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By The Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. Keenon Cole’s 20 points helped Lindenwood defeat Southeast Missouri State 58-54 on Tuesday night. Cole added eight rebounds for the Lions (8-14, 2-7 Ohio Valley Conference). Darius Beane scored 14 points while shooting 5 of 14 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line, and added

By The Associated Press CHICAGO — Led by Des Watson’s 20 points, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 77-62 on Tuesday night. The Ramblers are now 14-7 on the season, while the Billikens moved to 8-13.

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dmitri Voronkov’s third period goal snapped a scoreless tie, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped the St. Louis Blues’ season-high five-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory. Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves to record his 10th career shutout and first since blanking Carolina on Jan. 13,

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, has died at age 90. Carnahan was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, and she

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has died at 90.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A faction of the Missouri Senate has ended a roughly 16-hour filibuster that was meant to pressure their fellow Republicans into fast-tracking legislation that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution. The Freedom Caucus’ filibuster, which began Monday and ended Tuesday,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed utility man Adam Frazier to a $4.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday, rounding out a vastly overhauled club by adding a left-handed bat and some versatility to their lineup. Frazier will make $2 million this season as part of

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The television audiences for the NFL playoffs and last Sunday’s conference championship games are the highest on record going back to 1988. According to the league and Nielsen, the first three weekends of the postseason averaged 38.5 million viewers on television and digital platforms, a 9% increase over last year. The

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The San Francisco 49ers finally climbed back up the playoff mountain to return to the Super Bowl only to find a familiar foe waiting for them. When the Niners get a second shot at a Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs it will be a rare title

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl by getting back to basics. Late in the season, as their high-octane offense sputtered, the Chiefs decided to dramatically simplify everything: the number of plays in the plan, route concepts, even the verbiage that

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her personal security, the progressive lawmaker confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Bush, a second-term lawmaker, denied any wrongdoing and said she is “fully cooperating” with federal prosecutors. “As a rank-and-file member

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tickets on at least one secondary-market site are the most expensive in Super Bowl history. The prices underscore the anticipation of the game’s Las Vegas debut between the defending champion and what likely is the most popular team in the West. As well as the

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has joined an emerging nationwide effort to improve outcomes for more prisoners who return to society through an approach focused on education, health care and housing. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Monday that seeks to reduce recidivism through formal training

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — About 1,000 Norfolk Southern engineers and conductors will soon be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without any fear of discipline. Norfolk Southern is the first major freight railroad to follow through on promises made in the wake of the fiery eastern

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid denied providing inaccurate injury information on Kadarius Toney on Monday after the wide receiver went on an expletive-laden social media rant in which he appeared to accuse the team of lying about his health. Toney was ruled out of Sunday’s

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and is seeking to overturn his conviction. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a court motion Friday