By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB (GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, AP) — Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike… Read more »
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Oxygen masks used on KC-Dallas Southwest flight
(DALLAS, AP) — Southwest Airlines says a flight from Kansas City to Dallas lost cabin pressure, forcing passengers and crew to wear oxygen masks until the plane had descended to… Read more »
Enforcement of tobacco ban based on intervention
The University of Central Missouri is going tobacco-free, and enforcement of the new regulations will be based on intervention. “The goal will be to create a culture of compliance on… Read more »
UCM to become tobacco-free by July 2014
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Soon, smokers and dippers will have to snuff that butt and toss the chew before stepping onto the University of Central Missouri campus. The UCM Board of… Read more »
3 people shot in Independence, 2 suspects sought
(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — Police say three people are hospitalized after being shot at a home in the Kansas City suburb of Independence. Two suspects are being sought. Independence police… Read more »
Ill. high-speed rail gets environmental approval
(CHICAGO, AP) — Illinois and the federal government have approved an environmental impact statement for the high-speed rail line under construction between Chicago and St. Louis. The review is an… Read more »
Champion horse dies after winning event at Royal
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — American Royal officials say a horse collapsed and died moments after winning a competition in Kansas City. American Royal officials say the horse, CH The… Read more »
More charges for man accused of abducting girls
(POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., AP) — A convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping two southeast Missouri girls is now facing additional charges. Jeffrey Dean Shelton of Poplar Bluff allegedly entered a… Read more »
Police: 4 vets killed after train hit parade float
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA and TERRY WALLACE (MIDLAND, Texas, AP) — Four veterans were killed and 16 other people were injured when a train slammed into a parade float carrying… Read more »
BP gets record fine in Gulf oil spill
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (NEW ORLEANS, AP) — Oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, totaling billions of dollars, for the 2010 oil spill… Read more »