(MARS, Pa., AP) — This hungry Labrador has some unusual taste buds. A Pennsylvania veterinarian retrieved 62 hair bands, eight pairs of underwear and a bandage from the dog’s stomach… Read more »
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FBI, Justice Dept. taking encryption concerns to Congress
By ERIC TUCKER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are pressing their concerns about encryption before Congress, where they will argue to senators on Wednesday that the right to… Read more »
Nixon orders agencies to implement same-sex marriage ruling
By MARGARET STAFFORD (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon directed all Missouri state agencies on Tuesday to review their procedures in order to immediately implement the U.S. Supreme… Read more »
3 friends hear screams for help, pull man away from girl
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Springfield police say three people responded to a 14-year-old girl’s screams along a dark trail and stopped a 22-year-old man from raping her. The Springfield News-Leader… Read more »
Missouri voter ID measure from GOP candidate OK to circulate
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Republican candidate for Missouri secretary of state now can gather signatures for an initiative petition to allow lawmakers to require voter identification. Democratic Secretary… Read more »
Man accused of sending painkiller to jail inmate
(WARRENTON, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis-area man wrote his own name and address on an envelope he used to send a painkiller to a jailed inmate. KMOV-TV… Read more »
South Carolina Senate votes to take down Confederate flag
By JEFFREY COLLINS (COLUMBIA, S.C., AP) — The push to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse is about to clear its first hurdle. But… Read more »
Deadly Washington ice cave collapse after warm temperatures
(VERLOT, Wash., AP) — Ice caves popular with hikers northeast of Seattle partially collapsed, killing one person and leaving at least four other injured, officials said. Monday’s collapse came after… Read more »
California right-to-die bill struggling amid religious fight
By FENIT NIRAPPIL (SACRAMENTO, Calif., AP) — A bill that would allow California physicians to help terminally ill patients end their lives is struggling to muster enough support ahead of… Read more »
Asphalt project to temporarily limit U.S. 50 access
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) — The on-ramps and off-ramps to U.S. 50 will temporarily close later this month as road crews apply an asphalt surface seal coating, according to a city news… Read more »