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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The warning signs were there: A search for gun ammunition on a cellphone, drawings of blood on a school desk and a written plea for help. But on Tuesday, roughly 30 miles north of Detroit at Oxford High School, the student in question was sent back

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The warning signs were there: A search for gun ammunition on a cellphone, drawings of blood on a school desk and a written plea for help. But on Tuesday, roughly 30 miles north of Detroit at Oxford High School, the student in question was sent back

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri health officials are reporting the state’s first presumed case of the omicron coronavirus variant in St. Louis. The St. Louis Health Department on Friday said its waiting for confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The St. Louis resident recently traveled within the U.S. Scientists are still learning

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Rookie running back Javonte Williams will get his first start Sunday night at Kansas City if Melvin Gordon III can’t play. Gordon didn’t practice all week because of hip and shoulder injuries and was listed as doubtful Friday. Coach Vic Fangio doesn’t expect Gordon

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say a man has died after a shootout with officers. Police said officers went Friday morning to an apartment complex just north of Forest Park after reports of shots being fired. Police Chief John Hayden said in a news conference that when officers entered an apartment where they

PACIFIC, Mo. (AP) — Two 16-year-old boys have been charged in the shooting death of an eastern Missouri student. Authorities announced Friday the juveniles were charged with second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Kiley Kennedy, a student at Eureka High School. Her body was found early Wednesday near Pacific. The suspects’ names are not

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials say St. Louis police officers shot and killed a man Friday morning in a shootout at an apartment complex just north of Forest Park. St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden said in a news conference that the shooting happened around 11 a.m. after officers were called to the 275 on

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey could easily be called the most powerful person in college sports. He has presided over one of the wealthiest and most successful conferences for six years. The power of the SEC will be on display Saturday when Georgia and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will be without starting cornerback Rashad Fenton and right tackle Lucas Niang for Sunday night’s game against the Broncos, raising the possibility that former All-Pro lineman Kyle Long could play for the first time in two years. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — dMissouri Gov. Mike Parson is digging in on his belief that mask mandates don’t work despite a health department analysis showing reduced COVID-19 infections and deaths in cities that require face coverings. The Republican governor on Thursday ripped into a report on the analysis by The

Missouri legislators who oppose legal abortion are preparing an aggressive list of bills for the 2022 General Assembly that convenes in January. The Kansas City Star reports that proposals include requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before an abortion and raising criminal penalties for illegal abortions. The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled

PACIFIC, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis are investigating the death of an 18-year-old high school student after her body was found along a highway. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating the death of Eureka High School student Kiley Kennedy, whose body was found Wednesday morning by Franklin County

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fire officials say two people died and one firefighter was injured in an early Friday morning house fire on the north end of Kansas City. Television station WDAF says a neighbor called 911 around 5:40 a.m. to report smoke coming from the house. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Jalen Pitre was the lone recruit still verbally committed to Baylor when Matt Rhule was hired in December 2016. That was six months after the revelation of a horrendous scandal that cost Art Briles his job, and after a six-game losing streak to end the regular season under an

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2. Tampa Bay also got goals from Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves. Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich scored for the Blues. Ville

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored 20 points and Shiloh Robinson scored a career-high 15 and Liberty beat Missouri 66-45. Liberty blitzed Missouri with a 20-5 start in the first 9:45 and pushed the lead to 33-7 on McGhee’s layup 4:37 before halftime. Liberty lead 35-14 at the break as the Tigers shot 3

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington and defenseman Justin Faulk have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. General manager Doug Armstrong said Thursday that Binnington tested positive for the coronavirus. Faulk then was a late scratch minutes before the team’s game at Tampa Bay. Binnington and Faulk join forward Tyler

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police say one person died and two others were injured when a vehicle hit two pedestrians and crashed into a Walmart at a Kansas City, Kansas shopping plaza. Police spokeswoman Nancy Chartrand says the crash occurred Thursday afternoon in the Legends Outlet mall. Three people, including the driver, were taken

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A white Kansas City police officer convicted in the fatal shooting a Black man will be sentenced March 4. A Jackson County judge on Thursday set the sentencing date for police Detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted in November of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson condemned a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for exposing a state database flaw, records show the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education was preparing to thank him for finding the glitch. The reporter discovered a flaw on a DESE website that left more than