A Clinton woman is in serious condition after totaling her car in a wreck Sunday morning. Amy Hastings, 39, was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence… Read more »
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State of Emergency ends tomorrow
The State of Emergency that was implemented on Tuesday, Feb. 26 will end Tuesday, March 5 at 10:30 am. City resources including funds, equipment and personnel are still being used… Read more »
SOS issues alert about fake letter
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) – Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander says that some businesses are receiving a phony letter that appears to come from his office. Kander’s office says… Read more »
Martin Buser leads 1,000-mile Iditarod
(RAINY PASS, Alaska, AP) – Four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Martin Buser was the first musher out of the starting chute and has the early lead in the… Read more »
KC effort aims at reducing number of abandoned homes
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – When the mortgage meltdown began five years ago, Kansas City already had an abandoned housing problem, with about 3,000 vacant structures. The city estimates the… Read more »
Tanks and aircraft interact for virtual Army training
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA (FORT BLISS, Texas, AP) – More than a dozen troops carefully maneuver through overgrown shrubs, firing laser-tag rifles at the enemy as they advance on a… Read more »
37-pound tubby tabby in need of home
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) – At 37 pounds, Biscuit is about the right weight for a 4-year-old – human, that is. A St. Louis-area animal shelter is trying to find… Read more »
Fla. sinkhole swallows man as it enlarges
By TAMARA LUSH (SEFFNER, Fla., AP) – Engineers worked gingerly Saturday morning to find out more about a slowly growing sinkhole that swallowed a Florida man in his bedroom, believing… Read more »
Army chief of staff decries budget uncertainty
(WASHINGTON, AP) — The Army chief of staff said Friday that the protracted fight over the budget is having a severe impact on Army training. Gen. Ray Odierno said the… Read more »
Stocks open lower on Wall Street as cuts loom
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) — Stocks opened lower on Wall Street Friday, with the Dow pulling back from close to a record, as automatic government spending cuts are… Read more »