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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A hearing that will determine the future of longtime inmate Missouri Kevin Strickland will be heard by a Jackson County Circuit Court judge. Judge Kevin Harrell on Friday rejected a motion by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to recuse himself and remove all Jackson County judges from Strickland’s case. Harrell

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Audio from an inquest into the shooting death of Derontae Martin offers widely conflicting accounts of how the young Black man died inside a rural Missouri home during a party in April. One witness says someone confessed to killing Martin. Another says he saw Martin shoot himself. The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands took part in a procession for a Marine from Missouri who was among 13 service members killed in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The Missouri State Highway Patrol closed down some interstates Thursday as a Humvee military hearse carried the casket of Marine Lance Cpl. Jared

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal charges have been filed against two people accused of robbing a St. Louis Blues hockey prospect on the grounds of the Gateway Arch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 19-year-old Christopher Franklin and 18-year-old Kaniya Sloan are charged with aiding and abetting a robbery on federal territorial jurisdiction and accessory

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to manufacture the U.S. Navy’s latest unmanned aircraft at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. Officials from the company, local and state government made the announcement Friday at the airfield in Mascoutah, southeast of St. Louis. Boeing plans

KNOB NOSTER, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says a B-2 stealth bomber made an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this week. The Air Force Global Strike Public Affairs unit said the bomber had an in-flight malfunction during a routine training mission early Tuesday at the base near Knob Noster. Spokeswoman

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a third-inning rally and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 7-2. Perez hit a two-run homer in the first

FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office says a homeowner shot and killed a man who apparently was trying to commit a burglary. Sheriff’s deputies who were called to a home near Festus early Thursday found 36-year-old Wayne Roam, of House Springs, dead on the porch. Court documents say the homeowner told investigators

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A former Texas County sheriff and his chief deputy have been convicted of forgery after several other charges against them were dropped. Judge John Beger on Thursday found former Chief Deputy Jennifer Tomaszewski guilty of two counts of forgery and former Sheriff James Sigman guilty of one forgery count. The judge

POINT CLEAR, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur trophy stays with Lara Tennant. She won the title for the third straight time with a 2-and-1 victory over seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port. Tennant, who’s from Portland, Oregon, won in 2018 and 2019. The championship was canceled last year by the pandemic. Next year

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s new health director says the agency is working on new guidelines to help schools keep kids safe from the coronavirus. Director Don Kauerauf on Thursday told reporters that the state health department is coming up with what he called clearer guidance to keep kids from

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are ready to face off again. This is the fourth straight season Baltimore and Kansas City are playing each other. Jackson has yet to beat Mahomes and the Chiefs. The Baltimore quarterback is 30-5 as a starter in the regular season against everybody else.

By DAVID PORTER Associated Press Three sex abuse lawsuits filed against a New Jersey diocese include claims that defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused a young man in the 1980s. The lawsuit announced Thursday accuses him of sexual battery against the man, who was in his late teens and early 20s. The claims come as a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrann Mathieu kept hoping, even as the days slowly went by and he returned one positive test after another, that he would be cleared of COVID-19 in time to join the Kansas City Chiefs for their season opener against Cleveland. He was. Just barely.

By The Associated Press (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have won four straight meetings against Baltimore, including a victory in each of the past three seasons. The Ravens enter Sunday night’s matchup with Kansas City having lost their season opener for the first time since 2015. Lamar Jackson is now 30-8 as a starting

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police have arrested two people after a St. Louis Blues prospect and another person were robbed on the grounds of the Gateway Arch earlier this week. Police said Thursday the suspects were booked on suspicion of first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. The suspects, who are

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Canadian Pacific hopes to complete its $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad before the end of next year. Shareholders of both companies are likely to vote on the deal sometime in December, and then Mexican and American regulators will have to sign off on the combination. Officials from

By BRYAN ANDERSON and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As coronavirus outbreaks driven by the delta variant lead school districts around the U.S. to abruptly shut down or send large numbers of children into quarantine, some students are getting minimal schooling at home. Despite billions of dollars in federal money

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is scheduled to go to trial in April after a crash last year that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl. Reid, the son of Chiefs Coach Andy Reid, will go on trial April 18. The trial date was set during a virtual hearing

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Authorities say a Missouri police officer who graduated from the police academy in July has died after being shot by a wanted man who opened fire on officers and was also killed. The Independence Police Department announced late Wednesday that 22-year-old Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans died following the Wednesday morning shooting.