(MOUNT VERNON, Mo., AP) — A judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man will stand trial on murder charges in a fatal shooting in southwest Missouri. Clinton Blizzard is charged with first-degree… Read more »
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Missouri hearing in double killing postponed until next year
(HILLSBORO, Mo., AP) — A Missouri change-of-venue hearing on murder charges linked to a double slaying has been postponed for the suspect already serving life sentences for six killings in Illinois. Thirty-six-year-old… Read more »
Kansas City convention hotel won’t go to votes
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Council has decided that citizen petitions seeking a public vote on a proposed convention hotel won’t go to voters. The Kansas City Star reports… Read more »
Kansas City man faces several charges in attacks
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City man faces several charges accusing him of separate attacks on women beginning in 2013. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Y8QR5g ) that 29-year-old Tajuan L…. Read more »
Teenager charged in shooting murder of former classmate
(EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo., AP) — An Excelsior Springs teenager has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a former classmate in North Kansas City last month. The Kansas City Star… Read more »

UCM recognizes Veterans Day
By MULESKINNER STAFF (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — The University of Central Missouri’s Office of Military and Veteran Services worked with local veterans organizations to observe Veterans Day on Wednesday in… Read more »
Postal workers’ union endorses Bernie Sanders for president
By KEN THOMAS Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders secured the endorsement of the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union on Thursday, marking the largest labor union to back his… Read more »
Sugar program draws Cruz’s ire, remains popular in Congress
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he wants to do away with government support for the sugar industry — a veiled dig at… Read more »
Obama awards Medal of Honor to Army captain
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that a young Army captain who is the newest Medal of Honor recipient had the instincts and the courage… Read more »
Storm brings winds, reports of tornadoes in Midwest
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ and NELSON LAMPE Associated Press (DES MOINES, Iowa, AP) — A fast-moving storm system dropped both snow and rain over portions of the Midwest on Wednesday, packing strong winds… Read more »