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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is appealing a federal judge’s order that blocked Biden’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and waters. A Louisiana-based federal judge issued the ruling in June, siding with Louisiana’s attorney general and officials in 12 other states. Those

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting death outside a Springfield convenience store. Garrett Austin Eagle, of Springfield, was charged Monday after the shooting Friday afternoon outside the Conoco Village Mart. The victim was identified as 49-year-old Jason Masters, of Springfield. KYTV reports Eagle told police

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive has a number of Louisiana whistle-stops as part of a 10-state tour. Big Boy No. 4014 will be on display in New Orleans, where it will turn around to head back to Cheyenne, Wyoming. It will also stay overnight in Shreveport. The American Locomotive Co.

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Democratic St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and several Jewish leaders are criticizing comments at recent County Council meetings that compared mask mandates to the Holocaust. With the delta variant of COVID-19 surging in St. Louis County, Page sought to require masks in indoor public places. A judge earlier this month

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs trotted out what amounted to three rookies to help protect their half-billion dollar investment at quarterback Saturday. And the best evidence that their new-look offensive line performed adequately in their preseason opener came when they returned to practice and nothing had changed.

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officers say a 26-year-old Columbia man stole a police cruiser before eventually being arrested as he tried to hide under a dock at the Lake of the Ozarks. Kenneth Rybolt is charged with five felonies and a misdemeanor after the chase in Camden and Miller counties over the

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the Catholic church’s top officials and fiercest critics of Pope Francis has COVID-19 and is breathing through a ventilator. Cardinal Raymond Burke tweeted on Aug. 10 that he had caught the virus, was resting comfortably. His staff tweeted Saturday that he has been hospitalized

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A 71-year-old Cape Girardeau man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing his wife in 2019. Police say Timothy Edward Corrigan shot and killed 64-year-old Katheia Corrigan at their Cape Girardeau home on April 5, 2019. Corrigan pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder and armed criminal

ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — With the start of the new school year fast approaching, some parents in two suburban St. Louis districts are questioning why most students will not be required to wear face coverings, decisions that conflict with federal and local health guidelines. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that some parents in St. Charles

By JAY REEVES Associated Press Health officials have an unsteady partner as they try to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Bible Belt: churches and pastors. Some preachers are praying for more inoculations and hosting vaccination clinics. Others are skirting the topic of vaccines or openly preaching against them in a region that’s

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say two women killed over the weekend in a suburban St. Louis home break-in were likely the victims of a domestic violence dispute. Police say the killings happened around 7 p.m. Saturday, when two people forced their way into a house in Ferguson. Investigators say the break-in led to a

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. (AP) — A 74-year-old man drowned in a private pond in eastern Missouri Saturday morning after falling out of a boat. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Dennis Breitenstein of Fenton and another man were in a boat together on the pond in Washington County around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Officials said both men

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the third straight game, Tyler O’Neill hit one right after him and the St. Louis Cardinals completed an in-state sweep of the Kansas City Royals 7-2. In the second inning, Arenado and O’Neill hit back-to-back homers for the second time in

STONE COUNTY, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri man drowned in Table Rock Lake while trying to help his children. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Bradley Bruce, 44, died Wednesday after he dove into the water from a boat and did not resurface. His body wasn’t found until Friday evening. Bruce was from Byrnes Mill

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man was shot and killed in St. Louis neighborhood just south of downtown late Saturday. Police said the shooting was reported around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the city’s Peabody Darst Webbe neighborhood. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in his upper chest near a car with bullet damage

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in St. Louis early Saturday. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday along Natural Bridge Road. Police said they are looking for a black Mercedes sedan that investigators believe struck the pedestrian. The woman who died was identified as

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield man who was shot outside a convenience store on Friday has died. Springfield Police said Saturday that 49-year-old Jason Masters died at the hospital after he was shot outside a Conoco Village Mart around 2 p.m. Friday. The Springfield News-Leader reports that police have not announced any arrests in

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several inmates were injured during another disturbance at the troubled St. Louis city jail this weekend. City spokesman Nick Dunne said roughly a dozen inmates attacked four others around 12:30 a.m. Saturday while they were in a recreation area on the fourth floor. The victims were taken to a hospital, and

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Almost all of the nearly 100,000 utility customers who lost power in St. Louis and surrounding communities after strong storms swept through the area Thursday had regained electricity by Sunday morning. Power provider Ameren Missouri said roughly 600 households and businesses remained without power Sunday morning. At the peak of the

By DAVID KLEPPER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Public forums before local school boards and city councils are the latest source of misinformation about COVID-19. Videos of people criticizing masks or vaccines as ineffective have been seen by millions of people, and are creating new challenges for local governments and