(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Two Missouri freshman football players are recovering from injuries they suffered in a traffic accident in Columbia. Campus police say linebacker Eric Beisel and cornerback Anthony… Read more »
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Mo. lawmaker sits on judiciary, natural resources
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s newest congressman has been appointed to the U.S. House committees on natural resources and the judiciary. Republican Jason Smith, of Salem, won a special… Read more »
Massive storm system surges toward Mid-Atlantic
By SARAH BRUMFIELD (WASHINGTON, AP) — A massive storm system originally forecast to affect one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland surged Thursday toward the Mid-Atlantic after causing widespread… Read more »
Searchers looking for 2 missing Missouri kids
(ST. CLAIR, Mo., AP) — Search crews are looking for two Missouri children, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, who disappeared from a home in St. Clair near the… Read more »
How states fared on unemployment benefit claims
(The Associated Press) The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000 last week, a hopeful sign that steady job gains will continue. The Labor… Read more »
Storms knock over champion Mo. cottonwood
(SPANISH LAKE, Mo., AP) — Powerful storms that did widespread damage in the St. Louis area last month also claimed a tree that was dubbed the state’s champion cottonwood. The… Read more »
Missouri Western begins school of fine arts
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — Missouri Western State University is starting a School of Fine Arts in response to increased interest from students. The school in St. Joseph is looking… Read more »
Proposed sale of Mo. Girl Scout camp stirs fight
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — Opponents are gearing up to try to halt the sale of a Girl Scout camp in southwest Missouri. The board of directors of Girl Scouts of… Read more »
Autopsy challenge from within in Mo. murder case
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The scientific work of a former Boone County medical examiner and University of Missouri pathology professor is being challenged by five of… Read more »
Zimmerman’s attorney walks tight line in defense
By MIKE SCHNEIDER (SANFORD, Fla., AP) — George Zimmerman’s lead attorney will be walking a fine line as he tries to convince jurors that his client didn’t murder Trayvon Martin:… Read more »