(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 »
Cyber Monday may be busiest online sales day
By MAE ANDERSON (NEW YORK, AP) — Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it’s Cyber Monday’s turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group… 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 »
Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids
By DAVID CRARY Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and… 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 »
Lamar tops Blair Oaks 69-41 for Class 2 title
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Levi Petersen ran for 254 yards and four touchdowns to lead Lamar to a 69-41 win over Blair Oaks in Missouri’s Class 2 state championship game… Read more »
Obama buys books to promote independent shops
By MATTHEW DALY (ARLINGTON, Va., AP) — President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia,… Read more »