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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Two Auburn University students have won the $1 million first-place prize in a fishing tournament. The event was the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Logan Parks and Tucker Smith topped 350 teams in the three-day event at Table Rock Lake in Ridgedale, Missouri, pulling in

RICH HILL, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in western Missouri’s Bates County say the shooting of a man after a break-in at his home appears to be a “targeted incident.” The shooting happened Thursday in Rich Hill, about 75 miles (121 kilometers) south of Kansas City. The sheriff’s department says on Facebook that two men entered

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — A Hannibal man is in custody after allegedly pulling a knife on a police officer. KHQA-TV says the 44-year-old suspect was pulled over during a traffic stop Tuesday and tried to run away. When the officer caught up with him, the man allegedly pulled a knife from his pocket. The officer

SPRING HILL, Kan. (AP) — Two people are dead after their vehicle was struck by a freight train in a rural area of eastern Kansas. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Thursday in Miami County, south of the Kansas City area. Police at the scene said the vehicle and part of the train erupted in

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two courthouse murals that were taken down last month in Columbia amid concerns that they depict an attempted lynching, a white man pointing a gun at a Native American man and enslaved people building the courthouse have a new home. The murals are headed to the private Columbia College, where Sidney

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Six parents have filed a lawsuit alleging that Springfield Public Schools doesn’t have the authority to require masks. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the parents argue that the mask mandate in place since August is a legal overreach and infringes on the rights of parents. Stephanie Sproule, one of the parents

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A draft agreement obtained by The Kansas City Star shows that the embattled Kansas City police chief’s last day on the job will be in April. The letter was written after Chief Rick Smith met Tuesday with Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Board of Police Commissioners’ president, Mark Tolbert. The

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer The must-see game this week in the Southeastern Conference is a no-brainer _ it’s the Egg Bowl over the Iron Bowl by a long shot. The annual Magnolia State rivalry is a can’t miss matchup on Thanksgiving night between No. 8 Mississippi and Mississippi State features two of college

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Seventh-ranked Oklahoma State will find out who it will play in its first Big 12 championship game. It could be a Bedlam rematch. The Cowboys are home for the regular-season finale against 10th-ranked Oklahoma. The six-time defending Big 12 champion Sooners get into the title game with a win

RIVIERA MAYA, Cancun — Marten Linssen posted 19 points and eight rebounds as Saint Louis beat Stephen F. Austin 79-68 in the Cancun Challenge – Riviera Division championship game. Sadaidriene Hall led the Lumberjacks with 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

By JAMES SCHMEHL Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Adam Erne scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, streaking rookie Lucas Raymond got his eighth of the season and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2. Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri also scored for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic finished with

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Gaige Prim had 20 points as Missouri State beat George Washington 72-54 in the Naples Invitational. Jaylen Minnett had 16 points for Missouri State (4-2). Ja’Monta Black added 14 points. Isiaih Mosley had seven rebounds. James Bishop had 17 points for the Colonials (2-6). Joe Bamisile added 12 points and seven

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — An email in which a suburban St. Louis public health official urged staff to ignore the “lunatic fringe” as they work to combat the COVID-19 virus is sparking outrage from some elected officials. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Dr. Faisal Khan, the acting St. Louis County health director, also used

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Donations are pouring in to help a man who was freed from a Missouri prison after a judge found that he was wrongfully convicted in 1979 in a triple killing. The GoFundMe fundraiser to benefit Kevin Strickland had surpassed its $430,000 goal by Wednesday afternoon, and donations kept coming. Many

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a popular secretary at a Kansas City high school. The Kansas City Star reports that Arnold King II was charged Monday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatal crash and tampering with a motor vehicle in

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a former St. Louis police officer accused of forcing a pregnant mother of four into a sex act while he was on duty in 2015. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the woman who made the allegations against fifty-three-year-old  John Stewart did not show up to testify

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent pitcher Wade Davis is retiring at age 36 after 13 major league seasons. The three-time All-Star played for the Kansas City Royals in 2021 and helped them win the 2015 World Series title. Davis was 63-55 with a 3.94 ERA and 141 saves in 161 chances for Tampa

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, have identified the motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident last week. Police on Wednesday said the victim was 25-year-old Casey Cline of Richmond. The accident remains under investigation. Cline was driving a Kawasaki Ninja on Friday. Police say a white Ford pickup turned in front