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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new state audit says a former Missouri county commissioner plotted ways to avoid open meeting rules and tried to get a county employee to do political work. Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released an audit of the Greene County Commission, which serves the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man accused of killing four people in the St. Louis area and two in a Kansas suburb of Kansas City has pleaded not guilty to a federal gun charge. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 26-year-old Perez Deshay Reed entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A judge’s decision to release longtime inmate Kevin Strickland, of Kansas City, was made possible by a new Missouri law intended to free people who were imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. The law gives local prosecutors the authority to seek hearings asking a judge to

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A Missouri judge has ruled that a Kansas City man was wrongfully convicted for three murders and will be released after more than 40 years behind bars. Sixty-two-year-old Kevin Strickland was exonerated on Tuesday. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and other legal and political leaders worked

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Judge: Kevin Strickland wrongly convicted in 3 killings, will be released after more than 40 years in prison.

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — For the fifth decade in a row, a federal judge will decide on how to draw County Council lines in St. Louis County after Republicans and Democrats on the redistricting commission failed to reach agreement. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the last time the 14-member Bipartisan Reapportionment Commission successfully drew

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas widow says she’s still waiting for answers, more than 40 days after her husband was fatally struck in a hit-and-run accident outside of Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Steven Hickle of Wichita left the stadium early on Oct. 10. He was struck by two hit-and-run drivers while

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A former St. Louis police officer convicted of beating a Black undercover detective during a 2017 racial injustice protest has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison — far more lenient than prosecutors and the victim had hoped for. Dustin Boone was sentenced Monday after being convicted

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Evan Gilyard II had a career-high 30 points as Kansas City defeated Idaho State 74-58. Gilyard II made 13 of 17 shots, including 4 of 6 from deep. Malik Porter had 20 points for the Bengals (1-4). Tarik Cool and Brayden Parker added 11 points apiece. Robert Ford III, who was

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Phillip Russell had 18 points as Southeast Missouri State defeated Missouri Baptist 71-63. Chris Harris added 16 points for the Redhawks. Jadis White had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans. 

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Lykes was the last player to reach Arkansas’ locker room, and when he walked through the door, it set off a wild celebration that could be heard all the way back courtside. One that probably wouldn’t have been nearly so raucous if Kansas

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Polite scored 14 points to lead four in double figures and Florida State blew past Missouri 81-58 in the championship game of the Jacksonville Classic. Polite made 6 of 9 shots from the field and 2 of 3 3-pointers. Cam’Ron Fletcher added 12 points and Malik Osborne and Matthew Cleveland

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Justin Faulk scored his 100th career goal to cap a quick three-goal outburst by St. Louis in the first period, and the Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak, Brandon Saad and Niko Mikkola also scored for the Blues, who entered with

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Isiaih Mosley scored 23 points as Missouri State romped past Long Beach State 92-66 in an opening-round game of the Naples Invitational. Gaige Prim added 20 points for the Bears. Joe Hampton led the Beach with 15 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City, Missouri school district is returning two LGBTQ-themed books it had pulled from libraries. The North Kansas City School District says the books will be back on high school shelves Monday. The reversal follows backlash from students and a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri police chiefs say a new law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws is making it harder to fight crime. The Kansas City Star reports the Missouri Police Chiefs Association wrote a letter to Republican state lawmakers about the law. Police chiefs say the law is confusing and has

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A former police detective in Missouri has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for repeatedly kicking a defenseless man during a 2019 arrest. Ellis Brown III was sentenced Monday. He was an officer in the St. Louis suburb of St. Ann when the incident occurred. A jury convicted

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paul Pierce and Antawn Jamison forged a lasting friendship when they arrived in St. Louis in April 1995 for the McDonald’s All-American Game, the traditional showcase for the best high school basketball players in the country. It lasted through their college years, when Pierce