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ST. LOUIS (AP) — No details are being released to elected officials or the public about an internal investigation into a suburban St. Louis health official who made an obscene gesture at anti-mask protesters this summer. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Thursday through a spokesman that the administration considered the report about Dr.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in south St. Louis. The crash happened Thursday morning between the Benton Park and McKinley Heights neighborhoods. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and police have not released the person’s identity. Police say the car that

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Two more Springfield women have been charged with participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the federal case again Cara Hentschel and Mahailya Pryer was unsealed this week. They are charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building; disorderly and disruptive

WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Police say a South Carolina man was killed by an eastern Missouri officer after allegedly trying to pull a gun on the officer. The shooting happened at 2:10 a.m. Thursday on a gas station parking lot in Wentzville. St. Charles County police identified the man killed as 22-year-old Johan Quintero of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills thought they were closing the gap with the Kansas City Chiefs last season, then they lost a pair of games to their old AFL nemesis, including the AFC championship game in January. Now the Bills have another chance as they head

By The Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are meeting at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night in a rematch of last year’s AFC championship game. The Chiefs are coming off a win in Philadelphia where their offense got humming and their much-maligned defense showed a bit of improvement. The Bills are riding

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer It took the biggest winning streak in franchise history to get the St. Louis Cardinals into the playoffs. It took one swing of the bat to end their season. Now, after the Dodgers’ Chris Taylor hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning of the NL wild-card game, Los

WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say a St. Charles County police officer fatally shot a suspect who pointed a gun at him early Thursday. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in Wentzville after officers made a traffic stop. Police say a man emerged from the stopped car holding a gun and

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — That record winning streak in September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in a postseason that ended with one hanging slider. Alex Reyes served up a game-ending home run to Chris Taylor just after entering in the ninth inning, a drive that gave the

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunning September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in postseason that ended on one hanging slider. Alex Reyes, who lost his closer’s job last month, gave up a game-ending home run to Chris Taylor just after entering the game in the ninth inning,

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in a scintillating NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to a best-of-five Division Series against the rival Giants. Game

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to the best-of-five NL Division Series against the rival Giants. Game 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers beat St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in NL-wild-card game to advance to face San Francisco Giants.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ new and improved defense will be put to the test in facing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The Bills’ defense was no match last year in losing twice to Kansas City. The Chiefs had 245 yards

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California prison guard killed himself after reporting corruption and harassment to authorities and cooperating with attorneys suing the state. The Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday that Sgt. Kevin Steele wrote memos to top prison officials early this year in which he said fellow correctional officers in his California State Prison, Sacramento,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A mass COVID-19 vaccination site will open soon in Springfield as vaccine mandates and boosters send the number of people seeking a shot soaring. Jon Mooney, assistant director of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, said that 500 people a day will be vaccinated a day at the site after it

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ordered Missouri to begin collecting union dues from prison workers, finding that an attempt by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration to break the union is illegal. In a scathing, 43-page decision, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem said it was “unconstitutional, arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable” that the state had stopped collecting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials are recommending that Kansas City extend its mask mandate for at least a little bit longer. The Kansas City Star reports that Frank Thompson, interim health director, told the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee on Wednesday that cases have seen a downward trend since the mask order was