(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte says the city should consider tearing down abandoned properties in blighted areas to help reduce crime. Forte mentioned the idea Tuesday… Read more »
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After troubles in Columbia, fewer freshmen apply to Missouri
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email… Read more »
Watching Obama speech? Check out political dynamics
By NANCY BENAC (WASHINGTON, AP) — The White House is promising a nontraditional address for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union. But, no, don’t look for him to… Read more »
Prisoner who shot at law officers given 128 years in prison
(PLATTE CITY, Mo., AP) — A man who escaped from prison and then shot at law enforcement officers who were chasing him has been sentenced to 128 years in prison…. Read more »
Missouri technical school flush with cash, short on students
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A St. Louis technical college is flush with money to help students from poor areas get a post-secondary education, but it’s having a hard time finding… Read more »
$7.5 million Union Station project to start this month in KC
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Work is scheduled to begin this month on a $7.5 million project at Kansas City’s Union Station that will expand Science City and add a… Read more »
Councilman who started ‘I Love Ferguson’ campaign dies
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A Ferguson city council member and former mayor who was the driving force behind the “I Love Ferguson” campaign amid the turmoil that… Read more »
Obama flubs ATF duties, Trump talks big on curbing gun rules
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama’s executive actions on guns have sparked renewed debate about how far the government should go in limiting gun sales. Obama… Read more »
Friday’s US jobs report: Will hiring survive global turmoil?
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — For months, U.S. employers have steadily added jobs even as global growth has flagged and financial markets have sunk. Friday’s jobs report for… Read more »
Dummy Hellfire missile mistakenly shipped to Cuba
By BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — A dummy U.S. Hellfire missile was mistakenly shipped from Europe to Cuba in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The inert missile did… Read more »