(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Two Missouri freshman football players are recovering from injuries they suffered in a traffic accident in Columbia. Campus police say linebacker Eric Beisel and cornerback Anthony… Read more »
KC hospital gets $200K EPA grant
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City hospital has been awarded a $200,000 federal grant to teach health care students about environmental hazards that can affect children in their… Read more »
Mo. lawmaker sits on judiciary, natural resources
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s newest congressman has been appointed to the U.S. House committees on natural resources and the judiciary. Republican Jason Smith, of Salem, won a special… Read more »
Massive storm system surges toward Mid-Atlantic
By SARAH BRUMFIELD (WASHINGTON, AP) — A massive storm system originally forecast to affect one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland surged Thursday toward the Mid-Atlantic after causing widespread… Read more »
Searchers looking for 2 missing Missouri kids
(ST. CLAIR, Mo., AP) — Search crews are looking for two Missouri children, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, who disappeared from a home in St. Clair near the… Read more »
How states fared on unemployment benefit claims
(The Associated Press) The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000 last week, a hopeful sign that steady job gains will continue. The Labor… Read more »
Royals streak ends at 6 after 3-2 loss to Tigers
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Billy Butler wasn’t happy about being ejected in the ninth inning with the game on the line. Detroit closer Jose Valverde struck out Butler looking… Read more »
Storms knock over champion Mo. cottonwood
(SPANISH LAKE, Mo., AP) — Powerful storms that did widespread damage in the St. Louis area last month also claimed a tree that was dubbed the state’s champion cottonwood. The… Read more »