(LADDONIA, Mo., AP) — A tornado has caused minimal damage near the central Missouri community of Laddonia. KMIZ-TV (http://bit.ly/1Qmw7QK ) reports that the tornado touched down Tuesday night. Audrain County Emergency Management… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri prison inmate has been indicted in the killing of a fellow inmate. Forty-two-year-old David Young was charged Tuesday in Cole County with one count each… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — University of Missouri graduate student workers have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/1VEnpoV) reports about 84 percent of the 795 graduate students who voted were in… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City man has admitted firing a shot that killed a Kansas education official who was not the intended victim. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Calah D. Johnson… Read more »

(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — Nearly two dozen butterfly sculptures will be on display throughout Joplin by next month in order to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the May 2011 tornado. The Joplin… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming the Kansas City Power & Light entertainment district discriminated against black patrons. Glen Cusimano accused the district’s developer, Cordish Cos.,… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won’t ask for a recount of his narrow loss to businessman Donald Trump in Missouri’s presidential primary. Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe told… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A man charged with posting online threats to shoot black students and faculty at the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus has changed his plea to guilty. The Columbia… Read more »