(WALDRON, Ark., AP) — Forecasters warned that large hail and more tornadoes could strafe parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri on Friday, a day after powerful storms and floods killed… Read more »
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KC pet shelter plans 24-hour adoption event
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City no-kill pet shelter plans to offer adoptions for 24 hours straight next weekend as part of its entry in the 2013 ASPCA… Read more »
Worker killed at distribution center in Mexico
MEXICO, Mo. (AP) — Home Depot officials say an employee died in an accident at a distribution center in central Missouri. Company spokeswoman Paula Drake says a man died after… Read more »
Petro America chief seeks new trial in fraud case
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The lead defendant in a federal securities fraud case in Kansas City is asking for a new trial because of juror misconduct. Isreal Owen Hawkins… Read more »
FBI: Ill. Man admits selling cocaine to 2 judges
By JIM SUHR (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A southwestern Illinois probation worker has told investigators he snorted cocaine with two judges and repeatedly sold them the drug, including on the… Read more »
Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
(CHAFFEE, Mo., AP) — A Missouri highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision was about 15 years… Read more »
Nurse on Royals’ entertainment crew revives girl
By ERIC OLSON A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper… Read more »
Flags lowered Saturday in honor of local soldier
Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered all U.S. flags and the flag of Missouri to be flown at half-staff at all state and government offices on Saturday from sunrise until sunset… Read more »
IRS official Lerner: ‘I did nothing wrong’
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups told Congress on… Read more »
FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
By KYLE HIGHTOWER (ORLANDO, Fla., AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged… Read more »