By LAURA MAZURAK, Columbia Daily Tribune (CLARENCE, Mo., AP) — Clarence is like many small towns in Missouri. There’s a church, a bank, a gas station. But rising above the… Read more »
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Kirksville considers new discrimination ordinance
(KIRKSVILLE, Mo., AP) — Kirksville officials are expected to vote Monday on a proposal to create a human rights commission to enact anti-discrimination protections based on several factors including sexual… Read more »
Federal agency finds lax regulation of chemicals
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI (HOUSTON, AP) — A federal agency investigating a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant will tell a Senate committee Thursday that regulation of the dangerous chemicals… Read more »
Two-headed turtle hatches at San Antonio zoo
(SAN ANTONIO, AP) — A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise. The female Texas cooter arrived June 18 and… Read more »
Gay rights supporters erupt in cheers over ruling
By CONNIE CASS and JESSICA GRESKO (WASHINGTON, AP) — Supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers, wept openly and chanted “DOMA is Dead” outside the Supreme Court as word reached… Read more »
Sen. Pearce remains committed to higher ed plan
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker who unsuccessfully championed a move to link state higher education funding to academic performance says he plans to renew the effort next year…. Read more »
Donation to Missouri Western gets bigger
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — The largest financial gift ever given to Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph just got larger. Steven Craig donated $5.5 million to the university… Read more »
Residents urge removal of nuclear waste
(BRIDGETON, Mo., AP) — Residents who live near a landfill where an underground fire is burning near nuclear waste want the atomic material removed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1clWiUD) reports… Read more »
Man pulled over by trooper jumps from bridge
(FENTON, Mo., AP) — Search crews were back in the Meramec River near St. Louis on Wednesday after a man jumped from a bridge after running from police during a… Read more »
House votes to name St. Louis bridge after Musial
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Missouri and Illinois lawmakers couldn’t agree on what to name a new river bridge at St. Louis, so Congress is moving ahead to settle the divide…. Read more »