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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National on track by rejecting a competing $31 billion bid from rival Canadian Pacific earlier this week. Kansas City Southern said Thursday that its board unanimously decided to continue backing Canadian

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Coach Kyle Shanahan knows it won’t matter to the big picture how well Trey Lance plays in his exhibition debut for the San Francisco 49ers. That doesn’t dampen Shanahan’s excitement to see his rookie first-round quarterback take the field in a game for the first time Saturday night

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Six St. Louis relievers combined to allow three runs in seven innings, Paul DeJong and Lars Nootbaar homered, and the Cardinals hung on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6, completing a three-game sweep. The Cardinals bullpen was pressed into duty after starter Wade LeBlanc exited with left

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City area and Missouri suburbs saw the most population growth in the state over the past decade, U.S. Census data released Thursday show. Platte County saw the biggest influx of people at close to 20% growth from 2010 to 2020, U.S. Census Bureau data

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a man who jumped into a Kansas City-area lake to help his children. The Kansas City Star reports that firefighters were called to Longview Lake just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday and were told that two adults had jumped into the water to help the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Missouri police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on a misdemeanor assault charge for allegedly injuring a 17-year-old by pulling him from his car by his arm and clothing during a traffic stop. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 40-year-old Charles Thomas Lancey was charged Wednesday with fourth-degree

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri woman has been charged with killing her live-in boyfriend 17 years ago, the second murder charge handled by a new unit that investigates cold cases. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Thursday announced that Alice Weiss is charged with second-degree murder in the death of James Summers, who

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis are investigating after a Black contractor found a noose at the renovation site of a Benton Park home owned by an Asian American woman. The noose was found late last week in a tree outside the home, but has been brought to the public’s attention this week

By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Missouri has now topped 10,000. The state health department’s coronavirus dashboard on Thursday showed 20 new deaths, bringing the total to 10,002 since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. Nationally, more than 615,000 Americans have died from the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a woman, her 8-year-old daughter and a third victim in St. Louis. The arrest was reported Thursday by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The suspect’s name has not been released. His arrest came a day after 27-year-old Terri Bankhead and

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri reaches 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 as cases, hospitalizations rise to worst levels since winter.

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout and helped himself with a pair of hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0. The 39-year-old Wainwright allowed a pair of singles by Colin Moran in the second and fifth innings, and then retired the

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luke Voit had a two-run single in New York’s three-run first inning and the Yankees beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday for their 12th straight series victory over the Royals. Chad Green got the victory in relief as New York took two of three from

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Kansas City man who is accused of trying to kill a teenager because of the victim’s sexual orientation. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that Malachi Robinson was charged with hate crime and firearm violations. He allegedly shot the victim on May 29, 2019,

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri’s death toll from the delta variant of COVID-19 is rising, especially in the hard-hit southwestern corner of the state. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department announced Wednesday that 82 people have died from COVID-19 since July 1. The health department cited 67 deaths in July and 15 in the first

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is moving up to the lead role with the state agency. Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday that Dru Buntin is the new director. He has served as acting director since Carol Comer’s death from cancer in June. Buntin is

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Divers have recovered the body of a man who drowned at a lake near Kirksville in northern Missouri. KTVO-TV reports that crews from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Water Division used sonar equipment at Forest Lake in Thousand Hills State Park on Tuesday to locate the body of 64-year-old Steven Puckett

By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging all pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The advice comes as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus. The CDC recommendation echoes recent guidance from

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Missouri’s new athletic director is promising a championship culture that will win titles in the Southeastern Conference. Desiree Reed-Francois says she will require a high standard of accountability and a strong work ethic throughout the athletic department. She is the first female athletic director at Missouri and the second in

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis are investigating the shooting death of a woman in the south end of the city as a homicide. Police say the shooting happened just before 6 a.m. Wednesday in the Carondelet neighborhood when officers found a woman believed to be in her mid-20s was found fatally shot.