(OMAHA, Neb., AP) — A survey conducted in August suggests there will be little or no economic growth over the next three months in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains,… Read more »
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Relatives mad after court blocks suits over hospital deaths
(CHILLICOTHE, Mo., AP) — Relatives are outraged after the Missouri Supreme Court decided wrongful death litigation can’t go forward against a northwest Missouri hospital where a nurse is accused of… Read more »
Initial Common Core goals unfulfilled as results trickle in
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO (LOS ANGELES, AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores… Read more »
Missouri ethics panel says lobbyist-bought meal misreported
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Ethics Commission has found that lobbyists likely broke state laws requiring them to name lawmakers they buy meals for. The commission issued letters… Read more »

UCM TRIO program receives $1.5 million grant
By BETHANY SHERROW Assistant News Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — During the next five years, UCM’s TRIO-Student Support Services program will benefit from a federal grant. Chris Beggs, director of… Read more »
EPA knew of ‘blowout’ risk for tainted water at gold mine
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW BROWN (WASHINGTON, AP) — U.S. officials knew of the potential for a catastrophic “blowout” of poisonous wastewater from an inactive gold mine, yet appeared to have… Read more »
Racial identity of activist questioned but does it matter?
By SCOTT STROUD and PHILLIP LUCAS (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Questions about the racial identity of a well-known activist in the “Black Lives Matter” movement have stirred controversy and drawn a blistering… Read more »
New Muslim center expected to open in Columbia next summer
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A new Muslim school and community center is expected to open by June 2016 in Columbia. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1V0D1jW) the 14,000-square-foot building will… Read more »
Trial underway for man accused of killing 3 at Jewish sites
(OLATHE, Kan., AP) — A trial is underway for a Missouri white supremacist accused of killing three people last year at two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City. Frazier Glenn… Read more »
Mold found in Fraternity Complex
by Steven Spears News Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — Students looking forward to living in the Fraternity Complex this semester will have to wait a few weeks. The university hired… Read more »