(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A northern Missouri family is searching for a great-grandmother who has been missing since Nov. 16. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/W6Ex3l ) reports that 82-year-old… Read more »
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Storm whips into Northeast bringing snow, rain
By DAN SEWELL and HOLLY RAMER (CONCORD, N.H., AP) — A powerful winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the Northeast and driving rain and wind to areas along… Read more »
At age 107, retired doctor brings tidings of joy
By ERIC ADLER, Kansas City Star (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — To be frank, although he’s not ill or feeling particularly poorly, Charles White is hardly guaranteeing that he’ll be… Read more »
Roman Catholic cleric celebrates Palestinian state
By DALIA NAMMARI (BETHLEHEM, West Bank, AP) — The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land has celebrated the United Nations’ recent recognition of a Palestinian state in his… Read more »
Phase 1 of Mo. levee restoration complete
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — The first phase of restoration work has been completed on a Mississippi River levee that was intentionally breached in 2011 during record flooding. Glen Bullington,… Read more »
Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal
By STEVE PEOPLES (BOSTON, AP) — In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in… Read more »
Judge blocks Mo. insurance law on birth control
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Missouri law that requires insurers to exclude birth control coverage for moral objectors,… Read more »
New details emerge a week after school massacre
By KATIE ZEZIMA (NEWTOWN, Conn., AP) — He was the awkward kid who wore the same clothes to school every day. He rarely spoke and even gave a school presentation… Read more »
Mo. population growth rate lags behind nation
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s rate of population growth is lagging behind most of the rest of the country. New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau estimate that Missouri… Read more »
University of Missouri sued by camera operator
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City cameraman is suing the University of Missouri after he fell off a platform while he was videotaping a basketball game at Mizzou arena…. Read more »