By JIMMY GOLEN (BOSTON, AP) — Some ran to honor the dead and wounded. Others did it to prove something about their sport, the city or their country. And some… Read more »
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Teen OK after riding in wheel well of Hawaii jet
By OSKAR GARCIA (HONOLULU, AP) — Officials say a 16-year-old boy is “lucky to be alive” and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane’s wheel… Read more »
Man charged in Kansas City-area highway shootings
By MARIA SUDEKUM (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities announced charges Friday against a Kansas City-area man suspected in connection with about a dozen recent highway shootings that have wounded… Read more »
WPD officer promoted to major
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) — Lieutenant Asher Snook has been promoted to the rank of major with the Police Department. Snook is a veteran of 29 years with the Warrensburg Police Department… Read more »
Mo. Senate panel endorses penny transportation tax
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri Senate committee has endorsed a 1-cent sales tax increase to fund transportation projects. The proposed constitutional amendment passed the House earlier this month…. Read more »
Man accused of stealing $50,000 in jewelry
(CREVE COEUR, Mo., AP) — A man suspected of stealing jewelry valued at more than $50,000 is in custody after a St. Louis-area woman caught him inside her home. KMOV-TV… Read more »
Missouri House approves early voting measures
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.,AP) — Missouri House members have approved a pair of measures allowing early voting, though some lawmakers contend it would be too limited. On Thursday, the House approved… Read more »
Salmonella decline seen in food poisoning report
By MIKE STOBBE (NEW YORK, AP) — The government’s latest report card on food poisoning is out, and it has some good news: a drop in illnesses from salmonella. Last… Read more »
Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yet
By ALICIA CHANG (LOS ANGELES, AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected — a distant, rocky world that’s similar in size to… Read more »
KC police investigate possible highway shooting
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police are investigating another possible highway shooting after an incident in which a minivan’s rear window was broken out on a highway where… Read more »