(OREGON, Mo., AP) — Two recent levee breaches in northwest Missouri have raised concerns about flooding in the region. The St. Joseph News Press reports (http://bit.ly/1KX3BH8) that a breach in… Read more »
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Kansas City airport to conduct simulated emergency exercises
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City International Airport officials say the public shouldn’t be alarmed later this week if they see smoke, fire and emergency vehicles driving through the… Read more »
Man dies when car swept away by floodwaters
(SULLIVAN, Mo., AP) — A 60-year-old eastern Missouri man has died after his car was swept away by floodwaters. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as John Lyons… Read more »
Texas braces for flooding as tropical depression moves north
By SETH ROBBINS and DAVID WARREN (SAN ANTONIO, AP) — Flood-weary Texans were bracing for heavy rain and possible flooding Wednesday as Tropical Storm Bill was downgraded to a depression and… Read more »
Government worker drives Mercedes SUV seized in drug case
(HARRISBURG, Pa., AP) — The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is defending an arrangement that allows a top administrator to drive a Mercedes SUV seized in a drug case as his… Read more »
Push for facial recognition privacy standards hits roadblock
By ANNE FLAHERTY (WASHINGTON, AP) — Retailers have the ability to scan your face digitally, and use that identification to offer you special prices or even recognize you as a… Read more »
Police find missing daughter of Missouri woman found dead
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A 19-year-old woman has been found alive in Wisconsin after police found her mother’s body in a Missouri home, tipped off by… Read more »
Murder trial for Missouri attorney rescheduled for August
(LEBANON, Mo., AP) — The murder trial of a suburban Kansas City attorney accused of killing her millionaire father and his girlfriend has been rescheduled for August. The Kansas City… Read more »
Hunt for killers who escaped from NY prison enters 11th day
By RODRIQUE NGOWI (DANNEMORA, N.Y., AP) — Search teams headed back into the northern New York woods Tuesday for an 11th day of trying to track down two convicted murderers… Read more »
Authorities kill black bear in eastern Missouri
(PERRYVILLE, Mo., AP) — Authorities have killed a black bear that was running loose in eastern Missouri. The Perry County Sheriff’s Department says officials assisted Perryville Police in tracking down… Read more »