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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are joining forces for a study that will look for ways the states can limit flooding along the Missouri River and give them information about how wetter weather patterns could require changes in the way the U.S. government manages the basins reservoirs.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Abortions in Illinois increased about 7% from 2017 to 2018, mostly from residents of the state who were seeking the procedure, according to the health department.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A former southwestern Missouri fire chief convicted last year of raping a young woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) -- Four firefighters in southeastern Missouri are recovering from injuries they sustained when the roof of a house where they were battling a fire collapsed on them, officials said.

MIAMI (AP) -- It’s appropriate the Super Bowl to end droughts is Miami-bound.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri is tracking all new students on campus this semester through a cellphone app to learn whether they're attending class.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A snowplow struck and killed two pedestrians in Kansas before sunrise Friday after a winter storm coated parts of the Midwest with snow.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri plans to cut more than 1,700 beds at prisons across the state as a result of a drop in prisoners.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Dozens of Missouri lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to undo new rules limiting when judges can impose bail, a move that was aimed at reducing court costs that can derail the lives of low-income defendants.

CLEVER, Mo. (AP) -- A man who was shot last week by a Clever police officer has been charged after authorities said he pointed a gun at the officer before the shooting.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A former Grandview police officer already serving a life sentence in a 2008 murder pleaded guilty Friday to killing a second woman.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri health officials on Friday posted the list of recipients of the first 192 licenses to operate medical marijuana dispensaries, bringing the state closer to joining the many others that allow at least some form of marijuana use.

FENTON, Mo. (AP) -- A St. Louis County man is accused of shooting his wife and killing her father when the older man tried to intervene.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- EquipmentShare, a high-tech rental company based in Columbia, plans to hire hundreds of employees across the state, the company co-founder said.

MATFIELD GREEN, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper has shot and critically wounded an armed man amid a confrontation after his vehicle became disabled during a pursuit.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit producers of meat alternatives from using certain meat-related terms, such as jerky or burger, in their marketing.

LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island casino company said Friday it has completed the purchase of three casinos in Colorado.

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for assault after prosecutors said he severely beat a long-haul truck driver from Missouri at an eastern Idaho truck stop.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis police internal affairs investigators are looking into a traffic stop involving the city's elected prosecutor, the latest episode of a strained relationship between Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and police.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- In July 2002, a drought settled over Missouri that lasted 99 weeks and finally ended in May 2004.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's Justice Ministry said Sunday that David Bitan, a close confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will be charged with taking bribes pending a hearing with the attorney general.

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Two people were killed and seven people were injured early Sunday in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, officials said.

TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) -- Margaret Bitsue's days are filled with prayer: that her son has a clear mind and that he remembers home, a traditional Navajo hogan at the end of a dirt road where a faded yellow ribbon hanging from the cedar trees points to her agony.

Almost 2,000 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scientists have identified the illness as a new kind of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which cause the common cold. Others have evolved into more severe illnesses, such as SARS and MERS, although so far the new virus does not appear to be nearly as deadly or contagious.

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, greeted to a fanfare arrival Sunday in Algiers, said the North African nation is "important for the stability of the region," an apparent bow to Algerian efforts to play a key role in unwinding chaos in neighboring Libya.

CAIRO (AP) -- Officials from Libya's two rival governments said fighting erupted Sunday as the country's east-based forces advanced toward the strategic western city of Misrata, further eroding a crumbling cease-fire agreement brokered earlier this month.

MOSCOW (AP) -- An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin.

BEIJING (AP) -- A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the U.S. Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country's east. Rescued survivors wept with gratitude for their efforts.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are joining forces for a study that will look for ways the states can limit flooding along the Missouri River and give them information about how wetter weather patterns could require changes in the way the U.S. government manages the basins reservoirs.

PARIS (AP) -- The French government was meeting Sunday to decide whether to repatriate some 800 French citizens who are living in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly virus.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he hopes to "make history" during his upcoming trip to the White House for the expected unveiling of President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias.

VATICAN CITY (AP) --

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are walking into what should be one of the most exciting days of their careers as they attend their first-ever Grammy Awards on Sunday, where they are the top-nominated acts.

ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia death row inmate whose planned execution was halted in September 2017 by the U.S. Supreme Court after his lawyers argued his death sentence was tainted by a juror's racial bias has died, according to the state Department of Corrections

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Armed men attacked an army camp in Mali near the border with Mauritania, killing 19 soldiers Sunday, the armed forces said.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Family and friends of a 19-year-old Connecticut man killed by a state trooper earlier this month are set to gather Sunday for a memorial service featuring the Rev. Al Sharpton.

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq's capital and southern provinces on Sunday, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) -- Six people were treated for gunshot wounds after a shooting inside a restaurant in North Carolina, police said Sunday.