(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Films from around the world will be featured at the fifth annual Show Me Justice Film Festival April 9-10 at the University of Central Missouri. Films selected… Read more »
Category: Features
Lawmakers weigh in on ‘net neutrality’
By ANNE FLAHERTY (WASHINGTON, AP) — A decision to impose tough new regulations on cable and wireless companies that provide Internet service to Americans wasn’t influenced by politics, a top… Read more »
Religions scholar is keynote speaker for social justice week
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – An author and religions scholar will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming Politics and Social Justice Week March 30-April 8 at the University of Central Missouri. Reza… Read more »
Agency ends probe into publication of Harper Lee’s new novel
By KIM CHANDLER (MONTGOMERY, Ala., AP) — Alabama investigators looked into whether the recent deal to publish Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” sequel involved financial fraud, but they have… Read more »
Ferguson chief resigns in wake of scathing federal report
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR (FERGUSON, Mo. AP) — The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson resigned Wednesday in the wake of a scathing Justice Department… Read more »
Has rough season for college hoops taken luster off March?
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — On a cold night on Tobacco Road, North Carolina and Duke went back and forth in an overtime thriller. It was gripping,… Read more »
One-act plays open this week in the BlackBox Theatre
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Studio theatre one-act plays open this week with three productions. The one-act plays are sponsored by the University of Central Missouri’s Department of Theatre and Dance and are directed,… Read more »
Ringling Bros. says circuses to be elephant-free
By TAMARA LUSH (POLK CITY, Fla., AP) — Animal rights activists were stunned when the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it would eliminate elephants… Read more »
Key figures in fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
(FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — A look at some of the key figures in the case of Michael Brown, the black 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a white police… Read more »
Justices sharply divided over health care law subsidies
(WASHINGTON, AP) — The Supreme Court was sharply divided Wednesday in the latest challenge to President Barack Obama’s health overhaul, this time over the tax subsidies that make insurance affordable… Read more »