(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A measure that would require insurers to cover eating disorders by following medical guidelines is headed to Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk. The Missouri House approved… Read more »
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Airman charged with murder in shooting death
By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – A 22-year-old airman was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death… Read more »
Cooperative agriculture delivery services growing
By ANDRA BRYAN STEFANONI The JOPLIN GLOBE (WALNUT, Kan., AP) — Twenty years ago, Darren Swartz dressed in a suit and tie each day as a sales representative for a… Read more »
Sen. McCaskill to host 2015 Procurement Conference at UCM
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Owners of small businesses can learn how to secure government contracts and network with potential contractors at the annual Procurement Conference Thursday, May 28, at the University… Read more »
Couple behind fake skeletons on chairs in Colorado River
(PARKER, Ariz., AP) — A Phoenix couple has claimed responsibility for putting two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs in the Colorado River in far west Arizona, authorities said Friday…. Read more »
Airman dies after shooting near Whiteman Air Force Base
(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — Officials at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri say a senior airman who was shot over the weekend while off base has died of his injuries…. Read more »
Flint ballot mix-up spurs ‘Giggles the Pig’ write-in effort
(FLINT, Mich., AP) — A lawyer wants to enter his pet pig into the Flint mayoral race after a mix-up threatened to keep candidates’ names off the primary election ballot…. Read more »
Some Native Hawaiians see telescope as science learning boon
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER (HONOLULU, AP) — Before going up to Mauna Kea’s summit on Hawaii’s Big Island, Heather Kaluna makes an offering to Poliahu, the snow goddess of the… Read more »
Kansas City likely to pay $1.5 million to settle lawsuit
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City is likely to pay another $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over overtime pay for public safety workers. The City Council’s finance committee… Read more »
US appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN DILANIAN (NEW YORK, AP) — The bulk collection of Americans’ phone records by the government exceeds what Congress has allowed, a federal appeals court said Thursday… Read more »