportedly was paid for 2,800 hours of overtime to remodel the

BOURBON, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Missouri man killed by his neighbor is calling for a coroner to resign over his handling of the case and what the family describes as racist social media posts. A lawyer for Justin King’s family on Wednesday asked two oversight boards to investigate Crawford County Coroner

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) — The third of nine defendants has entered a guilty plea for her role in the death of a southwest Missouri woman who was kidnapped and shot after she was forced into a well. Thirty-nine-year-old Christina Knapp, of Stotts City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbery and kidnapping in the death of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — In a state that has moved decidedly Republican over the past two decades, it’s a Democrat who has raised the most money so far in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. The Federal Election Commission website shows that Marine veteran Lucas Kunce raised $2.48 million as of Dec. 31, slightly more than

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man is charged with threatening police after more than 50 animals were taken from his property. Newton County authorities say the man was on a 96-hour hold for a mental health evaluation when he threatened to blow up the police department if any animals were taken from his

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a teenager in Leavenworth. Radio station KAIR reports that 28-year-old Amber Alexander was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court for the August 2021 death of 16-year-old Miranda Lynch. Alexander was convicted in December

By KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major winter storm has left about 350,000 homes and businesses without power across the U.S. The multiday storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and caused a tornado in Alabama that killed one person and critically injured

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For a second straight day, residents from mid-Missouri east to St. Louis dealt with snow, freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills. The snow stopped in Kansas and western Missouri, leaving freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills behind. The National Weather Service said 10 inches of snow was reported around Columbia and

By KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. The storm is disrupting travel as roads in many states were left icy and airlines canceled thousands of flights. A long

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Yuri Collins went coast-to-coast and scored on a layup with one second left in the second overtime to lift Saint Louis to a 92-90 win over George Mason. Collins tied the game with 2:04 left in the first overtime and neither team scored again to force the second extra period. Josh

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Gaige Prim and Isiaih Mosley scored 22 points apiece and Missouri State breezed to a 69-54 victory over Southern Illinois. Prim knocked down 9 of 11 shots and Mosley made all eight of his free throws for the Bears (17-7, 8-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Lance Jones led the Salukis (11-12, 4-7)

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Attorney General’s office says a residential treatment center will pay a $500,000 settlement for defrauding Medicaid. Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that Piney Ridge Center in Waynesville agreed in December to pay $504,250. Center officials admitted they submitted Medicaid claims between September 2019 and August 2020 that falsely

ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Green, an outfielder on the St. Louis Cardinals’ 1982 World Series champions, has died. Green had been hospitalized in suburban St. Louis after choking at his home about a week ago and died Saturday of respiratory failure, his family told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Cardinals confirmed the death Tuesday

By JEFF MARTIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — A police chief says a caller who threatened to blow up a historically Black university in Florida described an elaborate plot involving seven bombs hidden in duffel bags and backpacks around the campus perimeter. The call to Bethune-Cookman University was among numerous threats

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Attorney General’s office says a residential treatment center will pay a $5 million settlement for defrauding Medicaid. Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that Piney Ridge Center in Waynesville agreed in December to pay $504,250. Center officials admitted they submitted Medicaid claims between September 2019 and August 2020 that

PARK HILLS, Mo. (AP) — More than 200 people will lose their jobs when a glass factory in Park Hills closes next month. Piramal Glass officials announced Tuesday that the factory’s last day of production will be March 31. Company spokesman Scott Winder said the factory’s furnaces are worn out and Piramal decided to close

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of another man on an Amtrak train near Lee’s Summit last month. The Kansas City Star reports that 21-year-old Marquise Webb was arrested Monday following an armed standoff with police at a Kansas City apartment complex.