Mo. lawmaker proposes limits on drone surveillance
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation to limit surveillance by drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill proposed by State Rep. Casey Guernsey, R-Bethany,…
Chiefs fire Crennel, make no move on GM Pioli
By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have fired coach Romeo Crennel after a 2-14 season marked by blowout losses, fan rebellion and a murder-suicide…
McCartney, ‘God particle’ scientist get honors
By RAPHAEL SATTER (LONDON, AP) — Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain’s record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called…
GOP governors walk balance beam on health law
By BILL BARROW (ATLANTA, AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama’s remake of the health insurance market.…
Strong second half propels Waynesville past Tigers
By JASON STRICKLAND (ROLLA, Mo., digitalBURG) – The Warrensburg Tigers led Waynesville 17-11 in the second quarter of the Rolla Holiday Invitational Tournament championship game, but it was all Waynesville…
Warrensburg girls go winless in the Rolla Tournament
By JASON STRICKLAND (ROLLA, Mo., digitalBURG) — The Warrensburg Lady Tigers finished the Rolla Tournament 0-3 after losing to Newburg 43-35 in the seventh-place game Saturday morning. Senior Taylor Geis,…
Creating some tattoo culture downtown
By MITCHELL BROWN (WARRENSBURG, Mo, digitalBURG) – There’s a new social club downtown, the Dublin Social Club, but don’t expect to find pints of Guinness or lectures on Celtic history.…
New year brings dime increase to Mo. minimum wage
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The new year is bringing a dime increase for Missouri’s minimum wage and the end of an open records law exemption that…
Cellphones a growing problem in Mo. courtrooms
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Recent incidents in St. Louis and elsewhere in the state have caused some judges to reconsider whether they need to ban cellphones from courtrooms and, in…
Woman charged in New York firefighter slayings
By GEORGE M. WALSH and RIK STEVENS (ALBANY, N.Y., AP) — William Spengler raised no alarms in prison for 17 years and for more than a decade afterward. Well-spoken, well-behaved…