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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Art Museum is receiving a donation of 22 pieces of art, including two by Pablo Picasso. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the museum announced the multimillion-dollar gift from Emily Rauh Pulitzer on Monday, calling the works “masterpieces” that are like a primer of art history in the

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dualtone Records is marking the birthday of Chuck Berry by announcing the release of a live album from the late rock ’n roll legend. “Live From Blueberry Hill” is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St.

PARKVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas City man was struck by a freight train and killed in the suburb of Parkville. The Kansas City Star reports that police identified the victim as 43-year-old Christopher Burdick. Capt. Jon D. Jordan, a spokesman with the Parkville Police Department, said he was crossing a sidewalk Saturday

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Toyota plans to build a $1.29 billion factory in the U.S. to manufacture batteries for gas-electric hybrid and fully electric vehicles. The move comes amid a flurry of global announcements about shoring up production of batteries for electric vehicles. Most automakers are working to transition away

By The Associated Press The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. The team members are Paul Arizin, Bob Cousy, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Dolph Schayes. 

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, who was best known as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at the age of 95. The Andy Griffith Museum said in a statement that she died Saturday after a brief illness. Lynn appeared on the show from 1961 until 1966. Later,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eighth-place Vancouver (10-9-10) remained a point outside of a Western Conference postseason berth with five games left. Second-place Sporting (15-7-7) would have

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Chiefs have held the Washington Football Team to 76 yards and four first downs in the second half of Kansas City’s 31-13 victory. Safety Tyrann Mathieu got upset in the first half after the Chiefs allowed Washington to convert on a third-and-16 and then

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A police officer and three other people were hospitalized after a crash that happened while the officer was trying to get to a different wreck. O’Fallon Police Sgt. Robert Kendall said the officer was responding to a crash with injuries near Highway K and Christina Marie Drive in O’Fallon when he

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman was shot and killed in a St. Louis suburb early Sunday. Police said the shooting was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of North Main Street in O’Fallon. The woman was taken to a hospital where she later died. Her name was not immediately

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington that got them back to .500. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (AP) — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in a St. Louis suburb on Saturday night. St. Louis County police said a man was struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the southern part of the county. Officers who were responding to a report of a

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Kansas City. The shooting was reported around 3 p.m. and officers who were in the area near the 4500 block of Chestnut Avenue said they heard gunshots. Kansas City Police Capt. Leslie Foreman said officers found

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — David Perron scored two goals, Jordan Binnington stopped 29 shots and the St. Louis Blues held on for a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in their season opener. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues. Colorado center

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley passed for three touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 37-7 homecoming victory over Indiana State. Shelley completed only 11 passes but had 225 yards through the air. Two of his touchdowns went to Tyrone Scott, who had three receptions for 106 yards. The third TD pass was to

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Damonta Witherspoon pulled in a 16-yard touchdown pass to ignite a fourth-quarter comeback, then set up the game-winning field goal with a 21-yard catch in the final minute as Murray State came from 15-points down in the final period to beat Southeast Missouri State, 32-31 in an Ohio Valley Conference

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Missouri State defeated Indiana State 37-7. The Bears broke the game open by scoring three touchdowns in the final 2:19 of the second quarter. Shelley passed 45 yards to Xavier Lane and the Bears added two more scores — a

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 62-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with killing two women and injuring another in a shooting last month. Police said Saturday that Charles Anderson faces two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in the Sept. 17 shooting. Police say the women were shot inside a vacant home in

By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M’s running back duo of Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane took full advantage of Missouri’s porous defense in the 21st-ranked Aggies’ 35-14 victory. Spiller rushed 20 times for 168 yards and one touchdown, and Achane added 16 carries for 124 yards and two scores for

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —  A southwest Missouri man has been sentenced to 16 concurrent life sentences plus 107 years in prison for dozens of sex crimes involving children. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office announced Friday that 56-year-old Stephen Turner was sentenced after being found guilty in July of 33 felony charges, including statutory rape