By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next American commander in Afghanistan said Thursday the security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating and assured senators… Read more »
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Missouri business groups divided on LGBT-discrimination ban
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri businesses are divided over a proposed ban on discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, with some companies during a… Read more »
Ferguson, US reach tentative deal on police overhaul
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — The Ferguson Police Department has agreed to overhaul its policies, training and practices as part of a sweeping deal… Read more »
States seek court delay in enforcement of Clean Power Plan
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — A coalition of 25 states opposing President Obama’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to stop the new… Read more »
Task force recommends how to cut US prisoner count by 60,000
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Justice Department should limit the types of cases it brings and more nonviolent criminals should be steered toward probation and away from prison,… Read more »
Women’s wear ‘distracts’ state lawmakers
By DAVID A. LIEB and MELISSA HELLMANN Associated Press (TOPEKA, Kan., AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch Holmes clearly recalls when women have worn “over the top” attire during his decade in the… Read more »
Missouri educator pleads not guilty in assault case
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — An assistant professor at the University of Missouri has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a campus run-in with student journalists during protests in… Read more »
Missouri bill would ban abortions for Down syndrome
By ADAM ATON Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri would become one of a few of states that outlaw abortions based on prenatal screening if a proposal before the Senate… Read more »
Kansas City business owner sentenced in tax fraud
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City business owner was sentenced to federal prison for failing to pay federal taxes he collected from his employees. Joseph Patrick Balano was sentenced Tuesday… Read more »
Kansas City Council has 2 proposals for Kemper Arena future
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Two businessmen from Wichita are offering a second proposal for the future of Kemper Arena. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Tnrzja ) the proposal from Rodney and… Read more »