By KRISTEN WYATT (DENVER, AP) — A plume of orange-ish muck from a million-gallon mine waste spill in Colorado was headed down river to New Mexico, prompting communities along the… Read more »

(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — Missouri Tech students are now without a school after it abruptly closed its doors in St. Charles without warning. The school closed Saturday and its… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Saint Louis University will offer a reduced tuition rate for first responders seeking to pursue bachelor’s degrees or certificates in the university’s School of Professional Studies…. Read more »

(ROME, Ga., AP) — A north Georgia man has recovered $10,000 worth of lottery tickets he had thrown away in the trash. Multiple media outlets report that Cedric Jackson on… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri state senator has left his credit union job following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward Capitol interns. KCTV reports (http://bit.ly/1Do6cZo) that… Read more »

(WICHITA, Mo., AP) — A gun manufacturer is donating the proceeds from 100 .22 rifles to raise money to help a southeastern Kansas girl with pulmonary hypertension pay for expenses… Read more »

(OMAHA, Neb., AP) — A July survey suggests there will be slow to no economic growth over the next three to six months in nine Midwest and Plains states. A… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Three months after the ride-sharing service Uber was allowed to operate in Kansas City, it can now pick up passengers at Kansas City International Airport…. Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A group of business associations has started a petition drive to try to force a referendum election aimed at overturning Kansas City’s new minimum wage… Read more »