Chiefs have QB Patrick Mahomes and WR Hollywood Brown active for their matchup with Texans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was starting and wide receiver Marquise Brown was active for Saturday's game against the Houston Texans, giving Kansas City arguably its healthiest and most complete offensive lineup of the season. Mahomes, who sustained a...

Lindenwood (MO) takes on conference rival Western Illinois

Western Illinois Leathernecks (5-4, 0-1 OVC) at Lindenwood (MO) Lions (5-5, 1-0 OVC) Saint Charles, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mia Nicastro and Western Illinois visit Brooke Coffey and Lindenwood (MO) in OVC action. The Lions have gone...

East Tennessee State visits UMKC, aims to break road losing streak

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (7-5) at UMKC Kangaroos (7-7) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buccaneers -2.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State will aim to break its three-game road slide when the...

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole. The decision by Republican Gov. Mike...

Smith scores 26, Delaware State beats Alabama State 83-80 in Chris Paul HBCU Classic

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Robert Smith scored 26 points as Delaware State beat Alabama State 83-80 in the Chris Paul HBCU Classic at the Mohegan Sun on Friday night. Smith shot 9 for 15, including 7 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Hornets (7-6). Martez Robinson scored 23 points...

A judge says Missouri's abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there's no start date for abortions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state. Jackson County...

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn't enforceable under new amendment, ensuring legal abortions in the state

A judge says Missouri's GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county's prosecutor

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Friday that the state's Republican governor, not a local Democratic official, has the power to fill a vacancy in the prosecutor's office for the state's most populous county. A spokesperson said St. Louis County would appeal St. Louis...

Missouri's governor commutes sentence to time served for a Kansas City officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Chiefs activate WR Marquis Brown, clearing way for regular-season debut vs. Texans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs activated wide receiver Marquis Brown from injured reserve on Friday, clearing the way for their biggest free-agent acquisition of the offseason to make his regular-season debut on Saturday against the Texans. Brown dislocated the...