(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Sen. Roy Blunt says thousands of Missouri farmers could face higher taxes if the current federal estate tax rates are allowed to expire. Missouri has… Read more »
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Suit targets ‘locator’ chips in Texas student IDs
By PAUL J. WEBER (AUSTIN, Texas, AP) — To 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the tracking microchip embedded in her student ID card is a “mark of the beast,” sacrilege to her… Read more »
Man says prayer group leader told him to kill wife
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Less than three months after he stood as a groomsman in the wedding of two friends he had known since college in… Read more »
Big winners share lessons, risks of Powerball win
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — So you just won the $500 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history. Now what? Perhaps it’s time for a… Read more »
Tax changes atop 2013 agenda in Missouri Senate
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Changes in Missouri’s tax code will be near the top of the agenda for Republicans in the state Senate during the 2013 session. Sen. Tom… Read more »
KC helicopter police get night vision goggles
By CHRISTINE VENDEL The Kansas City Star (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police helicopter pilots had gotten used to flying blind at night. But when they started training… Read more »
Cuomo likens Katrina, Sandy as damage total soars
By MICHAEL GORMLEY (ALBANY, N.Y., AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Superstorm Sandy in some ways worse than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina as he said his state would need… Read more »
‘Sneaker waves’ blamed for deaths of Calif. family
By JASON DEAREN (SAN FRANCISCO, AP) — Howard Kuljian and his family were out for a walk on a damp, overcast morning at Big Lagoon beach, playing fetch with their… Read more »
Wikileaks GI to argue his detention merits release
By DAVID DISHNEAU (FORT MEADE, Md., AP) — An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he was already… Read more »
Council continues work revising financial incentives program
By MICHAEL FREEMAN (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The City Council made strides in revising its financial incentives program during a study session Monday night. Following the recommendations of Barbara Carroll,… Read more »