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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court says GOP descriptions of abortion-rights ballot measures are partisan, won’t go before voters.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has appointed appeals court Judge Ginger Gooch to the state Supreme Court. Parson named Gooch to the high court Monday. She replaces Judge Patricia Breckenridge. Breckenridge is retiring. Gooch’s appointment means women will keep their historic four-member majority on the seven-member court. Gooch is from

By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers announced Monday that it reached a tentative deal with General Motors, capping a whirlwind few days in which GM, Ford and Stellantis agreed to generous terms that would end the union’s six weeks of targeted strikes, pending approval of the rank and file.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright’s says the official reason for his retirement was, “Because I got a puppy!” The St. Louis Cardinals pitcher went on the voluntarily retired list on Oct. 2, the day after the regular season ended, rather than wait to become a free agent after the World Series. He listed the

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Andy Reid again was a near-unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among NFL head coaches, receiving eight of nine first-place votes. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five head coaches, making their selections based on current status through Week

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — There is renewed reason for No. 1 Georgia to have confidence in its offense as it prepares to face No. 14 Missouri. Georgia played without its top receiver, tight end Brock Bowers, and still rolled to a 43-20 win over Florida last week. There was

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Mahomes stands alone at the top. The two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP again was the unanimous choice by The Associated Press for No. 1 quarterback at the midpoint of the season. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush. Bell will oppose Bush in next year’s Democratic primary for a

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — When Enterprise started to see automobile supply problems after the pandemic hit in 2020, the car and truck rental, fleet management and mobility company decided to cater to its long-term customers. Chrissy Taylor, CEO of the newly renamed Enterprise Mobility, emphasized rentals to businesses and insurance

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Logan Ndenbe scored his first goal as a professional to help Sporting Kansas City beat St. Louis 4-1 in a rain-soaked Match 1 of their best-of-3 first-round series in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Kansas City, which scored just three goals in its first 10 games this season and beat San Jose

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was already under the weather going into the game. It only went downhill from there. The Kansas City quarterback couldn’t shake off the effects of flu-like symptoms as he turned in one of the worst performances of his career in a 24-9 loss to

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Justin Simmons never paid much attention to the Broncos’ long losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs or the way Patrick Mahomes had owned them ever since winning in Denver in his first NFL start back in 2017. Simmons won’t have to address — or

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was added to the Kansas City Chiefs’ injury report Sunday with flu-like symptoms, but the team said he’ll still start against the Denver Broncos. Patrick Mahomes is 12-0 against the Broncos, whom the Chiefs have defeated 16 consecutive times going back to 2015.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Draylen Ellis and Da’Shon Davis teamed up for a 90-yard touchdown and Davis topped 200 yards on just five catches as Tennessee State routed Lindenwood 43-20. Jordan Gant staked Tennessee State (6-2, 2-1 Big South-OVC Association) to a 7-0 lead with a 4-yard touchdown run. Carter Davis answered with a 65-yard

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Mitch Davidson threw for a career-high four touchdowns — two going to Bryce Oliver — and Youngstown State defeated Missouri State 44-28. Davidson threw two short TD passes in the first quarter, then hooked up with Oliver for scores of 51 and 20 yards as the Penguins took a 31-14 halftime

TROY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, a killing that inspired a TV miniseries. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wood charged Hupp with first-degree murder in July 2021, accusing her of killing her friend, Betsy Faria, a decade earlier. Faria’s husband, Russ, spent time in