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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that St. Louis police officers are not immune from a lawsuit filed by a man who was arrested along with several other people during a protest in 2017. A three-judge appeals court panel on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling. Brian Baude is one of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former southeastern Missouri police chief has pleaded guilty to violating a woman’s civil rights by forcing her to give her children to their paternal grandmother without a court order to do so. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 54-year-old Marc Tragesser pleaded guilty to the federal misdemeanor Thursday. Prosecutors say

HOUSTON, Mo. (AP) — Police in Houston, Missouri, say three people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. The bodies were found Thursday evening at a home in Houston. KYTV reports police believe 66-year-old Gregory Pardun died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting 57-year-old Deborah German and a 16-year-old male. Houston police Lt. Mathew Woodmansee

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A week after Republican Missouri congressman Billy Long released a Senate campaign ad claiming the 2020 presidential election was rigged, YouTube has removed the ad for violating its guidelines. Long responded late Thursday by accusing YouTube and other tech companies of censoring conservative candidates and public figures. YouTube spokeswoman Ivy

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Becky Lynch balances beatdowns and motherhood as she gets set to defend her WWE Raw women’s championship in one of the marquee matches Saturday in WWE’s Royal Rumble at The Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are on the card. So is “Jackass” star Johnny

By DAVID A. LIEB and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press State and local governments reported more than $117 billion of revenue losses in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of newly available data. But those shortfalls proved less severe than originally feared. Many of those same governments are

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer College basketball blue bloods No. 12 Kentucky and No. 5 Kansas meet in the biggest matchup involving a Southeastern Conference team this weekend. Most of the weekend’s action is part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. That includes No. 1 Auburn hosting Oklahoma and fourth-ranked Baylor visiting slumping Alabama. The

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say a man was shot to death in the parking lot of an East Side gas station in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that the Thursday night killing was the latest in what has been a violent week for the city, marking the fourth shooting death since

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are searching for a suspect after a woman was found stabbed to death on the front porch of a St. Louis day care facility. Police say officers were called to the Greater Ville neighborhood around 7:20 p.m. Thursday and found the woman dead from puncture wounds. Police have not released

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Johni Broome had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Morehead State extended its win streak to 10 games, narrowly defeating Southeast Missouri 74-73 in overtime. Chris Harris led the Redhawks on Thursday night with a season-high 22 points.

DENVER — Evan Gilyard II had 23 points as Kansas City beat Denver 72-61. Touko Tainamo led the Pioneers on Thursday night with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice and had an assist, Ville Husso made 28 saves to win his sixth consecutive start and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist. Jordan Kyrou and Ryan O’Reilly

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Alden Global Capital hedge fund is sending its own appeal to shareholders of newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises as part of its campaign to acquire the company. The New York-based hedge fund that is already one of the nation’s largest newspaper owners urged Lee shareholders

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say seven southwest Missouri residents were part of a group that stole thousands of catalytic converters in a scheme that made millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors said Thursday a grand jury indicted five people from Springfield and two from Rogersville this week for conspiracy to transport stolen property across state

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Authorities have identified the man killed in an exchange of gunfire with St. Louis officers that left two of them wounded, one critically. Police said Thursday that the man killed was 23-year-old Equan Hopson. Meanwhile, charges were filed against two other men who were in an SUV with the suspect

By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Millions of health care workers across the U.S. must be vaccinated as a result of a mandate from President Joe Biden’s administration that is taking effect. The requirement for many health providers that participate in Medicare or Medicaid takes effect in January for half the states

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was never a sense of panic for Patrick Mahomes as he stood on the sideline Sunday night, watching the Bills score yet another late touchdown to regain the lead with 13 seconds left in their divisional-round game against the Chiefs. Thirteen seconds? With

SRPINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri couple who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol apologized and said they got caught up in the crowd and former President Donald Trump’s urging them to march that day. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday sentenced Zachary Wilson to 45 days of home detention

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of St. Louis says her car was struck by gunfire last weekend. Bush’s office confirmed Thursday that her parked car was struck by bullets Saturday morning. She was not in the car and no one was hurt. Bush’s spokesman, Jack Besser, declined to say specifically where