By LYNN ELBER, AP — J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome… Read more »
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Lettow named NCAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) — Former Central Missouri track and field standout Lindsay Lettow was named the NCAA Division II Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. The NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner’s… Read more »
Turkey, pie and politics? T-Day family friction
By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP — Ah, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mold, maybe apple pie with ice cream, some football on TV. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up… Read more »
Hostess says talks to stave off shutdown fail
(NEW YORK, AP) — Hostess Brands Inc. lived to die another day. The maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said late Tuesday that it failed to reach an agreement with… Read more »
Missouri loses out on sought-after nuclear project
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A highly touted plan by Ameren Missouri and Westinghouse to design and build a series of next-generation nuclear reactors at the utility’s… Read more »
Witness says vehicle killed flock of starlings
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — A southwest Missouri man says he knows what killed 50 to 100 birds at a Springfield intersection because he saw it happen. Mike Davis of Rogersville… Read more »
Mom: Movie attack plot suspect ‘born different’
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The mother who reported her son to police after he amassed what she feared were weapons to attack a southwest Missouri movie theater during a… Read more »
Thousands of Gazans seek shelter in UN schools
(GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, AP) — A U.N. aid agency says some 10,000 Gazans have sought shelter in U.N.-run schools after the Israeli military dropped leaflets on the territory warning… Read more »
KMOS-TV earns national recognition for Kids Day program
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The local public broadcasting station recently earned a national award for community engagement programming. KMOS-TV at the University of Central Missouri was one of 20 broadcasters from… Read more »
Judge decides owner of cash found at Goodwill
(CLAYTON, Mo., AP) — A judge has awarded most of the more than $14,000 found in a box of Christmas decorations at a St. Louis-area Goodwill store to a woman… Read more »