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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A blacklisted Missouri lawmaker has been blocked from running for governor as a Democrat. The Missouri Democratic Party on Tuesday refused to let state Rep. Sarah Unsicker file for office on that ticket. Fellow Democrats denounced Unsicker after social media posts last year showed her

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-majority Senate greenlit a bill on Tuesday that would make a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group required viewing in public schools. Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video, which West Virginia lawmakers want to show in eighth and tenth-grade classrooms, has received

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid walked to the podium Tuesday in Indianapolis with a message that went beyond the football world. He paid tribute to the woman who was killed two weeks ago at the city’s Super Bowl celebration — and with togetherness and love

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — School bus service has been snarled in St. Louis for two days because of a work stoppage that’s a show of support for a Black mechanic who says he found a noose at his workstation. The action began Monday and continued Tuesday for drivers employed by

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Court documents say the man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled the trigger because someone was shooting at him. Experts

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — February’s end is bringing wild weather to much of the United States, with record heat allowing for golf in Wisconsin and outdoor food trucks in Minnesota, along with an increased fire risk across much of the Great Plains. But blinding snow in the Northwest is blowing eastward,

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal prosecutors said. Family Dollar faced one misdemeanor count of causing FDA-regulated products to become adulterated while

By The Associated Press New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes emerged pain-free from his first spring training appearance. Cortes says being healthy is the most important thing after he allowed two runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings against Montreal. The left-handed Cortes also struck out four. The 29-year-old Cortes was limited to 12

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — José DeLeón, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, has died. He was 63. Los Leones del Escogido, DeLeón’s team in the Dominican Winter League, said he died Sunday evening at Cedimat hospital in Santo

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Police in the western Missouri town of Sedalia fatally shot a knife-wielding suspect during an altercation that left two police officers injured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. The patrol says that Sedalia officers were called Saturday night to a disturbance and encountered someone armed with a knife. The suspect

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer On the same night Caitlin Clark was adding to her NCAA women’s basketball scoring record before a packed house in Indiana, and a national audience on television, the Iowa sensation was losing ground to the most prolific active scorer in her sport. In a gymnasium smaller than those of

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A warm front swept springlike weather across a large swath of the country Sunday in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year, sending people out of their homes to enjoy the rare winter respite but also bringing increased wildfire danger. In

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — Samuel Adeniran scored late in the second half to rally St. Louis City to a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake. Adeniran’s goal in St. Louis City’s opener came in the 79th minute, five minutes after Cristian Arango’s netter had given Real Salt Lake a 1-0 lead. Roman Bürki had

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Jamar Brown’s 22 points, the UMKC Kangaroos defeated the Omaha Mavericks 63-58. Frankie Fidler led the way for the Mavericks with 29 points. The Kangaroos improved to 14-15 with the victory and the Mavericks fell to 14-16.

By JOE REEDY and ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bieniemy is expected to become UCLA’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details of the contract are still being worked

By The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Led by Cade Tyson’s 25 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Missouri State Bears 93-78 on Saturday night. The Bruins improved to 17-12 with the win and the Bears fell to 15-14.

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The UT Martin Skyhawks defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 82-72 on Saturday night led by Jacob Crews’ 31 points. The Skyhawks are now 19-10 on the season, while the Redhawks dropped to 8-21.

By The Associated Press SAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Makhel Mitchell scored 21 points as Little Rock beat Lindenwood 82-73 on Saturday night. Mitchell also added 14 rebounds and three blocks for the Trojans (18-11, 12-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Khalen Robinson added 19 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 10 for

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Gibson Jimerson’s 19 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the George Washington Revolutionaries 96-91 on Saturday night. The Billikens improved to 10-17 with the victory and the Revolutionaries fell to 14-13.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for speeding through a red light and killing a Kansas City police officer, his K-9 partner and a pedestrian. Officer James Muhlbauer, 42, Jesse Eckes, 52, and Champ the dog were all killed in the crash last February.