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By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for larger private companies, certain health care workers and federal government contractors. A federal appeals court panel has allowed a

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington has entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. General manager Doug Armstrong said Binnington tested positive for the coronavirus. It was not clear if Binnington had any symptoms. Binnington joins forward Tyler Bozak as Blues players in protocol. St. Louis plans to recall goalie Charlie

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The top-ranked cornerback in the NFL, at least according to some advanced metrics, is not Jalen Ramsey or some other high-profile player that was a first-round pick and developed into a Pro Bowl-caliber talent. The top center isn’t Jason Kelce or some other longtime

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A longtime Missouri Republican political consultant and lobbyist has been sentenced to three years of probation for a federal tax crime. David Barklage was indicted in April for failing to report $443,633 in income from 2012 through 2014. The indictment said that as a result, he failed to pay nearly $152,000

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings. The Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to accept the Trump-era policy and agreed to Mexico’s conditions for resuming it. That paves the way for returns to

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — A police detective and a suspect both died in a head-on collision of their vehicles near St. Louis following a police attempt to stop the suspect’s car. Police say the crash happened Wednesday afternoon after police tried to stop a car that had been reported stolen. The car sped off.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis County man has pleaded guilty to helping Nigerian romance scammers bilk women in 25 states out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and electronics. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 43-year-old Bonmene Sibe of Jennings pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal conspiracy charge. He was one

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a police detective and a suspect he was trying to stop have both died in a head-on collision of their vehicles near St. Louis. Police say the crash happened Wednesday afternoon after police tried to stop a car that had been reported stolen. The car fled, and police

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 22 points as Illinois State narrowly defeated Missouri State 79-74 in overtime. Josiah Strong added 21 points for the Redbirds. Gaige Prim led the Bears with 27 points and 12 rebounds.

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County police say a detective has died and another has been injured in a car crash. Police say the accident happened Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis County, near the intersection of Bellefontaine Road and Crete Drive. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Antonio Valentine, who had been

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos rookie cornerback Pat Surtain II has more pressing matters to tend to than celebrating the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award he won Wednesday. While acknowledging “it’s a pretty good accomplishment for me and this team,” Surtain clearly had taken to heart

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A 37-year-old Kansas man has been convicted of raping a patient at a hospital in Missouri. Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, of Overland Park, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree rape after a bench trial. He was charged in 2019 after a patient at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence reported she was raped in

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — Two St. Louis County police officers are hospitalized after a car crash. The accident happened Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis County, near the intersection of Bellefontaine Road and Crete Drive. Few details have been released. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police blocked off roads to allow a clear

AURORA, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor has dismissed a murder charge against a southwestern Missouri man in a woman’s 1988 killing. Lawrence County prosecutor Don Trotter dismissed the first-degree murder charge against Lawrence Timmons, who was indicted in 2019 in the killing of Cynthia Smith. The 31-year-old Smith was last seen leaving a bar in

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows the region’s economy remains healthy, and overall confidence in the economy over the next six months has improved. But about half of supply managers surveyed expect supply chain disruptions to get worse for the first six months

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs signed veteran offensive lineman Kyle Long after his year-long retirement with the expectation that he would arrive in training camp and immediately compete for a starting job. It took a little longer than either of them imagined. Long fractured what’s called the

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The Harry S. Truman Museum and Library in Independence is scheduled to reopen with limited hours on Thursday. The museum closed in October because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Jackson County. It previously reopened in July after nearly two years of renovations. Museum officials said the museum will initially

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A bipartisan majority of the St. Louis County Council has called for the ouster of acting Public Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan, but County Executive Sam Page says Khan isn’t going anywhere. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to adopt a nonbinding recommendation that Page

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal elections watchdog group has filed another complaint against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. The Campaign Legal Center alleges in its complaint filed Wednesday that the Republican U.S. Senate candidate broke a state campaign finance disclosure law. At issue is $100,000 that it says Greitens’