(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — An auction at the iconic Benjamin Ranch in south Kansas City drew people looking for a chance to buy a memory, or some bargain horsing… Read more »
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US sends 2 Guantanamo prisoners to Saudi Arabia
(MIAMI, AP) — Two Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of a renewed effort to close the offshore U.S. prison. U.S. officials say the two… Read more »
Police: Bus of fed prisoners crashes on I-64
(BELLEVILLE, Ill., AP) — Authorities say a southern Illinois freeway crash involving a busload of federal prisoners has sent roughly a dozen of the occupants to hospitals. Illinois State Police… Read more »
Thousands evacuated from flooded Gaza homes
By IBRAHIM BARZAK (GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, AP) — Rescue workers evacuated more than 5,000 Gaza Strip residents from homes flooded by four days of heavy rain, using fishing boats… Read more »

UCM student dies in single-car accident
(JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo., digitalBURG) – A University of Central Missouri fashion student died in a one-car accident Sunday. Natalie Ann Niavarani, 23, of Overland Park, Kan., died at Research Medical… Read more »
Missouri’s Blue Book available online
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The most recent edition of Missouri’s official manual now is available online. Commonly known as the “Blue Book,” the manual was printed every two years… Read more »
Man sentenced in Morgan County shooting
(VERSAILLES, Mo., AP) — A central Missouri man was sentenced to six years in prison for the shooting death of another man in July 2010. Sixty-one-year-old James Wager of Stover… Read more »
Pettis County on list for federal drought aid for Mo. farmers
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Farmers in 27 Missouri counties will be eligible for federal aid because of drought conditions. Gov. Jay Nixon says the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued… Read more »
Missouri carries out 2nd execution in 3 weeks
By JIM SALTER (BONNE TERRE, Mo., AP) — Allen Nicklasson once recalled the “euphoria” he felt after fatally shooting a kindly businessman who stopped to help when he saw Nicklasson’s… Read more »
Federal data show health disparities among states
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The slow rollout of a new federal health insurance marketplace may be deepening differences in health coverage among Americans, with residents… Read more »