By EMILY SCHMALL (ARLINGTON, Texas, AP) — An unarmed, black college football player tried to smash through the locked glass door of a North Texas car dealership showroom to escape… Read more »
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Wallenda completes his longest tightrope walk in Wisconsin
(WEST ALLIS, Wis., AP) — High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda has completed his longest tightrope walk ever during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. TV station WTMJ reports Wallenda on… Read more »
Commissioners appoint new hospital board member
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The Johnson County commissioners recently appointed a replacement member for the Western Missouri Medical Center Board of Trustees. Liz Fatka, of Warrensburg, was appointed to replace Kit… Read more »
Missouri public defender director asks Nixon for $10 million
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The director of Missouri’s public defender system on Monday announced he’s asking Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon for an additional $10 million this… Read more »
13 states ask judge to delay new federal water rule
By JAMES MacPHERSON (BISMARCK, N.D., AP) — Thirteen states led by North Dakota asked a federal judge on Monday to delay a new rule that gives federal authorities jurisdiction over… Read more »
Foes of solitary confinement see hope in Kennedy comments
By SAM HANANEL (WASHINGTON, AP) — Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the… Read more »
4th night of Ferguson protests brings confrontation, arrests
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR (FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a protest that stretched into early Tuesday marking the anniversary of the… Read more »
Sanders vows anti-racism fight in LA campaign event
By LINDA ZHANG and JANIE HAR (LOS ANGELES, AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vowed that he would fight harder than any other presidential candidate to end institutional racism in… Read more »
Executions likely go on despite strong Supreme Court dissent
By MARK SHERMAN (WASHINGTON, AP) — Wherever their summer travels have taken them, Supreme Court justices probably will weigh in on Texas’ plans to execute two death row inmates in… Read more »
Project aims to find way to keep trash out of Missouri River
(PIERRE, S.D., AP) — A group that promotes environmental protection and outdoor recreation is creating a pilot program in South Dakota to try to keep trash out of the Missouri… Read more »