By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday sued two former Air Force psychologists who designed a CIA program that used harsh interrogation techniques to… Read more »
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Child homicides taking toll in Kansas City metropolitan area
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — At least 16 children in the Kansas City metropolitan area have been killed in homicides in the past 12 months, leaving families with a sense… Read more »
Olive Garden apologizes to Kansas City police officer
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The president of the Olive Garden restaurant chain has apologized to a Kansas City police officer after a restaurant employee asked the officer to leave… Read more »
Shooting at Phoundation: Bystander shot in crossfire
By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A St. Louis man shot in a drive-by shooting in downtown Warrensburg Saturday morning recently returned home after receiving medical treatment. Torye Hayes… Read more »
Disaster plan developed in case fire reaches nuclear waste
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Beneath the surface of a St. Louis-area landfill lurk two things that should never meet: a slow-burning fire and a cache of Cold… Read more »
Conservation group seeks money for Missouri prairie purchase
(HARRISONVILLE, Mo., AP) — A conservation group is raising money to pay for unplowed stretch of native prairie on the outskirts of Kansas City. The Snowball Hill Prairie was placed… Read more »
1 dead, firefighter injured in Grandview blaze
(GRANDVIEW, Mo., AP) — One man was killed and a firefighter was injured in an apartment fire in suburban Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1KWqo4U ) the fire broke out Monday… Read more »
Judge mulls suit’s bid to block St. Louis minimum wage
By JIM SUHR Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A judge is weighing a business-backed lawsuit’s bid to block the city of St. Louis from incrementally raising its minimum wage. St. Louis… Read more »
New auto safety technologies leave some drivers bewildered
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Many Americans buying new cars these days are baffled by a torrent of new safety technology. Some features will automatically turn a car back… Read more »
History against outsider candidates for Missouri governor
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner is expected to join the GOP race for governor this week with former Navy SEAL officer… Read more »