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By DAVID A. LIEB Assocaited Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents could see a roughly $138 million tax break under legislation intended to offset a surge in local property tax collections caused by higher vehicle values. The state House overwhelmingly passed the legislation Thursday, sending it to the Senate. Missouri is among several

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored 4:34 into overtime and also had two assists to rally the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Zach Hyman scored twice  to give him 40 for the season as Edmonton won its second straight. Stuart Skinner finished with 30 saves. Robert Thomas and

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Jordan King’s 27 points, the Richmond Spiders defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 80-64 on Wednesday night. The Spiders are now 21-7 with the victory and the Billikens fell to 10-18.

By The Associated Press NORMAL, Ill. — Johnny Kinziger scored 20 points and hit a buzzer-beating jumper to lift Illinois State over Missouri State 75-74. The Redbirds are now 15-15 on the season, while the Bears fell to 15-15.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tyrese Samuel scored a career-high 28 points, Zyon Pullin added 21 and No. 24 Florida never trailed in an 83-74 victory over woeful Missouri. Samuel and Pullin scored 23 of the team’s final 25 points, taking over after leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. fouled out

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters union that avoids a strike at its U.S. plants. The union had threatened to strike the brewer’s 12 U.S. plants if an agreement on a new five-year contract wasn’t reached by 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday. But both sides

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal regulators have issued a $55,000 fine after St. Louis’ largest nursing home closed without warning, although experts said the amount collected will likely be smaller. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the fine in a letter to the owners of Northview

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jets general manager Joe Douglas says the team took notice of Super Bowl star Mecole Hardman saying on a recent podcast he told the Kansas City Chiefs to “come get me” while he was disgruntled in New York earlier this season. Douglas told reporters at the NFL combine that Hardman’s comments resonated

PHOENIX (AP) — Hector Ortiz, who spent the past 18 years as a manager and coach in the Texas Rangers organization, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 54. The Rangers say Ortiz died at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. Ortiz was a coach on the minor league player development staff the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a string of robberies and attempted robberies of banks and credit unions in multiple states. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 29, pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, to one count each of money laundering, transporting stolen property

By DAVE SKRETTA and STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writers Chiefs owner Clark Hunt admitted Wednesday that the Super Bowl champions are overdue for some much-needed upgrades to their practice facilities after the NFL Players Association issued its annual report card and graded Kansas City as the second-worst team in the league overall. The Dolphins got

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are once again trying to block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood. The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to bar federal health care dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, which is already banned by state law from providing abortions in most circumstances.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are planning an $800 million renovation to Arrowhead Stadium that would begin after the team plays host to games for the 2026 World Cup and take about four years to complete. The plan is to bring the third-oldest stadium in

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL teams could find a Pro Bowl quarterback, an All-Pro defensive lineman or a future Hall of Fame wide receiver and plenty more star-quality players when the free agency period begins on March 13. Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones and Mike Evans are among the best players who will

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are releasing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, according to a person familiar with the decision. The move gives the the Super Bowl champions $12 million in much-needed salary cap space. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party will hold presidential caucuses this Saturday, giving voters their chance to weigh in on who should represent the party on the November presidential ballot. The contest is one of the last opportunities for candidates to shape the race for the GOP nomination before

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sean Monahan scored a goal and added an assist after missing a game because of an illness to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 and extend their win streak to four games. Brenden Dillon, Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo also scored for Winnipeg, which has won seven

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Kansas City Chiefs are weighing whether to use the franchise tag on All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones or star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, though general manager Brett Veach said Tuesday he is hopeful both will be back next season. Jones would be due about $32 million, or a 20%

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison. The legal nonprofit ArchCity Defenders announced the settlement Tuesday with the city

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Crawford and St. Louis have finalized a $2 million, one-year contract, giving the Cardinals an experienced backup for young shortstop Masyn Winn. The 37-year-old Crawford spent his first 13 seasons with San Francisco. He won four Gold Gloves and two World Series championships with the Giants. Winn, who turns 22