(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities say one of the two people who died when a car ran off an interstate overpass in Kansas City was a student at the… Read more »
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Missouri US Senate candidates back balanced budget amendment
By DAVID A. LIEB (COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Democratic challenger Jason Kander sided Thursday with Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt by declaring his support for a balanced budget amendment to… Read more »
Missouri Transportation Department consider solar roadways
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to test the feasibility of sidewalks and roadways embedded with solar panels. The Jefferson City News-Tribune (http://bit.ly/28OZ4rh) that… Read more »
Man killed in house fire in Sedalia
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a man has died in a fire at a Sedalia home. Sedalia Fire Department Chief Mike Ditzfeld says heavy smoke was coming from the… Read more »
Ferris wheel from Chicago begins operating in Missouri
(BRANSON, Mo., AP) — A 150-foot tall Ferris wheel from Chicago’s Navy Pier has started operating in the Missouri tourist destination of Branson. The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/28TBUWk) reports that about… Read more »
Plane competing in cross-country race goes down in Missouri
(HUMANSVILLE, Mo., AP) — A flying team participating in an all-female cross-country airplane race crashes into a Missouri field, but both crew members were able to walk away unhurt. The… Read more »
Missouri law to require civics test, CPR for high schoolers
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri high school students will need to pass a civics exam and public schools must set time aside daily for the Pledge… Read more »
Man charged after allegedly trying to scam Missouri governor
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Michigan man who allegedly tried to collect fake debts from Gov. Jay Nixon has been charged with a felony for alleged deceptive business practices…. Read more »
St. Louis to stop bugs by removing nearly 15,000 ash trees
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The city of St. Louis is preparing to chop down thousands of ash trees that are at risk of infection by the emerald ash borer, a… Read more »
Military veterans converge on Detroit for service projects
By COREY WILLIAMS (DETROIT, AP) — A few dozen U.S. military veterans and reservists are heading to Detroit in a mass deployment to perform service projects at city parks and… Read more »