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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Persistently high interest rates have led Missouri lawmakers to significantly expand a state loan program for farmers and small businesses. Lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill that raises the amount of state funds available to support low-interest loans. The Missouri legislation reflects

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could be forced to pick a wide receiver early in the draft with the status of Rashee Rice up in the air. He faces charges in Texas for his role in a chain-reaction car crash that resulted in several injuries. The Chiefs

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions. Three months after a fatal school shooting, Iowa lawmakers this week passed legislation allowing trained teachers and staff to carry guns on school property. Two states.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 26 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all three attempts in the shootout as the Central Division champion Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in their regular-season finale. When they earned one point by getting to overtime, the Stars clinched

By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Esteury Ruiz homered for the second time in three games since being recalled from Triple-A, and the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Iván Herrera drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who fell to 0-6 in

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Gavin Sheets homered, Erick Fedde pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the struggling Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 for a doubleheader split that ended a six-game slide. Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of the opener to

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Charges have been dismissed against a suspect in the 2016 cold case slaying of a 25-year-old Tulane University graduate who was visiting New Orleans to plan his wedding. The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office said issues arose with a critical witness’s availability, resulting in the charges being dropped against Ernest Weatherspoon.

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fired the fatal shot that killed at man at a gas station in the St. Louis suburb. The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a convenience store. Police said 26-year-old Detarius Haynes and 18-year-old Joshua Campbell were in a vehicle that pulled up to

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Wednesday

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lance Lynn earned his first win for the St. Louis Cardinals in seven years, a 3-2 victory over the Athletics before a season-low crowd of 3,296 at the Oakland Coliseum. Lynn allowed two runs _ one earned _ and five hits in seven innings, lowering his ERA to 2.18 in four

By SARAH EFFRESS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ game at the Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain. It will be made up on Wednesday afternoon as part of a straight doubleheader. Kansas City beat Chicago 2-0 in the series opener on Monday night. White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game because of a groin injury. Manager Matt Quatraro says Perez is available off the bench for the team’s game at the Chicago White Sox. Perez, who turns 34 next month, had an MRI on Monday

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. Tuesday and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt. An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 a.m. near the northeastern Kansas town of Richland, the National Weather Service said.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri ethics panel is at an impasse over reported misconduct by the powerful state House speaker, who allegedly used his office to stymie the investigation. A draft Ethics Committee report would have recommended that the House formally denounce Republican Speaker Dean Plocher for hurting

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney says a former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for more than two decades over a profit-boosting scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions for seriously ill patients will be moved to a halfway house this summer. Mike Ketchmark, an attorney

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Travis Kelce’s NFL off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs has been a busy one. The Super Bowl LVIII-winning tight end is the host of a new game show called “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video, the streaming service confirmed Tuesday. Filming for the 20-episode season has already

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals spokesman says Hall of Fame baseball manager Whitey Herzog dies at 92.