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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis authorities say a coordinated social media effort resulted in hundreds of cruising cars on city streets Saturday night, causing traffic snarls and forcing police to divert their attention from other calls. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that an estimated 400 to 500 cruising vehicles were on the streets. Police

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Data shows that most of the people who participated in Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery were already immunized before the program started. The incentive program was started in July as Missouri struggled to control a surge in cases driven by the more transmissible delta variant in less-vaccinated communities. The Missouri Department

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A pedestrian from Kansas is dead after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers near Arrowhead Stadium as the man was leaving the Kansas City Chiefs game. Police are searching for the drivers who fled the scene Sunday night. The victim was 66-year-old man Steven Hickle of Wichita, Kansas. Police say

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will become CEO. St. Louis-based Ameren announced Monday that Marty Lyons will replace Warner Baxter as president and CEO starting Jan. 1. Lyons joined Ameren in 2001 as vice president and controller. He

GOLDEN CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cleanup continues after two small tornadoes touched down early Monday in rural areas of southwestern Missouri. The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed that an EF-1 twister touched down around 1 a.m. in Newton County carrying 90 mph winds. KYTV-TV reports that several trees were uprooted, and a mobile home

By CLAUDIA LAUER and JIM SALTER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of children and teenagers across America, leaving behind shattered dreams and devastated families. Shaquille Barbour was about to graduate from high school when he was shot multiple times in Philadelphia. His family misses his sweet sense of

By JIM SALTER and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfire to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media. Experts say idleness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shares the

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban Kansas City say an 8-year-old boy has died in an accidental shooting. Police in Independence say the shooting happened early Saturday morning when officer were called to a home there for a shooting. Investigators say arriving officers found that the boy had been shot and that the child

COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs defense was once again abysmal in a 38-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night in a rematch of the AFC title game. The defense watched the Kansas City offense turn the ball over four times without forcing one

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen scrambled to the left on the mushy turf in Arrowhead Stadium, saw the Chiefs defensive back go low for the tackle and made like an Olympian by leaping over him for a first down. Apropos as Buffalo finally cleared one

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors in St. Louis declined to file murder charges in two separate 2020 killings. Police said Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office decided that self-defense issues kept it from filing murder charges in connection with the deaths of 24-year-old Tobias Courtney and 61-year-old Crystal Strong. But the suspect in that case was

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the last two Stanley Cup championships and not just because they were the best team on the ice. They were also the best at managing the salary cap, which limits teams to no more than $81.5 million each season. Tampa Bay’s Julien BriseBois

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — An Independence man has been charged in connection with a shooting that was initially reported as a suicide. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday that 36-year-old Myles Blesz has been charged with second-degree murder and several other charges in the death of Waylon Williams on Oct. 5. A friend told

RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting at a convenience store Saturday in a Kansas City suburb. The Riverside, Missouri, Police Department said the shooting was reported Saturday afternoon at a QuikTrip gas station located at 4600 NW Gateway Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. hydropower generation is forecast to drop 14% this year compared with 2020 as drought grips vast areas of the West. Experts say the reductions complicate grid operations since hydropower is a relatively flexible renewable energy source that can be easily turned up or down, such

By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tyler Badie rushed for a career-high 217 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Missouri to a 48-35 victory over North Texas. He ripped off a 52-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to help the Tigers build a 31-7 halftime lead. The Mean Green outgained

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Geno Hess ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns, Southeast Missouri State intercepted three passes and the Redhawks defeated Austin Peay 30-14. Hess led a ground game that piled up 197 yards and the Redhawks’ limited passing game added 93 yards as SE Missouri State won despite  being outgained by 100