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9/8/23

AP Sports Digest

The highlights of the AP Sports report. An up-to-the minute listing of all stories planned is available in Coverage Plan on AP Newsroom, https://newsroom.ap.org/coverageplan. You can also find a link … more

9/8/23

Carol Giuliani, who is a member of the Dementia-Friendly Airports Working group and works as a travel companion for seniors with dementia, walks through Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after bringing a client from Minnesota Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Phoenix. “Ninety percent of the time it’s a family member that hires me,” said Giuliani, while seated at Phoenix Sky Harbor after escorting an elderly man on a flight. “The one I did today, (the wife) was like ‘thank you, thank you, thank you!’... I know how to pace it so that he gets safely and comfortably back home.” (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Some US airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia

With over 14 million people expected to check into airports nationwide for Labor Day weekend, a number of them inevitably will be travelers with dementia or some sort of cognitive impairment. … more

By TERRY TANG | 9/7/23

MO--Missouri Digest, 1pm 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

9/7/23

AP Sports Digest

The highlights of Thursday's AP Sports report. An up-to-the minute listing of all stories planned, including games and events, is available in Coverage Plan on AP Newsroom, … more

9/7/23

Three 15-year-olds die when car crashes into vacant home in suburban St. Louis

Three 15-year-olds are dead after a car one of them was driving slammed into a vacant brick home near St. Louis. Police told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the 2016 Hyundai Accent involved in the … more

9/7/23

Illinois Digest

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

9/6/23

MO--Missouri Digest, 1pm 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

9/6/23

Missouri inmate convicted of killing cop says judges shouldn't get to hand down death sentences

A man awaiting sentencing for killing a Missouri police officer is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that allows judges to hand down the death sentence. A jury in June convicted … more

By JIM SALTER | 9/6/23

AP Sports Digest

The highlights of the AP Sports report. An up-to-the minute listing of all stories planned is available in Coverage Plan on AP Newsroom, https://newsroom.ap.org/coverageplan. You can also find a link … more

9/6/23

Stacy Williams stands with her son Davion, 15, in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Davion wants to go to college. A counselor at his Detroit charter school in 2022 helped him visualize that goal, but he knows he’ll need more help to navigate the application process. So he was discouraged to learn the high school where he just began his sophomore year had laid off its college transition adviser – a staff member who provided extra help coordinating financial aid applications, transcript requests, campus visits and more. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Schools are cutting advisers and tutors as COVID aid money dries up. Students are still struggling

An unprecedented infusion of aid money the U.S. government provided to schools during the pandemic has begun to dwindle. Some schools already are winding down programming like expanded summer school … more

By HANNAH DELLINGER and MATT BARNUM of Chalkbeat and COLLIN BINKLEY of The Associated Press | 9/6/23

Deep South News Digest, 5 p.m. update

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

9/5/23

Youth with the West Plains FFA recently contributed their efforts to help pack 160,000 meals for families facing food insecurity across Missouri. Front row, from left: Lily York, Hattie Patillo, JR Ivester, Hayden Hawkins, Ava Cooper and Garrett Brigman. Back row: Lizzy Eades, Macie Doss, Baily Eades, Grayson Hale, Broc Barnes and Jacob Bassham.

WP FFA youth help pack 160K meals for hungry families

Members of the West Plains FFA Chapter joined more than 700 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair on Aug. 15 to pack 160,000 meals to feed families facing food insecurity in Missouri. more

9/5/23

Collision on Eleven Point results in minor injuries for KC woman

A Kansas City woman suffered minor injuries when a boat collided with her kayak at 1:30 p.m. Monday on the Eleven Point River, 2 miles upstream from Whitten Access in Oregon County. more

9/5/23

Holiday weekend crashes claim 12 lives, including one in Troop G

Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop G, headquartered in Willow Springs, recorded its 22nd traffic fatality over the Labor Day weekend in Carter County. more

9/5/23

Illinois Digest

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

9/5/23

KS--Kansas Digest, 1pm update, KS

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

9/5/23

MO--Missouri Digest, 1pm 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

9/5/23

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Jefferson City News Tribune. August 30, 2023. Editorial: Dark cloud hanging over state Domestic violence is a dark cloud looming over Missouri’s landscape, as the number of cases tripled … more

By The Associated Press | 9/5/23

MO--Missouri Digest, 1pm 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

9/1/23