By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – A sheriff says a woman who disappeared for four days with her 4-year-old daughter spent that time smoking synthetic pot with her ex-husband… Read more »
Mortar explosion in Nev. kills 7 NC unit Marines
By SCOTT SONNER and TED BRIDIS (HAWTHORNE, Nev., AP) – A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in Nevada’s high desert,… Read more »
District finalists plentiful for ‘Talking Panthers’
(SEDALIA, Mo.) – Knob Noster High School’s “Talking Panthers” made their final competitive appearance for the season in early March, at the Missouri State High School Activities Association District 1 Speech… Read more »
Study shows impact of newsroom cutbacks
By DAVID BAUDER (NEW YORK, AP) – Years of newsroom cutbacks have had a demonstrable impact on the quality of digital, newspaper and television news and in how consumers view… Read more »
Jennies Bowling ranked No. 2 in latest NTCA Poll
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – The Central Missouri Jennies Bowling team dropped one spot in the latest National TenPin Coaches Association (NTCA) Poll and is now ranked No. 2 in the country…. Read more »
Mules doubleheader with Lincoln moved to Warrensburg
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Central Missouri’s baseball doubleheader against Lincoln, originally scheduled for Wednesday in Jefferson City, has been moved to Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. and will now be played in… Read more »
Jennies Bowling finishes fifth at Music City Classic
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – The second-ranked Jennies Bowling team went 2-1 on the final day of the Vanderbilt Music City Classic to finish in fifth place. The Jens finished 11-3 for… Read more »
$1M pilot project aims to take out feral pigs
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., AP) – Using the cover of darkness, feral pigs have learned to outsmart even the most seasoned hunters as they set about on their… Read more »