(LAS CRUCES, N.M., AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is promising that the “coward” who set off explosions outside two Las Cruces churches will be caught. The small blasts… Read more »
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Endangered pallid sturgeon larvae found in Missouri River
(BELLEVUE, Neb., AP) — Three fish larvae captured from the Missouri River last year have been confirmed as those of the endangered pallid sturgeon, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday…. Read more »
Canoeists set new record in paddling from Kansas to Missouri
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — Two Texas men have set a new record in a race by canoeing the Missouri River from Kansas City, Kansas, to St. Charles, Missouri, in… Read more »
Kansas City starts safety campaign for streetcars
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Although streetcars won’t start operating in Kansas City until next year, the city is already considering a campaign to teach the public how to avoid… Read more »
Company asks Missouri to rethink multistate power line
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Houston-based company is asking Missouri utility regulators to reconsider their rejection of a proposed high-voltage power line that was planned for a multistate wind… Read more »
Arctic-bound ship leaves Portland after oil drilling protest
By TERRENCE PETTY and DAN JOLING (PORTLAND, Ore., AP) — Authorities used boats, personal watercraft, poles and their bare hands to remove protesters in kayaks and hanging from bridges who had… Read more »
Voter ID laws focus of Kansas civil rights committee
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas division of a federal civil rights commission will investigate whether voter identification laws have affected turnout around the state. The Kansas Committee of… Read more »
US court says drug-sniffing dog fails the smell test
By MICHAEL TARM (CHICAGO, AP) — Lex the police dog from central Illinois is far from top dog in drug-sniffing skills. That’s the core finding of a potentially influential new… Read more »
Missouri State Fair to get $4 million for repairs, upgrades
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — Nearly $4 million in improvements are set to be made to the Missouri State Fairgrounds. During a visit to the fairgrounds on Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon… Read more »
Hope for miracle dims but search goes on for missing boys
By MATT SEDENSKY (TEQUESTA, Fla., AP) — Families hoped for a miracle even as science nagged that one was improbable and rescue crews went into a seventh day of searches… Read more »