By DAVID A. LIEB EDITOR’S NOTE — Part a yearlong effort by The Associated Press and the Associated Press Media Editors, examining the state of America’s infrastructure. (MOBERLY, Mo., AP)… Read more »

(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — Independence has become the third Kansas City-area city to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone younger than 21. By a 6-1 vote, the Independence… Read more »

By MATT RIEDL The Wichita Eagle (WICHITA, Kan., AP) — Emmitt Alan Thornbury lived for an hour and 16 minutes. His father, Christopher Thornbury, an airman at McConnell Air Force… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A retrofitted Metro bus that will serve as a mobile farmers market in the spring made a test run this weekend on St. Louis’ north side…. Read more »

(WICHITA, Kan., AP) — A suburban Kansas City couple whose home was raided in an unsuccessful search for marijuana has lost their legal fight against law enforcement authorities. A federal… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Six people pleaded guilty to charges related to more than $100 million in stolen software such as Windows XP that authorities said was one of… Read more »

(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Warrensburg R-6 Board of Education member Lisa Dyer recently resigned and the district is now searching for a replacement. The board accepted Dyer’s resignation at its Dec. 4 meeting,… Read more »

By JIM SUHR (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A broad outline of how concealed weapons will be allowed on Kansas college campuses cleared a key panel Wednesday and edged closer… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Supporters of increasing the tax on cigarettes by 23 cents a pack are collecting signatures to get the proposal on the ballot. Missouri Petroleum Marketers… Read more »

(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — An airman has been sentenced to four years in prison in the fatal shooting of another airman at a home near Whiteman Air Force Base. The… Read more »