By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where… Read more »
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Mo. man accused of impersonating police officer
(PECULIAR, Mo., AP) – A suburban Kansas City man has been charged with impersonating an officer after two separate incidents earlier this week, including one that authorities say involved an… Read more »
White House ‘horrified’ hearing of Syria killings
By JOSH LEDERMAN (COLUMBUS, Ohio, AP) – The White House says it is “horrified” by reports that more than 100 people were executed Thursday in a western Syrian town. White… Read more »
House computer sought access to gun permit holders
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) – A Missouri House computer was used in an unsuccessful effort to access a secure website that contained the list of Missourians with… Read more »
Solar plane lands in Ariz., 1st leg of major trip
By BOB SEAVEY and HAVEN DALEY (PHOENIX, AP) – Flying for several hours after sundown, a solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning on the first leg of a… Read more »
Mo. bill requires colleges to have TB tests
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) – The Missouri Legislature has sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill that would require colleges and universities to develop targeted testing programs for tuberculosis. Under the… Read more »
Solar plane leaves Calif. on cross-country trip
(MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., AP) – A solar-powered airplane left Northern California and is on the first leg of a planned journey to several U.S. cities. The Solar Impulse left Moffett… Read more »
State turns over records in case of girl in closet
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – Ten months after The Kansas City Star requested records in the case of a little Kansas City girl found malnourished and locked in a closet,… Read more »
Governor signs repeal of death penalty in Md.
By BRIAN WITTE (ANNAPOLIS, Md., AP) – Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death… Read more »
Attorney once convicted of murder back in practice
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – A Kansas City attorney whose conviction in the beating death of his law partner was overturned in 2006 can resume his practice, the Missouri Supreme… Read more »