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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman accused of killing a 4-year-old Jefferson City boy who she was babysitting will not be released on bond. A judge ruled Friday that Quatavia Givens will remain in jail awaiting trial on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Darnell Gray in October 2018. A grand jury

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dallas Keuchel had another rocky outing for the AL Central-leading White Sox, allowing six runs in three innings in Chicago’s 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner, has a 7.26 ERA in his past 11 starts after

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mamadou Fall scored twice to help Los Angeles FC beat Sporting Kansas City 4-0. Los Angeles ended a club-record, eight-game winless streak. LAFC had never gone more than five straight games without a win before this season. Kansas City has lost twice in its last 13 matches — with six victories.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered twice in the first three innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals trounce the Milwaukee Brewers 15-4 in a milestone performance for Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina. St. Louis hit a season-high six homers. Arenado drove a two-run shot in the first inning

MILFORD, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating after a Milford police officer fired at a fleeing car. No one was injured in the confrontation on Thursday in Milford. Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said the officer approached a vehicle at a storage business early Thursday. Thomas says the car’s occupants were uncooperative and

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Residents of Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding county can be excused if they’re confused about whether to adhere to local mask mandates after Missouri’s attorney general offered “legal direction” indicating that many and perhaps most people can ignore them, especially students. Missouri’s largest city and Jackson County both began

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 67-year-old St. Louis man who has been in and out of prison for half his life has been sentenced to up to 20 years for a woman’s murder. Walter Kemp was sentenced earlier this week after he pleaded guilty in the death of 30-year-old Haley Davis in July 2018 in

By ROXANA HEGEMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and federal public defenders have urged the White House to intervene to ensure that a privately run federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, shuts down when its contract expires at the end of this year. The letter emailed Thursday to

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say they’ve arrested a man suspected of pulling a gun on three children — ages 4, 6 and 9 — and stealing the go-kart they were riding. Police say the incident was reported Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis, when a 68-year-old woman told officers she was

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a person who was walking along the westbound lanes of Interstate 470 in Lee’s Summit died after being hit by a vehicle. The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. Investigators say the person was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s identity has not

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Triston McKenzie limited Kansas City to a run and two hits over six innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Royals 4-2. Owen Miller hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, plenty of support for McKenzie, who has dominated the Royals throughout his young

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Nic Baker threw for a school-record 460 yards and four touchdowns and Southern Illinois beat Southeast Missouri 47-21 in a season opener. Baker finished 25-of-34 passing with his yardage total breaking Sam Straub’s record of 450 yards set against Western Illinois in 2016. Avante Cox made five catches for 187

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri homeowner who shot and killed an intruder will not be charged. St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said Thursday the shooting in Webster Groves was a case of the homeowner protecting his home and family. Police say 43-year-old Brian Vazquez was shot when he entered the home through

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They were once at the top of the NFL. There’s league MVPs, All-Pros, Pro Bowlers and faces of franchises. And with the regular season about to kick off, they’re now at the front of the unemployment line. Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson, Le’Veon Bell,

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of patients this summer. The problem, health leaders say, is twofold: Nurses are quitting or retiring, exhausted or

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Children are making up an increasing number of patients filling Missouri hospitals during the summer COVID-19 surge, and some doctors worry that the return to school will lead to more illnesses. St. Louis this week saw a record number of hospitalized children with COVID-19, including 10 who are in ICU.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a triple murder many believe he didn’t commit will wait several more weeks for a court hearing that could lead to his release. A Jackson County judge on Thursday set a Sept. 13 court date to