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MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) — A 42-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman to death. James Pride was sentenced Wednesday after he admitted killing 53-year-old Patricia Urange in May 2020. Pride was charged with first-degree murder but pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a deal that called for a 25-year sentence. Prosecutors said

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has rejected a Supreme Court appeal by the St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri. Roberts did not comment Friday in refusing to temporarily pause a lower court order affecting the operation of the Spire STL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man charged with killing six people on or near trails in south Kansas City, Missouri, in 2016 and 2017 is now set to stand trial next year. A judge on Thursday set Fredrick Scott’s first-degree murder trial date for Sept. 6, 2022. Earlier this year, Scott had been found

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to prison for fatally shooting a mother of five during an argument three years ago. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Lamont Parker was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no possibility of parole for killing 30-year-old Veronica Taylor on July 29,

SUNSET HILLS, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged an eastern Missouri man accused of driving at more than four times the speed limit when he crashed, killing a 10-year-old child in his car and injuring two other children. Police say the crash happened Sunday afternoon in Sunset Hills when 32-year-old Christopher Townsend, of Normandy, was

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions. The decision Thursday night keeps the law known as Senate Bill 8 in place as the Justice Department tries to halt the law. The Biden administration is suing Texas over the

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators agreed to a seven-year, $57.5 million contract Thursday. The Senators made the announcement in the morning, hours before Ottawa’s home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old Tkachuk was a restricted free agent. He missed the preseason and was not available to play Thursday

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington head into their matchup this weekend with two of the worst defenses in the NFL. No teams have allowed more points this season and they’re both coming off allowing 30-plus points last week. It’s no wonder the game has

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas ban on most abortions is getting a show of support from 18 other states. It comes as clinics and the Biden administration on Thursday waited for a ruling to determine whether the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. can remain in place.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Carinals fire manager Mike Shildt.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The University of Missouri System will stop requiring masks at all four campuses start Saturday, but local mandates in two of those places will mean the face coverings must remain on. Statewide, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have dropped sharply in recent weeks. A news release from the University of

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Parson has condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers. Parson’s criticism of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday came even though

By The Associated Press Texas A&M went from winless after two games in the SEC to the team that toppled mighty Alabama and jumped into the Top 25 in one weekend. Now the Aggies need to back up their performance against the Crimson Tide against Missouri, which is also trying to find its first SEC

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban Kansas City say two steers that escaped from a Blue Springs meat processing plant where shot and killed by police — including one on a high school football field. Blue Springs Police spokeswoman Jennifer Brady confirmed the incident happened Wednesday afternoon, after three steers escaped the Valley

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City are looking for suspects after a teenager was shot to death on the north edge of the Squier Park neighborhood. Police say the shooting was reported just after 9 p.m. Wednesday, and arriving officers found 17-year-old Michael Parks already dead in the street from a gunshot

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Anheuser-Busch InBev employee has pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud scheme by falsely claiming to be disabled. The U.S. attorney’s office said Shannon Nenninger pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy. Prosecutors said at least a dozen people were involved in the scheme. Nenninger said in her plea that Thomas

By The Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs have not lost to Washington since 1983. That was the season after Washington won the first of three Super Bowl titles and before now-coach Ron Rivera made his NFL debut as a player. The Chiefs have won the past seven meetings. This is the first time these

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge.  Nationally, enrollment in bachelor’s, master’s and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just when the Kansas City Chiefs finally got their ground game going, they watched as Clyde Edwards-Helaire was helped off the field with a knee injury. It wound up being a sprained knee ligament that landed Edwards-Helaire on the injured reserve list 48 hours