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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, TERRY TANG and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask demonstrations are taking scary and violent turns. People have been stabbed, punched or harassed at their homes for being in favor of vaccine and mask mandates. Often the assailants are parents. Educators, medical

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri teacher has been charged for her alleged role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. Federal prosecutors this week charged Kelsey Leigh Ann Wilson with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building. The 29-year-old Springfield resident was arrested Wednesday but released without bail on the condition

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Defending series champion Sheldon Creed won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff opener Friday night with a dominating run at Gateway. In a race interrupted by a power outage that knocked out the lights for about an hour early in the second stage, Creed swept the stages and led 142

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out six over five solid innings, Gregory Polanco drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Pinch-hitter Yoshi Tsutsugo hit his first homer with Pittsburgh in the ninth. Keller walked one and worked around six hits in

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chad Henne and rookie Shane Buechele threw touchdown passes to help the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-10 in a preseason game Friday night. Patrick Mahomes started and completed 10 of 18 passes for 78 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. The 2018

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the death of an Illinois officer who was killed while trying to stop a car fleeing police. Twenty-two-year-old  Caleb Campbell of Florissant, Missouri, also was charged Friday with reckless homicide, aggravated fleeing and attempt to elude a police

By MICHAL DWOJAK Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s five home runs in the Royals’ 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Emmanuel Rivera hit his first career homer, and Andrew Benitendi and Cam Gallagher also connected. The Royals are last in the American League in home runs

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man who was upset that his daughter was fired from a McDonald’s has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking the manager. The manager at a McDonald’s in Chesterfield lost sight in one eye after the attack in January 2019. On Friday, 38-year-old Kendell Cooks was

ST. LOUIS (AP) — New COVID-19 hospital admissions in St. Louis are approaching winter surge levels and southeast Missouri hospitals are under strain due to a surge in coronavirus cases and a rise in deaths. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force says hospitals in the city on Thursday reported admitting 100 new patients with

SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — Officials in eastern Missouri say two men were killed Friday morning in shooting in Franklin County. The Franklin Count Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called around 5:30 a.m. Friday to Lollar Branch Road at Sullivan and found two men with gunshot wounds. One victim, a 23-year-old man from Gray Summit, was

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Search crews have found the body of a Fort Leonard Wood soldier who was reported missing over the weekend while he was kayaking on the Gasconade River in south-central Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that recovery crews found the body of 21-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Morrison, of Stockbridge,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Firefighters called to a house fire in Kansas City, Missouri, early Friday morning found the body of a woman inside. Officials say fire crews were called just after midnight to a house near Vineyard Park in southeastern Kansas City, and arriving firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from the

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appellate court has refused to delay implementation of a judge’s order reinstating a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling late Thursday. President Joe Biden suspended

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill and Lars Nootbaar hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fifth inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4. Nolan Arenado also drove in a pair of runs as St. Louis erased a three-run deficit to avoid a three-game sweep.

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, avoiding a four-game sweep. Díaz finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the AL West leaders. With the bases loaded in the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Peralta’s shoulder trouble caused him to leave his start Wednesday at St. Louis after only two innings. The Brewers recalled left-hander Hoby Milner from Triple-A Nashville and also sent first baseman

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A 24-year-old St. Joseph man has been charged with second-degree murder after a body was found inside a home. Tucker J. Autenrieth was charged Wednesday in the death of 37-year-old Santos Jackson. St. Joseph police found Jackson’s body Wednesday at a home that is listed as Autenrieth’s address. Court documents

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he wants to use $400 million in federal funding to boost access to high-speed internet. Parson unveiled his plan Thursday at the Missouri State Fair. He wants to use federal American Rescue Plan relief funding to build the state’s broadband infrastructure. His plan still needs approval

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Another Republican is entering the race for U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s seat. Kalena Bruce announced her candidacy Wednesday. The 35-year-old Stockton resident is a cattle rancher and a CPA. She says she’s running to stop corruption in Congress. Hartzler is running for U.S. Senate, opening up her 4th District congressional seat.