(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A holiday classic is coming to the University of Central Missouri. Center Stage Academy is hosting “The Nutcracker” production Dec. 19-20 at Hendricks Hall on the UCM… Read more »
Category: Features
Volunteers bring Santa to remote Alaska village
By MARK THIESSEN (SHISHMAREF, Alaska, AP) — Volunteers who brought Christmas to a remote Inupiat Eskimo community on Alaska’s western coast came bearing necessities like coats and school supplies as… Read more »
WPD applies for armored vehicle
By SABRA HOEPPNER (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The Warrensburg Police Department is looking for some armored support. Chief Bruce Howey said the department has applied for a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle,… Read more »
NASA: ‘There’s your new spacecraft, America!’
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new Orion spacecraft made a “bull’s-eye” Pacific splashdown Friday following a dramatic flight 3,604 miles beyond Earth, opening a new era… Read more »

Slideshow: Aftermath of Ferguson riots
Photos by RASHAD KELLY (digitalBURG) — University of Central Missouri digital media production student Rashad Kelly documented the aftermath of the riots that occurred in Ferguson, Mo., Monday, Nov. 24,… Read more »
Students at 3 Ferguson-area schools walk out
(FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — Students at three high schools in the Ferguson area have walked out of classes to express their concerns about the grand jury’s decision not to indict… Read more »
Girl Scouts byting into digital for cookie sales
By LEANNE ITALIE (NEW YORK, AP) — Watch out world, the Girl Scouts are going digital to sell you cookies. For the first time in nearly 100 years, Girl Scouts… Read more »
Second act of Black Friday shopping in full swing
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (NEW YORK, AP) — Stores are welcoming a second wave of shoppers in what has become a two-day kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The big question:… Read more »
Thanksgiving: Turkey, parades, shopping deals
(NEW YORK, AP) — Turkey, stuffing and a helium-filled Thomas the Tank Engine were on the menu as friends and families gathered across the United States to celebrate Thanksgiving. Here’s… Read more »
Dickens Christmas set for Dec. 6 downtown
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Downtown Warrensburg will transform into a scene of living windows and period costumes Saturday, Dec. 6, for the annual Dickens Christmas. The program is scheduled for 10… Read more »