Dear Editor, The University of Central Missouri’s Board of Governors took a bold and necessary step forward when it adopted the conceptual “Learning to a Greater Degree Contract” as a… Read more »
Mules Golf in 13th place after opening round
(MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala.) – The Central Missouri Mules golf team is in 13th place after the first round of the Jim Bishop Toyota Classic at Fighting Joe’s Golf Club. The… Read more »
Art world shivers at sale of Henry Moore statue
By DANICA KIRKA (LONDON, AP) – The massive bronze sculpture is formally known as “Draped Seated Woman,” a Henry Moore creation that evoked Londoners huddled in air raid shelters during… Read more »
Egypt raises customs on luxury imports
(CAIRO, AP) – Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hiked customs rates on dozens of “non-essential” imports as part of the government’s efforts to increase revenues to revive the ailing economy…. Read more »
Training range to be named after Mo. soldier
(FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo., AP) – A military police training range at Fort Leonard Wood is being named for an eastern Missouri soldier killed in Afghanistan. Army Staff Sgt. James… Read more »
Police investigate death of Miss. state legislator
(MENDENHALL, Miss.. AP) – Authorities say they are investigating the apparent suicide of a state legislator in Mississippi. Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis told WLOX 13 that Rep. Jessica Upshaw… Read more »
Suit filed in blast that destroyed Mo. restaurant
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – Six employees of a popular Kansas City restaurant destroyed last month in a natural gas explosion have filed a lawsuit over the blast that killed… Read more »
Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in NJ
(DES MOINES, Iowa, AP) – A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said. It… Read more »