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Van Slyke's 3-run pinch HR helps Dodgers top Cards
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scott Van Slyke has been hearing the same tired story since his childhood days....
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5
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Cards place Berkman on DL again with knee injury
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals placed first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of an injured right knee....
School reduces suspension in Post-It notes prank
COTTLEVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- An 18-year-old suburban St. Louis high school student will get to graduate with his class after his school reduced his punishment for a senior prank....
Miley pitches Diamondbacks past Royals 2-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Royals had never seen Wade Miley pitch before Sunday and are happy they won't see him again anytime soon....
Adcock gets 2nd loss in 5 days as D-backs top KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Nate Adcock had a whacky, crazy, whirlwind homestand for the Royals, although the 24-year-old right-hander was not in Kansas City that much. He still managed to absorb two losses in five days....
Columbia officials mull changes to tent policy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Columbia officials are working on changes to local regulations governing tents after a collapse in St. Louis last month killed one person and hurt 100 more....
Mo. pizza delivery driver killed in ambush
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A pizza delivery man has died after being shot in the head while taking food to a residence in northern St. Louis County....
1 person wounded by gunshot fired from minivan
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- Independence police are looking for someone who shot one person from a minivan in what appears to be a random attack in the Kansas City suburb....
Diamondbacks 2, Royals 0
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Year since Joplin tornado marked by hope, struggle
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- One year after the deadliest tornado in decades hit southwest Missouri, the images remain indelible....
Private equity firm buys 4 newspapers in Midwest
LIMA, Ohio (AP) -- An affiliate of a Philadelphia-based private equity firm is buying four newspapers in the Midwest, including one in northwest Ohio....
School kids urge Crayola to rethink recycling
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for spent plastic markers, but the company doesn't appear ready to make such a move....
Mom who was rejected from MSU watches son graduate
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A woman who was denied entrance to a southwest Missouri college more than 60 years ago recently watched her 55-year-old son graduate from the same school....
Analysis: Mo. lawmakers see success in compromise
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Politics is sometimes referred to as "the art of compromise." If that's so, then there was plenty of politics during Missouri's 2012 legislative session....
School kids seek Crayola marker recycling options
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for their spent plastic markers....
Berkman hurt again in Cards' 6-0 loss to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has been trying to pick his spots in terms of when to give 36-year-old first baseman Lance Berkman days off because of his history of knee problems....
Teen Huston wins $150K skateboarding contest
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Nyjah Huston won the opening contest of the Street League Skateboarding tour and top prize of $150,000....
No Jackpot Winner
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were:...
Rapids salvage 2-2 tie with Sporting KC
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) -- For one half, the Colorado Rapids appeared listless. The Rapids were behind 2-0 and seemed headed for their third loss in four games....

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Year since Joplin tornado has been marked by hope, struggle (05/21/12)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- One year after the deadliest tornado in decades hit southwest Missouri, the images remain indelible. A bombed-out hospital, its top floors reduced to grotesquely twisted metal. The smiling face of a newly minted high school graduate, a YouTube sensation in both life and death. ...

Mother who was rejected from MSU watches son graduate (05/21/12)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman who was denied entrance to a southwest Missouri college more than 60 years ago recently watched her 55-year-old son graduate from the same school. Mary Jean Walls was an 18-year-old graduate of the all-black Lincoln High School in Springfield 62 years ago. The Springfield News Leader reported that Walls was the first black student to apply to then-Southwest Missouri State University, which denied her admission...

School children urge Crayola to rethink marker recycling program (05/21/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for spent plastic markers, but the company doesn't appear ready to make such a move. About 40 students at Sun Valley elementary school in San Rafael, Calif., have been promoting an online petition aimed at nudging Crayola, a subsidiary of Kansas City-based Hallmark, into developing a "take-back" program for used-up markers...

Missouri session ends with some of business ‘6' fixed (05/20/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite repeated attempts during two legislative sessions, the Republicans who control Missouri's Legislature have passed only part of the six-point, pro-business agenda outlined by the state's main businesses groups, who are some of their biggest supporters...

No changes made for Missouri injured worker fund (05/20/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's financially troubled fund for injured workers will get no relief from the state Legislature for at least another year. The state Second Injury Fund takes businesses off the hook for paying the claims of workers who have previous injuries or conditions and are re-injured on the job. Despite analysts' warnings for years that the fund was heading toward insolvency, lawmakers wrapped up the legislative session Friday without approving changes...

Dallas-based Atmos Energy warns of utility scam (05/20/12)
DALLAS (AP) - A natural gas company serving a dozen states has warned customers that President Barack Obama will not be paying their bills. Dallas-based Atmos Energy says the scheme falsely claims Obama is providing credits or directly paying utility bills...