(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for a memorial to victims, rescuers and survivors of Kansas City’s 1981 skywalk disaster. The Skywalk Memorial Foundation breaks ground… Read more »
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Missouri school bullying lawsuit settled for $300,000
(CARL JUNCTION, Mo., AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a 14-year-old southwest Missouri boy who killed himself after being bullied at school has been settled for… Read more »
Dent County Commission votes to ‘mourn’ same-sex marriage
(SALEM, Mo., AP) — A Missouri county commission has voted to lower the flags at the county courthouse and the judicial building to “mourn” the legalization of same-sex marriage. The… Read more »
Missouri detective with flesh-eating infection goes home
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Lee’s Summit police detective who was diagnosed in April with a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection has left the hospital. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1RvTdv7)… Read more »
Missouri measure to end fees for Purple Heart license plates
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A new Missouri measure soon will waive fees for certain veterans who want specialty Purple Heart license plates. Legislation signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Jay… Read more »
Lots of speculation, few clues about mysterious beach blast
By AMY ANTHONY (PROVIDENCE, R.I., AP) — A loud boom that knocked a Rhode Island beachgoer out of her chair is still a mystery days later, and with no evidence… Read more »
Rescuer: Teen hiking to safety after plane crash a miracle
By MARTHA BELLISLE and GENE JOHNSON (SEATTLE, AP) — A 16-year-old girl survived a small-plane crash in the rugged mountains of north-central Washington state and then hiked through thick forest to… Read more »
30 years later, Missouri ‘lake paradise’ languishing
(WARSAW, Mo., AP) — More than 30 years after a Forbes publishing subsidiary conducted a worldwide campaign to market land in central Missouri as a “lakeland paradise” the area is… Read more »
Analysis: Missouri stance on local minimum wages unclear
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A veto by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of legislation aimed at preventing local governments from raising minimum wages has left Missouri cities… Read more »
Missouri teen’s body found after floodwaters sweep SUV away
(MARSHALL, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old Missouri boy has died after a sport utility vehicle tumbled into a flooded creek. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Carl Girard’s… Read more »