(VICHY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri man is jailed after he allegedly challenged sheriff’s deputies to a race before speeding through a small central Missouri town. Police say the man,… Read more »
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Army Corps seeks public input on Table Rock Lake
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans three meetings this week to hear the public’s ideas for the future of Table Rock Lake. Dana Coburn is… Read more »
GI’s treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case
By DAVID DISHNEAU (HAGERSTOWN, Md., AP) — An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he’s already been punished… Read more »
Israel, militants begin talks on truce details
(GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, AP) — An Egyptian diplomat says indirect talks on implementing a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants have opened in Cairo. Monday’s talks are the first… Read more »
New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder
By ALAN FRAM (WASHINGTON, AP) — When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from… Read more »
14-pound baby born at mid-Missouri hospital
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A baby boy weighing in at 14 pounds, 6.4 ounces may have set a new record at a mid-Missouri hospital. The Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/TmNKGH) reports… Read more »
Mass. natural gas explosion damaged 42 buildings
By SUSAN HAIGH (SPRINGFIELD, Mass., AP) — Preliminary investigations show more than 40 buildings were damaged in a natural gas explosion in Massachusetts that injured 18 people, building inspectors said… Read more »
Gaza cleric calls violation of Israel truce sinful
By IBRAHIM BARZAK (GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, AP) — A leading Islamic cleric in the Gaza Strip has ruled it a sin to violate the recent cease-fire between Israel and… Read more »
Victims in SW Mo. apartment fire identified
(WHEATON, Mo., AP) — Authorities and relatives have identified the five people killed Thanksgiving Day in a fire at a southwest Missouri apartment building. Officials in the small town of… Read more »
Gas blast at Mass. strip club under investigation
By SUSAN HAIGH (SPRINGFIELD, Mass., AP) — Officials had already evacuated part of the entertainment district in one of New England’s biggest cities because of a gas leak and odor… Read more »