Powerful storms flip cars, decimate homes; 2 dead
By DAVID GOLDMAN and KATE BRUMBACK (ADAIRSVILLE, Ga., AP) — A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, generating tornadoes and dangerous winds that flipped cars on a major…
Gun control tops discussion with sheriff
By Cliff Adams (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Johnson County citizens came together Wednesday morning to join Sheriff Chuck Heiss for coffee and conversation. Coffee with the Sheriff took place at…
Mother offers advice on bullying
By Rob Curry (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Tina Meier, of O’Fallon Mo., shared her tragic experience about the consequences of bullying, relaying a message of awareness Tuesday to local parents, teachers…
Mo. Senate bill would move up KC schools takeover
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A bill that could speed up a state takeover of Kansas City schools is moving forward in the state Legislature. The Kansas City Star reports…
MU police name killer in professor’s 2005 death
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The University of Missouri says it has identified the person who attacked and killed a 72-year-old research professor in a campus parking garage eight years ago.…
Mo. soldier awarded Purple Heart
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — A soldier from northern Missouri has been awarded the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Troy Green, who lives in the…
Broadway star set to visit UCM
Broadway star Tituss Burgess is scheduled to present a musical theater workshop this weekend at the University of Central Missouri’s Hart Recital Hall, according to a news release from the…
Mass. gov. picks ex-aide Cowan as interim senator
By BOB SALSBERG (BOSTON, AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick has named his former chief-of-staff William “Mo” Cowan to serve as interim U.S. senator for Massachusetts until a special election can…
Slain school bus driver named in Ala. standoff
(MIDLAND CITY, Ala., AP) — Police, SWAT teams and negotiators clustered at a rural property where a man was believed to be holed up in an underground shelter Wednesday after…
Police: Pa. man stopped for beer after breakout
(BURGETTSTOWN, Pa., AP) — Police say a western Pennsylvania man stopped at a bar and had a beer minutes after he broke out of a police station holding cell after…