(WEST PLAINS, Mo., AP) — Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by a freight train in southern Missouri as a 28-year-old Kentucky man. The West Plains Daily (http://bit.ly/1MoqYIf)… Read more »
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2 Smithville Lake beaches closed because of algae outbreak
(SMITHVILLE, Mo., AP) — Two beaches at Smithville lake have been closed because of an outbreak of blue-green algae. WDAF-TV (http://bit.ly/1JdI3S6) reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and health… Read more »
Connecticut woman fractures ribs in Rhode Island beach blast
(WATERBURY, Conn., AP) — A Connecticut woman is recovering from fractured ribs suffered during an unexplained explosion on a Rhode Island beach over the weekend. Sixty-year-old Kathleen Danise’s family says… Read more »
Lawsuit filed against Missouri for lethal injection protocol
Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A group of Missouri taxpayers and former lawmakers on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections over lethal injection policies… Read more »
Bernie Sanders to speak at NCLR’s Kansas City convention
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, is scheduled to speak at an upcoming convention in Kansas City. The National Council of La Raza… Read more »
After 54 years, Confederate flag removed from Statehouse
By JEFFREY COLLINS MEG KINNARD (COLUMBIA, S.C., AP) — The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking… Read more »
Streets to close during drum corps competition Monday
Streets surrounding Audrey J. Walton Stadium will be temporarily closed next week to accommodate the Drum Corps International Competition. The competition is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 13…. Read more »
UCM creates public parking for The Crossing
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Public parking spaces will be available for patrons of the new businesses at The Crossing – South at Holden. Scheduled to open this fall, The Crossing is… Read more »
Kansas, Missouri governors differ in gay marriage responses
By JOHN HANNA (TOPEKA, Kan., AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback described the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage as a potential threat to religious liberties, while Missouri Gov…. Read more »
McCaskill backs push to revoke medal from Cosby
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri says she supports efforts to have President Barack Obama revoke Bill Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Promoting Awareness Victim… Read more »