by Leah Wankum Assistant News Editor Two Warrensburg residents were arraigned this past week in relation to the discovery of an infant’s body that was found in a research cave… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Missouri governor to sign oral chemotherapy bill
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri cancer patients soon could find it more affordable to take chemotherapy pills. Gov. Jay Nixon was expected to sign legislation Wednesday that would limit… Read more »
St. Louis teenager charged with abandoning corpse
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A St. Louis teenager has been charged with abandoning a corpse after police say she gave birth to a baby and left it in a trash… Read more »
Fire destroys home near UCM campus
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – A home near the University of Central Missouri campus was destroyed by a fire early Monday morning, according to the Warrensburg Fire Department. The Fire Department responded… Read more »
Forecasters call for later spring storm season
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — Weather forecasters say prolonged cold temperatures over the winter could cause this year’s spring storm season to get off to a late start as it takes… Read more »
Central Pa. school to change logo after complaint
(BLOOMSBURG, Pa., AP) — A central Pennsylvania school district is giving its tiger-head logo a face-lift after a complaint from the University of Missouri that the feline face was too… Read more »
Mo. budget funds lab for faster newborn screenings
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers are putting more money into the budget to try to speed up the results of newborn blood screenings. A budget plan pending in… Read more »
3 cited for carrying guns into Missouri mall
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — Three people are facing municipal charges in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau after walking into a mall while openly displaying guns. The incident… Read more »
Bill seeks lower bar for Sunshine Law enforcement
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Running afoul of Missouri’s open government laws could carry a smaller financial penalty but no longer require proof the law knowingly was… Read more »
Middle school students qualify for state math contest
Fifteen students from WarrensburgMiddle School joined more than 75 participants in the region at the recent regional math contest held in Clinton. The Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsored… Read more »