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The branches of an oak tree are stained with a green tint from pollen at park in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The 2024 allergy season in the U.S. is starting sooner than experts expected. There are three main types of pollen that cause seasonal allergies. Earlier in the spring, tree pollen is the main culprit. After that grasses pollinate, followed by weeds in the late summer and early fall. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

LOCALIZE IT: Allergy season came on early and strong, and it's more challenging in certain cities

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Allergy season is earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, … more

4/3/24

DNA evidence identifies body found in Missouri in 1978 as missing Iowa girl

Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa. Authorities in Lincoln County, Missouri, announced … more

4/3/24

AP-Network 4:15 aed

AP SportsWatch intro wrap (COPY:sptsp03420) <<CAT:Sports>> AP SportsWatch intro wrap-Reeves2 apa366984-Wrap--ST. LOUIS-(Mike Reeves, correspondent, with correspondent Michael … more

4/3/24

California Digest 1 pm

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select California stories. For up-to-the-minute information on AP's complete coverage of California and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/2/24

New Mexico Digest

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select New Mexico stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of New Mexico and the rest of the world, … more

4/2/24

TN--Tennessee Digest, 1:30pm update, TN

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Tennessee stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Tennessee and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/2/24

KY--Kentucky Digest, 1:30pm update, KY

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Kentucky stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Kentucky and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/2/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. March 29, 2024. Editorial: Missouri politicians are pushing to centralize power by restricting citizen petitions One great thing about Missouri: When legislators won’t … more

By The Associated Press | 4/2/24

Hawaii Digest, 1pm update, HI

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Hawaii stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Hawaii and the rest of the world, visit Coverage … more

4/1/24

California Digest 1 pm

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select California stories. For up-to-the-minute information on AP's complete coverage of California and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/1/24

AP--Dakota Digest, 2pm update, ND

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select North Dakota stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of North Dakota and the rest of the world, … more

4/1/24

MO--Missouri Digest, 12pm update, MO

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/1/24

WV--West Virginia Digest, 1:30pm update, WV

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select West Virginia stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of West Virginia and the rest of the world, … more

4/1/24

A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

LOCALIZE IT: Cicadas to emerge by trillions in 16 U.S. states

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS In a combination not seen since 1803, two different broods of periodic cicadas will emerge this spring in the United States. They should be seen in parts of 16 different … more

BY SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/1/24

Magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes southern Illinois; no damage or injuries reported

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake was detected about 6:55 p.m. Thursday north of … more

3/29/24

Robin Rank, right, hugs family friend, Pauline Engle, as Rank talks about the 2019 death of her son, Taylor Ware, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Rank told a 911 dispatcher Taylor would need space, and urged police to wait for backup because he was a former wrestler and might be a handful – advice that tracked best practices, yet wasn’t followed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A mom called 911 to get her son mental health help. He died after police responded with force

When a 24-year-old former Marine experienced a manic episode at a southern Indiana rest stop, his mother called 911 for help getting him mental health treatment. The woman would watch as her son, … more

By RYAN J. FOLEY | 3/28/24

Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims

A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors. Meanwhile, a state agency is looking at itself to determine if it failed to adequately address past concerns … more

By JIM SALTER | 3/27/24

FILE - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Days after Bailey blamed a brutal after-school fight on a school district's diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis said that the state's chief attorney is showing “obvious racial bias." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program

Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district’s diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis says the … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 3/26/24

President Joe Biden waves to members of the media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House after exiting the Marine One helicopter, Sunday, March 24, 2024, on return to Washington from Delaware. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary

President Joe Biden has won Missouri's primary. The state Democratic Party announced Biden's win several days after polls closed Saturday. Biden's win was not in doubt. But the primary races are … more

3/26/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. March 21, 2024. Editorial: Missouri politicians are pushing to centralize power by restricting citizen petitions One great thing about Missouri: When legislators won’t … more

By The Associated Press | 3/26/24