By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARIA SUDEKUM (SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — The hunt for a registered sex offender suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her son intensified Thursday after police raided but… Read more »
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10 seniors arrested for prank, damaging 35-year-old trees
(WENTZVILLE, Mo., AP) — Ten Missouri high school seniors have been arrested for a suspected prank that damaged decades-old trees near the high school’s cafeteria. St. Louis media outlets report… Read more »
Kansas City art collection gets $2.32M at Chicago auction
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City couple has sold a collection of 33 American paintings for $2.32 million at an auction in Chicago. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1Q0oeBl)… Read more »
Winds, choppy seas slow cleanup of California oil spill
By BRIAN MELLEY (GOLETA, Calif., AP) — Weather has slowed cleanup efforts at the site of an oil spill that fouled a California shoreline. The National Weather Service says gusty… Read more »
PETA honors Shiloh woman killed while rescuing opossum
(SWANSEA, Ill., AP) — A national animal rights group is honoring the southern Illinois animal rescue volunteer who was struck and killed by a regional commuter train while responding to… Read more »
2 dead in Springfield after standoff
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Springfield police say they found a man and woman dead inside their home after a standoff that lasted about an hour. Lt. Eric Reece says police… Read more »
Obama frames global warming as national security threat
By NANCY BENAC (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama is framing the challenges of climate change as a matter of national security that threatens to aggravate poverty and political instability… Read more »
Eastern Missouri town approves proposal to handle stray cats
(PACIFIC, Mo., AP) — A proposal to control the population of feral and stray cats roaming the streets of Pacific, Missouri, has been approved. Local media outlets report the Pacific… Read more »
GOP primary for governor remains undecided in Kentucky
By ADAM BEAM (FRANKFORT, Ky., AP) — James Comer’s request to review the razor-thin results of Kentucky’s Republican primary for governor could delay the party’s efforts to coalesce around a… Read more »
Warrensburg Schools Foundation announces four scholarship recipients
The Warrensburg Schools Foundation recently announced the winners of six student scholarships that were awarded Friday. Cooper Collier received the Russell and Louise Elsberry Education Scholarship for $2,000. The Elsberry… Read more »