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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit has challenged the constitutionality of Missouri’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot. The trial in the case is expected to begin Friday. Voting rights advocates suing to overturn the law say getting the records needed to obtain

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Honor scored 16 points and Sean East II’s three-point play with 9.9 seconds remaining gave Missouri its first lead of the night and the Tigers held on — after rallying — to beat Minnesota 70-68. Minnesota’s Cam Christie missed a 3-pointer with time expiring. Mike Mitchell Jr. gathered the carom but

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ethan Taylor had 21 points in Air Force’s 76-58 victory against Lindenwood on Thursday night in the Air Force Classic. Taylor shot 4 for 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 10 of 14 from the free throw line for the Falcons (2-2). Jeffrey Mills scored 17 points and

By The Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — Led by Sincere Parker’s 22 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 79-69 on Thursday. The Billikens are now 4-0 with the win and the Cowboys fell to 2-1.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a pregnant woman who was shot in the head at a Missouri mall last week has died. Police in the Kansas City suburb of Independence confirmed her death Thursday. She had been on life support following a Friday shooting at Independence Center. Police say she was shot in the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Taylor Clarke will earn $1.25 million in his one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals that avoided salary arbitration. The 30-year-old was 3-6 with a 5.95 ERA in two starts and 56 relief appearances last season, when he earned $1.15 million. Clarke is 15-15 with a 5.03 ERA in

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious and lengthy labor dispute. A vote-tracking spreadsheet on the union’s website shows that with

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said during a hearing that Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone” in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban. But attorneys for the state countered Thursday that just because

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Led by Yacine Toumi’s 20 points, the Evansville Purple Aces defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 76-57 on Wednesday night. The Purple Aces are now 3-0 with the win and the Redhawks fell to 0-3.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Welcome to life in the Southeastern Conference, where you can coach against each other one day and be fired the next. Or the day after that. Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher and Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett are the SEC’s first head coaches to lose their jobs this season, but there

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Voting on a tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that ended a six-week strike against the company appears too close to call after the latest tallies at several GM factories were announced Wednesday. The union hasn’t posted final vote totals

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn scored 25 points, true freshman Ja’Kobe Walter had 23 and 15th-ranked Baylor overwhelmed Kansas City 99-61. Nunn, the junior transfer from VCU, scored 14 points in a row during a 5 1/2-minute stretch of the first half, which Walter ended by scoring the

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored a pair of goals, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 on Tuesday night. Colton Parayko, Jakub Vrana and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Blues, who have won three straight. Binnington

By The Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Darius Beane scored 20 points as Lindenwood beat Hannibal-Lagrange 83-52 on Monday night. Beane also had three steals for the Lions (1-2). Keenon Cole shot 9 for 12, including 0 for 3 from beyond the arc to add 20 points. Amoro Lado was 4 of 6

COLOMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sean East II scored 20 points and Noah Carter contributed 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Missouri rebounded from its first loss by pulling away from SIU Edwardsville for a 68-50 victory. Missouri now has won all four meetings with the Cougars and are 41-1 against teams from the Ohio

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Led by Alston Mason’s 28 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 84-69

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce. Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2. Alexey Toropchenko and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as St. Louis evened a loss to Colorado earlier this month. Schenn

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Gibson Jimerson’s 20 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 80-71.