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Here are 14 players to watch next season across the Southeastern Conference

Apr. 26, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

The Southeastern Conference has reloaded from the high school ranks and the transfer portal. Here’s a look at some of the league’s players to watch coming out of spring practice: ALABAMA: A young running back like Jam Miller, Richard Young or Justice Haynes will have to step up...

Provost at Missouri university appointed new Indiana State University president, school says

Apr. 26, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A provost at a Missouri university has been appointed Indiana State University's new president, officials at the western Indiana school announced Friday. Dr. Michael “Mike” Godard will become ISU's president on June 1, replacing current President...

Perez homers as KC beats Blue Jays 2-1 in game called after 5 innings, 3 1/2-hour rain delay

Apr. 25, 2024 20:55 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Matt Quatraro was frustrated that his team was left hanging in limbo. Blue Jays counterpart John Schneider was equally perturbed that his team wasn't being given a chance to finish out a game it was losing. At least Quatraro felt a bit better...

Olin: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Olin Corp. (OLN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $48.6 million. The Clayton, Missouri-based company said it had profit of 40 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate...

Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February

Apr. 25, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was...

Amendments to Missouri Constitution are on the line amid GOP infighting

Apr. 25, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri lawmakers are divided over how far to go with a ballot measure that would make it more difficult for future voters to amend the state constitution. The GOP-led House on Thursday amended a proposed constitutional amendment that, if...

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

Apr. 25, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts....

Alec Marsh and 4 relievers combined for a 6-hitter as the Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-2

Apr. 24, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alec Marsh and four relievers combined for a six-hitter as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Wednesday night. Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City, which bounced back from a loss in the series...

2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP

Apr. 24, 2024 22:40 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal investigation has concluded that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media postings, an FBI official told The Associated Press Wednesday. ...

O'Reilly Automotive: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 24, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $547.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $9.20. The results beat Wall Street...