(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers have agreed on funding increases for public schools, colleges and universities for the upcoming year. Public schools would get a $115 million increase… Read more »
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Missouri lawmakers override veto, enact tax cut
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature enacted the state’s first income tax rate reduction in almost a century Tuesday by overriding the veto of… Read more »
San Diego burn unit treats Chinese fishermen
By JULIE WATSON (SAN DIEGO, AP) — An Air Force official says two badly burned Chinese fishermen rescued from the Pacific are being treated at a San Diego hospital. Maj…. Read more »
Nearly 1,500 students eligible to graduate from UCM this weekend
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The University of Central Missouri will honor nearly 1,500 students during its 2014 spring commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday. Commencement activities begin with a reception for graduate… Read more »
Human remains found in Sedalia trailer park
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — Pettis County authorities say partial human remains were found in a trailer park and in a nearby wooded area. The sheriff’s office says the remains were… Read more »
Hearing set in delayed imprisonment case
(CHARLESTON, Mo., AP) — A hearing is scheduled for Monday morning that could determine the fate of Cornealious “Mike” Anderson. The St. Louis County man was convicted of robbery in… Read more »
Despite new radar, SE Kansas remains in blind spot
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — An E-F2 tornado that left mounds of debris, twisted metal and hanging power lines along a two-block-wide path through Baxter Springs, Kansas, last month wasn’t big… Read more »
US air teams rescuing injured Chinese sailors
(PHOENIX, AP) — A parachuting medical team and other U.S. Air Force rescuers are working to bring two badly burned Chinese sailors from a boat in the Pacific Ocean to… Read more »
Pilot dies as plane crashes at California air show
(FAIRFIELD, Calif., AP) — A pilot who had thrilled audiences for decades with acrobatic stunts was killed when his vintage biplane crashed upside-down on a runway at a Northern California… Read more »
Bear cub bites students, creates rabies concerns
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Washington University students nipped by a bear cub will have to wait until the animal is euthanized and tested before learning if they’ll… Read more »