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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Daniel Lynch was pitching so well into the sixth inning Wednesday night that Royals manager Mike Matheny would’ve left him in the game against Minnesota had the Kansas City offense provided a little more support. Two runs turned out to be plenty for Matheny’s

MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run home run in the top of ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0. Arenado, who had struck out in his first three at-bats, launched a fastball from Miami reliever Anthony Bender (0-2) over the wall in left-center for his fifth home run.

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — Fulton police say a suspect and a victim both died after an apparent home invasion earlier this week. Police said Wednesday that 58-year-old Mark Chan Lee died after being shot during a home invasion on Monday night. Police said another male victim survived a gunshot to his leg, and a female

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former Ferguson police officer to three years for probation for beating a handcuffed man and filing a false police report. Sixty-three-year-old Jackie Matthews was sentenced Wednesday. He pleaded guilty in January to falsifying information in a federal investigation. Court filings say Matthews beat the man,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Workers required to get vaccinated by their employers could sue if they have negative reactions under a Missouri bill. The GOP-led House gave the vaccine liability bill initial approval Wednesday. The measure was introduced in response to COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Under the measure, employers who make their workers get a

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri homeowners could be spared from paying higher property taxes under a pair of constitutional amendments passed by the state Senate. One measure approved Wednesday would authorize laws limiting the amount of increase in property value assessments. Another measure approved Wednesday would allow counties to exempt homeowners age 65

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group pushing for a constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana in Missouri says it has collected more signatures than needed to put the issue on the ballot. But leaders of Legal Missouri 2022 say they want to gather even more signatures before the May 8 deadline. The group announced Tuesday

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice and Hunter Dozier hit anther go-ahead home run to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 4-3. Perez homered in the fourth off Chrs Archer and tied the score 3-3 in the sixth when he went deep against Tyler

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored 48 seconds into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Jake DeBrusk and Taylor Hall also scored for Boston, which won its second straight after a season-high three-game losing streak. Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents who file income taxes would be eligible for a tax break under a new Republican proposal. The House Budget Committee approved the measure Tuesday. The bill now heads to the House floor for consideration. The proposal budgets $1 billion for tax breaks equal to what taxpayers owe the

MIAMI (AP) — Albert Pujols had two hits and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-1. Adam Wainwright threw 5 2/3 effective innings, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Tommy Edman tripled, singled and drove in two runs, and Paul Goldschmidt also had two

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri bill would put restrictions on how race is talked about in public K-12 schools. The GOP-led House on Tuesday voted 85-59 in favor of the bill, with some Republicans opposing the measure. Students, parents and teachers could file complaints for alleged violations of the

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in nearly eight years. The condemned prisoner is being given the option of being put to death by the gas chamber. Clarence Dixon’s warrant for execution sets a Thursday deadline

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office says a Kansas City man stabbed a toddler during a police chase. KCTV-TV reports the 18-month-old boy underwent emergency surgery and remains in intensive care. Blue Springs police say the chase began early Monday when Tabatha Ong drove away from a crash. Prosecutors say 24-year-old

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Two suspects are charged in the shooting death of a 47-year-old man in rural Warrensburg over the weekend. Johnson County Sheriff Scott Munsterman said in a Facebook post that 28-year-old Brandon Nodine, of Warrensburg, and a 17-year-old are charged in the death of Clifford Heffele. Munsterman said Heffele was shot several

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — Police in east-central Missouri say one man was killed and another injured in a home invasion. Television station KOMU reports the incident happened Monday night in Fulton. Fulton police say officers were called to a home just before 9 p.m. for a report of gunfire and found a 58-year-old man with

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Court records show a 19-year-old has been charged in the shooting death of a 16-year-old in Johnson County. The Kansas City Star reports Robert Lewis Jones, of Kansas City, is charged with first-degree murder in the April 10 shooting in Mission, Kansas. Police have not released the name of the 16-year-old

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, whose ex-wife recently accused him of physical abuse, says he will not drop his political comeback bid for the U.S. Senate. Greitens, who resigned as governor in 2018 following a sex scandal, had been a front-runner in the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new faces of the Kansas City Chiefs offense are getting to know each other in the warm Texas sun, rather than the cold Kansas City rain, after Andy Reid decided to make voluntary offseason workouts a virtual exercise this season. In a departure