By JEFFREY COLLINS and MICHAEL BIESECKER (NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., AP) — Dashboard video shows a police officer making a routine traffic stop. Cellphone video shows the officer shooting the fleeing motorist… Read more »
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Missouri governor calls for reversal of proposed budget cuts
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says increased state general revenues from an improving economy make cuts in the Senate’s proposed budget for services for foster children… Read more »
FBI: Man plotted suicide bomb attack at Kansas military base
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH (KANSAS CITY, Kan., AP) — A 20-year-old man accused of planning a suicide attack at Fort Riley was arrested Friday while trying to arm what he thought… Read more »
Missouri Senate passes bill amnesty to delinquent taxpayers
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Senators have passed a proposal to grant amnesty to Missourians who agree to pay back taxes. The measure passed 26-7 early Wednesday morning. The House… Read more »
Springfield voters repeal protections for LGBT residents
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Springfield voters have narrowly repealed an ordinance enacted last year to protect gays, lesbians and transgender residents from discrimination. Unofficial returns from Tuesday’s election show the… Read more »
Funeral for a former slave takes center stage at Appomattox
By STEVE SZKOTAK (APPOMATTOX, Va., AP) — A Civil War cannonball that ripped through Hannah Reynolds’ master’s cabin made her a footnote of misfortune, the lone civilian death at the… Read more »
Wednesday storms could be bad, and Thursday’s could be worse
(NORMAN, Okla., AP) — A forecaster has warned that the ingredients necessary to “blow up some big storms” would fall into place Wednesday and Thursday and cautioned millions of residents… Read more »
Deadly bird flu shows up in South Dakota, 4th Minnesota farm
(SIOUX FALLS, S.D., AP) — A bird flu strain that’s deadly to poultry has shown up in a commercial turkey flock in South Dakota and a fourth turkey farm in… Read more »
6-year-old’s fast action saves man from burning home
(PARK HILLS, Mo., AP) — A 6-year-old eastern Missouri girl is being called a hero for helping to save the life of a neighbor after his home caught fire. Kate… Read more »
Former Missouri mail carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
(ROGERSVILLE, Mo., AP) — An Arizona woman has admitted that she stole mail while working as a substitute carrier in southwest Missouri. Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Margi Greek, of Omaha,… Read more »