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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance threw an 80-yard touchdown pass that led to loud cheers from San Francisco fans, but also showed some rookie traits during his preseason debut in the 49ers’ 19-16 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Lance had an up-and-down first performance with

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered and drove in four runs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4. Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs as the Cardinals earned their fifth straight win. Edmundo Sosa went 4 for 4, and Tommy Edman had two hits

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Alan Pulido scored his third goal in his last three starts, Dániel Sallói added his 11th goal of the season and Sporting Kansas City beat FC Dallas 2-0. Dallas had its three-game unbeaten streak — which started with a 2-1 win at Sporting KC on July 31 —- snapped. Kansas City

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say one of the men wounded in a Springfield double shooting has died at a hospital. The Springfield News-Leader reports that police identified the man who died Thursday as 34-year-old Calvin James III. Police found James and the other victim inside a sedan on Aug. 5 while responding to a

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Health officials say they are struggling to track down a crowd of anti-mask protesters who attended a St. Louis County Commission after one of the meeting participants tested positive for COVID-19. Hundreds showed up at the July 27 meeting to oppose a public health order requiring people to wear masks to

STOCKTON, Mo. (AP) — A Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri has been sued three times this month over allegations that students were abused. The latest of the lawsuits was filed Tuesday in Cedar County Circuit Court on behalf of a Texas teen with autism and bipolar disorder. The Kansas City Star reports that it

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Mostly unmasked crowds packed into the Missouri State Fair shoulder-to-shoulder this week as it opened in Sedalia amid soaring numbers of new COVID-19 infections. Fair officials decided in the spring to bring back the full event after replacing it with a much smaller youth livestock show in 2020 because of coronavirus

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jack Flaherty pitched six innings of two-hit ball in his return from an oblique injury, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0. Nolan Arenado hit his 23rd homer for St. Louis, which earned its fourth straight win. Tyler O’Neill and Lars

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Oak Grove  High School teacher is facing several felony charges after he allegedly sent pornographic videos to students and tried to persuade a student to have sex with him. Jackson County prosecutors say 27-year-old Ethan Grumke is charged with stalking, attempting to make sexual contact with a student

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo (AP) — The exodus from St. Louis city to the suburbs could mean changes for the area’s congressional seats when it comes time for redistricting. An Associated Press analysis shows Missouri’s 1st Congressional District was among the top 10 nationally in declining population based on U.S. Census Bureau

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 43-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the shooting death of a transgender woman. Marcus Lewis was sentenced Thursday in the death of 24-year-old Brooklyn Lindsey. Lewis pleaded guilty in June to voluntary manslaughter, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm.

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts says two deputies who worked secondary jobs providing security for U.S. Rep. Cori Bush were fired for failing to get approval for their moonlighting, and not because of who they worked for. Deputies Tylance Jackson and Maurice Thompson were fired last month. Their firings were

By MATT DERRICK Associated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs visit the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday for their preseason opener. For quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the results will not matter as much as how the players communicate and get used to each other. The Chiefs will start five new offensive linemen,

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri hospitals are filling to the brim with COVID-19 patients, and so are their intensive care units, which are treating a record number of patients. Information posted Friday on the state health department’s coronavirus dashboard shows 2,318 people hospitalized with the virus, 50 more than a day earlier and the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis County attorney has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for tax evasion. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 58-year-old Nicholas Franke was sentenced Thursday in St. Louis’ federal court. Franke pleaded guilty in May to a single count of tax evasion, admitting that he failed to

ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Missouri man died after being run over while trying to chase a rolling, driverless pickup truck and trailer. Television station KAKE reports that the accident happened around 2 p.m. Thursday in a driveway off U.S. Highway 73 in northeastern Kansas. Investigators say 61-year-old David Richardson,

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) — Police in the St. Louis suburb of Webster Groves say a homeowner fatally shot someone who allegedly broke into their home. The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. Friday. Police say the homeowner confronted a man who came in through a rear door of the home. KMOV-TV reports that the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of households and businesses remain without power in St. Louis and surrounding communities after powerful storms swept the region, knocking down trees, sheering off roofs and bringing down power lines. Power utility Ameren Missouri reported by late Thursday night some 60,000 customers in eastern Missouri were without power.

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National on track by rejecting a competing $31 billion bid from rival Canadian Pacific earlier this week. Kansas City Southern said Thursday that its board unanimously decided to continue backing Canadian