By JAKE COYLE (NEW YORK, AP) — Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over its all-white acting nominees and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing… Read more »
Category: Features

Letter to Your Freshman Self: Katy Cooper
Dear Freshman Katy, You are asking yourself, how is this possible, how is future me, contacting me?! Well. I defied science, created a portal to send this letter to you!… Read more »

Faces of UCM: Miranda Maher
By BETHANY SHERROW Features Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — Senior Miranda Maher said she has grown from a shy freshman into a young woman who isn’t afraid to take a few risks…. Read more »
Kansas City museum gets $1M gift
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City museum has been awarded a $1 million grant for education programs. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art said in a release that the museum received… Read more »
Couple gives $21 million to St. Louis Art Museum
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The St. Louis Art Museum says a $21 million donation will allow it to find top-tier leaders in the future. The museum announced Monday that Barbara… Read more »
‘Making a Murderer’ juror stands by verdict
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and CARRIE ANTLFINGER (MILWAUKEE, AP) — A juror involved in the homicide case that spawned the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” says she stands by the verdict…. Read more »
Survey: US progress on health insurance stalled in 2015
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (WASHINGTON, AP) — Going into President Barack Obama’s last year in office, progress has stalled on reducing the number of uninsured Americans under his signature health care… Read more »
Royals, OF Alex Gordon agree to 4-year contract
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A person familiar with the deal says All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon has agreed to a four-year contract to remain with the World… Read more »
Ethics, voter ID among measures to watch in Missouri session
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers will arrive at the Capitol on Wednesday to start the 2016 legislative session, during which they are expected to discuss… Read more »
Some key numbers after historic Illinois, Missouri flooding
The Associated Press A rare winter flood that brought record or near-milestone crests along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, claiming at least 25 lives in Missouri and Illinois, had… Read more »