By ANNA JONES (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – The future of Warrensburg’s shopping district was under review at this week’s city council meeting, with a presentation regarding recent developments in technology-enhanced… Read more »
Category: Features
Mules win MIAA Championship in overtime
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – The UCM Mules are the MIAA Tournament champions, beating Northwest Missouri 79-76 in overtime Sunday to claim an automatic bid to the NCAA-II National Tournament. This… Read more »
UCM’s new seismograph detects earthquake
By ANNA JONES (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – In the early morning hours of Feb. 14, a series of tremors were detected by a small, bright-green device on the bottom floor… Read more »
Snow removal costs university $65,000
Story by ELLEN BECKER, Managing Editor— While students enjoyed their snow days by going sledding, building igloos and snowmen, and putting off schoolwork for a few more days, UCM employees… Read more »
U.S. Navy Sea Chanters cancel show
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The U.S. Navy Sea Chanters can’t make it to town thanks to automatic federal budget cuts, known as the sequestration. The performance was planned for Sunday, March… Read more »
Record spring enrollment announced at UCM
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – With a 3 percent increase in students over the same time a year ago, the University of Central Missouri is experiencing a record spring 2013 enrollment. As… Read more »
Private SpaceX rocket launched to space station
By MARCIA DUNN (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., AP) — A commercial cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday under a billion-dollar contract with NASA that could lead to… Read more »
Flash mob swarms court at Tiger Spirit Night
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The Warrensburg Booster Club gave away nearly 650 T-shirts for Tiger Spirit Night during the girls and boys basketball games against Smith-Cotton Feb. 23. To show their… Read more »
Second annual “Old Drum Day” approaches
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Warrensburg will host its annual “Old Drum Day” festival April 13 at the grounds of the historic Johnson County courthouse. The 2013 “‘BurgDogs” will be revealed. There… Read more »
US security firm alleges Chinese hacking
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (BEIJING, China, AP) – Cyberattacks that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies and other key industries in the U.S. and elsewhere have been… Read more »