(LOS ANGELES, AP) — William Shatner will boldly travel across the U.S. on a three-wheeled motorcycle. The “Star Trek” star announced plans Monday for the cross-country mission to promote his… Read more »
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Black and Jewish WWI heroes finally getting Medal of Honor
By NEDRA PICKLER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Two World War I Army heroes — one black, one Jewish — are finally getting the Medal of Honor they may have been denied… Read more »
Missouri’s athletic giving structure to undergo changes
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The University of Missouri athletic department is planning significant changes to its donor system. The changes are an effort to keep the school financially competitive in… Read more »
Mississippi River reopened to traffic after barges get loose
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The Mississippi River has been reopened to traffic after more than 100 barges broke loose just north of the Jefferson Barracks Memorial Arch Bridge near St…. Read more »
Bridge demolition leads to skateboarders getting new park
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Skateboarders have turned a concrete area beneath a St. Louis bridge into a skate park. But with that 76-year-old Kingshighway bridge now set to be torn… Read more »
Missouri lawmaker on probation for pharmacy violations
By SUMMER BALLETINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri state Rep. Lynn Morris’ pharmacist’s license has been placed on probation for a third time, most recently because Morris wrote prescriptions… Read more »
Craft breweries get OK in Kansas City, Missouri strip malls
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City, Missouri’s city council has voted to allow craft breweries to operate in neighborhood strip malls and storefronts. Kansas City media outlets report the… Read more »
Hannibal landmark to house vintage car museum
(HANNIBAL, Mo., AP) — A Civil War-era building soon will be housing a classic car museum in the Mississippi River city of Hannibal, Missouri. The Hannibal Courier-Post (http://bit.ly/1d2a4mz) reports that… Read more »
Lawsuit: St. Louis suburb’s courts violate rights of poor
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A federal lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses a St. Louis suburb of violating the rights of the poor by jailing them because they can’t pay small… Read more »
Twice-caught fugitive’s clean life led to decades of freedom
By KANTELE FRANKO (COLUMBUS, Ohio, AP) — In 55 years as a fugitive, Frank Freshwaters got caught twice. The first time, in 1975, the escaped inmate’s good behavior helped him… Read more »