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Republican Mike Kehoe faces Democrat Crystal Quade for Missouri governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe is facing Missouri state Rep. Crystal Quade on Tuesday for the governorship. Kehoe is strongly favored to win in the heavily Republican state, where Quade is the House minority leader. Quade and other Missouri Democrats are...
Republican incumbent Josh Hawley faces Democrat Lucas Kunce for US Senate seat in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide Tuesday whether to give Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley a second term or elect Democrat Lucas Kunce, a lawyer who served in the Marines. Hawley is heavily favored to win in the state, where no Democrats hold statewide office...
Missouri voters to decide whether to legalize abortion in a state with a near-total ban
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide Tuesday whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and undo a near-total ban on the procedure. The measure would guarantee people's right to make decisions about their reproductive health, such as whether to...
Bucs running back Rachaad White finally gets to step foot in Arrowhead Stadium — and its end zone
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rachaad White finally got a chance to step inside Arrowhead Stadium, about 10 minutes away from where he grew up. He got to step into the end zone, too. White turned one of his three carries for 19 yards into a touchdown on Monday night, when...
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes says he's sore but OK after hurting ankle in win over Bucs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes landed awkwardly on his left ankle while throwing a tying touchdown pass against Tampa Bay on Monday night, and just about everyone in Arrowhead Stadium seemed to hold their breath as he lay on the ground. They didn't feel...
Brown puts up 26 in UMKC's 91-68 win against Hannibal-La Grange
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamar Brown had 26 points in UMKC's 91-68 win over Hannibal-La Grange on Monday night. Brown also had nine rebounds and four steals for the Kangaroos. Jayson Petty scored 17 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 3 for 10 from 3-point range,...
Butler wins 72-65 over Missouri State
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort scored 29 points as Butler beat Missouri State 72-65 on Monday night in a season opener. Telfort shot 7 of 12 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 11 for 16 from the line for the Bulldogs. Pierre Brooks scored 13 points...
Haggerty scores 22 of 25 after break to rally Memphis past Missouri 83-75 in opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — PJ Haggerty scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half when Memphis took over en route to an 83-75 win over Missouri in the season opener for both teams on Monday night. The Tigers trailed by 10 at halftime but shot 58% in the second half, while going 17-20...
Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department's election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities' decades-long practice of watching for violations of federal voting laws. Officials in...
Royals' Renfroe, Stratton pick up player options; Wright reinstated from 60-day injured list
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals outfielder Hunter Renfroe and reliever Chris Stratton picked up their player options on Monday, and right-hander Kyle Wright was reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Renfroe made $5.5 million last season and will make $7.5 million next season,...
