Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are the lone unbeaten team in the NFL at 5-0, but they’ve overcome a lot to reach that point. Injuries have mounted, the schedule has been filled with tough opponents and they will have played five primetime games in the first eight weeks. Their next big test is Sunday against Pittsburgh, the team that beat them in last year’s playoffs.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sen. Claire McCaskill has asked the Department of Homeland Security to give “full consideration” to the St. Louis Cardinals’ request for certification that would give the team certain legal protections in the event of a terrorist attack at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are seeking certification under the Safety Act, which encourages organizations to implement anti-terrorism measures by providing protection against lawsuits should a site be targeted in a terrorist attack.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Niko Medved knew all about the recent sad history of Drake basketball, about the losing, the struggle to stay competitive in the Missouri Valley Conference, the general apathy surrounding the program. But he took the head coaching job anyway and now, a week into his first preseason practices with the Bulldogs, he is headlong into the process of trying to change that culture.