(FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — Ferguson is paying an attorney $1,335 an hour to help the St. Louis suburb negotiate and possibly litigate reforms pressed by the Justice Department since Michael… Read more »
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Famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson announces White House campaign
By ED WHITE (DETROIT, AP) — Retired surgeon Ben Carson declared his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Monday, resting his longshot bid on his vision of the nation as… Read more »
Chick-fil-A robbers still at large
By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Muleskinner) — Chick-fil-A in the Elliott Student Union was robbed Saturday night after closing hours. Public Safety officers said suspects have not been identified,… Read more »
Northeast Missouri man convicted in friend’s father’s death
(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — A northeast Missouri man will be sentenced June 12 for helping a friend kill his father. The Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1bXPeVH) that 20-year-old Christopher Hendren… Read more »
Bitten man takes snake to hospital with him
(SULLIVAN, Mo., AP) — An eastern Missouri man is OK after being bitten by a copperhead snake, then taking the snake to the hospital to show what bit him. The… Read more »
Harvard study: Millennials believe US justice system unfair
By PHILIP MARCELO BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University survey released Wednesday found that nearly one in two millennials believe America’s criminal justice system is unfair and few believe protests… Read more »
Resigned Bishop Finn to preside over ordinations in May
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Bishop Robert Finn, who resigned last week as leader of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese, will preside over the ordinations of seven deacons next month…. Read more »
National Guard called in to keep the peace in Baltimore
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and AMANDA LEE MYERS (BALTIMORE, AP) — National Guardsmen fanned out across the city, police with riot shields blocked streets, and firefighters doused smoldering blazes Tuesday after… Read more »
Deaths rise, aid flown in after Nepal quake
The death toll climbed above 3,700 on Monday, two days after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal and surrounding regions. Key information known at this time: ___ CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE… Read more »
Missouri man survives earthquake while on Nepal mountain
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — A Missouri man has survived the earthquake and avalanche that has killed more than 3,000 people in Nepal. Reports say Dan Nash, owner of Nixa-based Satori… Read more »