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Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri business groups have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the state’s minimum wage and require employers to give workers paid sick leave. The powerful Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, restaurant and grocers associations say the law violates a state constitutional

Music City Bowl: Iowa (8-4) vs. No. 23 Missouri (9-3), Dec. 30 at 2:30 p.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Missouri by 2.5. KEY MATCHUP The Tigers’ offense ranks 60th in the FBS at 29.1 points per game. The Hawkeyes allow 17.1 per game (ninth in college football). Iowa averages 131.6 passing yards per game

AP Pro Football Writer A thunderous doink helped the Kansas City Chiefs gain some breathing room in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the Buffalo Bills fell short despite Josh Allen’s spectacular performance. The fight for the top spot in the NFC stayed close as the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers offense continued to struggle in Kansas City, being shut out in the first half for the first time this season while compiling just 131 yards offense. Justin Herbert rallied the offense in the second half, completing his first eight passes while leading the Chargers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert briefly left the field late in the second quarter in a 19-17 loss to the Chiefs after a hard hit by Kansas City linebacker Nick Bolton. Herbert re-entered the game on the Chargers’ next series. He was shaken up after he scrambled to his

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey is inactive for the Los Angeles Chargers’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of knee and shoulder injuries. It’s the first game missed this season by McConkey, who is third among NFL rookies with 58 catches and fourth with 815 receiving yards. He has

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri shot and wounded a suspect who authorities say opened fire after crashing his vehicle. Inside the vehicle, investigators found the body of a female who they say was dead before the shooting. The shooting occurred after the suspect crashed a pickup as Festus and Crystal City police

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Jacobi Wood had 23 points in Murray State’s 73-53 victory against Southeast Missouri State on Sunday night. Wood also added nine rebounds for the Racers (6-2, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Nick Ellington added 15 points while going 6 of 8 and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67. Mark Mitchell scored 17 points in Missouri’s first win over Kansas since a 74-71 victory on Feb. 4, 2012. Anthony Robinson II had 11 points and five steals for the

AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Purdue Boilermakers have hired UNLV coach Barry Odom as their next football coach. Athletic director Mike Bobinski made the announcement Sunday. The 48-year-old Odom replaces Ryan Walters, who was fired last week after compiling a 5-19 record in two seasons in West Lafayette, Indiana. Odom led the Rebels

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 for their second straight win. Corey Perry, Zach Hyman and Troy Stecher also scored, and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have won five of their last six. Stuart Skinner

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Samage Teel had 23 points, Jaden Daughtry scored 20 and Indiana State held off Missouri State 80-77 on Saturday night in a Missouri Valley Conference opener. Teel added nine assists and seven rebounds for the Sycamores (6-4, 1-0). Daughtry made 9 of 14 shots and 2 of 3 free throws. The

Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 19 points, including four 3-pointers, as No. 23 Mississippi used a dominant second half to defeat Lindenwood 86-53 Saturday night. Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points and started a decisive 18-4 second-half burst with consecutive layups as Ole Miss (8-1) improved to 5-0 at home. Dre Davis

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Lance Leipold has announced Jim Zebrowski will replace Jeff Grimes as offensive coordinator. Zebrowski had been co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since joining the Jayhawks staff in 2021. He previously worked with Leipold at Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater and at Buffalo. Zebrowski coached quarterbacks Jalon Daniels and Jason Bean in

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word, even though this year’s election was over a month ago. Lawmakers in several states have already initiated or indicated plans to alter or nullify certain results. Republican

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after the state’s new constitutional amendment rolling back a near total ban took effect. But they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The amendment is widely understood to prevent the