McCaskill to talk student loans at MU
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is promoting a plan to cut interest rates on federally subsidized student loans. The Democratic senator planned to meet Thursday afternoon with…
No injuries in dry-ice blast at Disneyland
(ANAHEIM, Calif., AP) — A small explosion Tuesday in a Disneyland trash can that appeared to be caused by dry ice in a bottle brought evacuations but no damages or…
Concert lineup announced for State Fair
(SEDALIA, Mo.) – Four concerts were recently announced to complete the series of eight concerts for this year’s Missouri State Fair. The fair is scheduled for Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia. The…
Thousands gather at Union Station for celebration
By ANDREW MATHER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., digitalBURG) – The 11th annual Bank of America Celebration at the Station took place Sunday evening at Union Station and the Liberty Memorial in downtown…
Howard School set for demolition
By DEVIN R. NEGRETE (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The historic Howard School is scheduled for demolition. The heavy snow from February was too much for the 1888 structure as the…
A walk to remember: Dave Brown’s trek
By ELYN HIRNI (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Dave Brown is a hard man to miss. Clad in an eye-catching fluorescent yellow-green workman’s vest, he’s hard not to notice. For the…
Warrensburg outlasts Seneca in sectional battle
By ALEX AGUEROS (SENECA, Mo., digitalBURG) – Warrensburg, down to their final two outs Wednesday against the hosting Seneca Indians, leaned on their seniors in the heart of the lineup…
First class of Kauffman Scholars graduates
By JOE ROBERTSON (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The middle of Cristina Ortiz’s sophomore year, it hit her. Despair? Or maybe fear? Certainly a crisis of confidence. I can’t be…