(LAWTELL, La., AP) — A train carrying flammable and corrosive materials derailed in Louisiana on Sunday and about 50 homes have been evacuated as a precaution, authorities said. Master Trooper… Read more »
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Charges dropped in murder case, suspect no longer in custody
By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — The case has been dismissed for one of the two defendants accused of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in Warrensburg. Ziyad T…. Read more »
Charges dismissed against Saudi suspect in Whitworth murder
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include comment from the Warrensburg Police Department. By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBUG, Mo., digitalBURG) The Johnson County, Mo., Prosecutor’s Office released a statement… Read more »
Former Mo. lawmaker nominated for federal bench
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated a Springfield attorney and former Missouri House member for a federal judgeship. The White House announced the nomination of 57-year-old Doug… Read more »
Cabinet members help launch Arch project
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Two Cabinet secretaries are scheduled to be in St. Louis to help launch a major component of the project to improve the grounds of the Gateway… Read more »
Prosecutors get extra time for al-Qaida sentencing
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A federal judge has given prosecutors more time to recommend a sentence for a Kansas City man accused of providing financial and material support to… Read more »
Man accused of ‘quick change’ con
(WASHINGTON, Mo., AP) — An Ohio man is in custody in Missouri, accused in a “quick change” con for allegedly bilking cashiers at stores out of hundreds of dollars. The… Read more »
Lawsuit says KC charter school owes millions
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A bank has filed a lawsuit against a failed Kansas City charter school and its former board members, accusing them of running up more than… Read more »
Iowa man saves couple stranded at rail crossing
(AMES, Iowa, AP) — A 38-year-old Iowa bank worker is being hailed as a hero for pushing an elderly couple’s stalled car from a railroad crossing seconds before a train… Read more »
Man repays insurance money with 4 tons of coins
By JIM SUHR (ST. LOUIS, AP) — An Illinois businessman outraged by a court order that he return more than $500,000 in insurance money related to a 2001 wreck that… Read more »