(WESTWOOD HILLS, Kan., AP) — A suburban Kansas City town of only 5½ blocks wants to be placed on state and national registers of historic places to preserve its 1920s… Read more »
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‘D’ written on those killed in Fort Hood shooting
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBER (FORT HOOD, Texas, AP) — The soldier knew she had to decide quickly who she could save, so she grabbed a black marker… Read more »

Former UCM president dies
Aaron Podolefsky, former University of Central Missouri president and Buffalo State’s eighth president, died Thursday surrounded by family members after a battle with prostate cancer. Dr. Podolefsky was president and… Read more »
Woman’s ‘Lego leg’ video a hit, inspires others
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — As a child, Christina Stephens filled her parents’ basement with Lego castles and pirate ships. When she put her Lego-building skills to work… Read more »
Campground evacuated, some water rescues in SW Mo.
(HOLLISTER, Mo., AP) — Flash flooding is prompting water rescues and damage to buildings in southwest Missouri. Flash flooding was reported in southern Barry and Stone counties, including Roaring River… Read more »
Humane Society to aid pets displaced by flooding
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The Humane Society of Missouri is assisting in the evacuation of pets displaced by flooding in south-central Missouri. Heavy rain this week has caused severe flooding… Read more »
Mo. man pleads guilty in $2 million grain fraud
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — A southwest Missouri man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a fraud that cost Cargill Inc. $2 million over 10 years. Thirty-nine-year-old Bob True Beisly… Read more »
Priest comes out of nowhere to aid accident victim
(CENTER, Mo., AP) — Rescue workers in northeast Missouri struggled to extricate a young woman involved in a serious car wreck — until a mysterious priest arrived and helped calm… Read more »
Providers, volunteers needed for Project Community Connect 2013
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Organizers for Project Community Connect 2013 are looking for volunteers to help provide services to those in need. The event will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m…. Read more »
Human remains found at KC downtown airport
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police are investigating after human remains were found at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. Construction workers unearthed the skeletal remains Monday evening. Investigators have… Read more »