By KEN SWEET (NEW YORK, AP)— Once again, it was the Federal Reserve to the rescue for the stock market. Major U.S. indexes rose broadly Wednesday, helped by a report… Read more »
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CMCCU held its 52nd annual meeting
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) —Friday, April 4, Central Missouri Community Credit Union (CMCCU) held its 52nd Annual Meeting at the University of Central Missouri’s Multipurpose Building. CMCCU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative,… Read more »
Teacher stays in shape with local Crossfit
By JAMIE EMBREY Teaching can be stressful and sedentary. To exercise and relieve stress, Warrensburg High School speech teacher Amy Bushmeyer has discovered Crossfit. The exercise program uses every muscle… Read more »
GM recall: Many victims were young drivers
By TOM KRISHER (DETROIT, AP) — As the deaths are tallied from General Motors’ delayed recall of compact cars, one thing is becoming clear: Of those killed, the majority were… Read more »
Missouri Senate endorses unemployment change
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The amount of time Missourians can receive unemployment benefits would be tied to the state’s jobless rate under legislation endorsed by the… Read more »
University gets $1M to research hepatitis B
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Saint Louis University researchers will use two grants worth a combined $1 million to help search for a cure for hepatitis B. The university announced Tuesday… Read more »
FCC: Thousands of hotels don’t offer direct 911
By NOMAAN MERCHANT (DALLAS, AP) — Tens of thousands of hotels don’t allow guests to directly reach emergency services when they dial 911, according to a national survey taken after… Read more »
Kansas, Missouri consider tanning bed restrictions
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A national debate over the safety of tanning beds has made its way to Kansas and Missouri, where lawmakers are considering measures that could sharply… Read more »
Jack Daniel’s opposes changing Tenn. whiskey law
By BRUCE SCHREINER and ERIK SCHELZIG (NASHVILLE, Tenn., AP) — If it isn’t fermented in Tennessee from mash of at least 51 percent corn, aged in new charred oak barrels, filtered… Read more »
Phyllis Schlafly family in beer trademark dispute
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — To many older Americans, the Schlafly name is most closely associated with Phyllis Schlafly, the conservative commentator known for her campaign to… Read more »