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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South _ killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path. In Florida, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says two were killed and

CHIPLEY, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff’s office: 2 killed, 2 injured by tornado that touched down in western Florida Panhandle.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say a shooting overnight has left two people dead and another in the hospital. The shooting reportedly happened around 3 a.m. Thursday in the city’s Central West End neighborhood near the St. Louis University campus. Police and paramedics called to the scene found two people dead and

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver 4-3, further dimming the Canucks’ faint playoff hopes. Nick Leddy, Robert Thomas and Nathan Walker also scored for the Blues. David Perron added two assists. Elias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks, who were playing

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, leaving scattered damages to buildings and homes in their path. The storm front spans several states and has been blamed for spinning off at least two confirmed tornadoes earlier Wednesday that left

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Severe storms including at least two confirmed tornadoes injured people, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Mississippi and Tennessee. That’s after they spread damage in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas overnight before moving to the Deep South. No deaths were immediately reported from the

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says “the COVID-19 crisis is over” in Missouri. The Republican governor announced Wednesday that the state will transition to treating the coronavirus as an endemic beginning Friday. One result is that the public will have less frequent updates about the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House is proposing a rival constitutional amendment to block ranked-choice voting. Lawmakers gave the ballot measure initial approval Wednesday. Another group is trying to allow voters to pick from both Republicans and Democrats during primaries. Currently, voters can either choose to pick from all Republican candidates or all

By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Albert Pujols went 1 for 3 against Washington in his spring training debut with St. Louis on the same day his wife underwent successful brain surgery. In his third at-bat, Pujols smacked a line drive to the right side through a hole created by

By KEN MILLER and JILL BLEED Associated Press Severe storms that included at least two tornadoes injured several people, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas overnight before moving to the Deep South. No deaths have been reported from the storms. A tornado that struck Springdale, Arkansas, and the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City teenager will receive a $325,000 settlement in an excessive force lawsuit filed against police after his arrest in October 2019. The Kansas City Star reports the teenager, who is Black, alleged in his lawsuit that he was punched more than 10 times and hit with a stun

By KEN MILLER and JILL BLEED Associated Press Severe storms that included at least two tornadoes injured several people, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Arkansas and Missouri overnight as twisters and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South on Wednesday. No deaths were reported from the storms late

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a lawsuit that accuses the city of Normandy of exploiting primarily poor and Black people by jailing people who couldn’t pay excessive fines for traffic and other minor offenses. The ArchCity Defenders law firm said the settlement terms announced Tuesday

By KEN MILLER and JILL BLEED Associated Press Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says search and rescue teams have been deployed after a likely tornado hit the adjoining towns of Springdale and Johnson. Officials say seven people were injured. No deaths have been reported from overnight storms. Damage was extensive in Springdale, including to an elementary

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Severe weather has injured seven people, damaged buildings and downed power lines in northwest Arkansas as tornadoes and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South. The Wednesday morning storms hit in Springdale and Johnson. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says all of Mississippi and parts of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother as the two played with a gun they found inside a St. Louis home. Television station KMOV reports that the shooting happened Tuesday night in a north St. Louis neighborhood. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police on Wednesday said a

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Severe storms and a possible tornado damaged buildings and downed power lines in northwest Arkansas as tornadoes and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South. There were no immediate reports of injuries from Wednesday morning’s storms that hit in Springdale, about 145 miles northwest of Little Rock. The

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is advancing a bill to defund Planned Parenthood and put more restrictions on abortions. The GOP-led House gave the measure initial approval in a voice vote Tuesday. The bill is the latest attempt by Republican lawmakers to block any public funding from going to Planned Parenthood, including

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s candidacy filing period for Congress has ended without new U.S. House districts in place. More than five dozen people signed up to run for U.S. House seats without knowing exactly how those district lines will be drawn. The state House on Tuesday refused