By FRAZIER MOORE (NEW YORK, AP) — The scope and senselessness of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting challenged television journalists’ ability to do much more than lend, or impose, their… Read more »
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27 dead, including gunman, at Conn. school
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN (NEWTOWN, Conn., AP) — A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students… Read more »
Mo. eminent domain critics seek ballot measures
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Supporters of Missouri proposals to reform laws on the use eminent domain can begin working to get their measures on the 2014 state ballot. The… Read more »
Election to replace Emerson to cost about $1 M
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — Electing a replacement for retiring Missouri U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson won’t come cheap. Weeks after winning re-election to a 10th term, the Cape Girardeau… Read more »
School shooting reported in Newtown, Conn.
(NEWTOWN, Conn., AP) — Connecticut State Police say they are assisting local police in Newtown in response to reports of a shooting at an elementary school. A dispatcher at the… Read more »
Commencement: UCM to graduate nearly 1,000 students
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Nearly 1,000 University of Central Missouri students are eligible to participate in fall commencement exercises this weekend in the Multipurpose Building. Three different ceremonies, which are open… Read more »

Paw it Forward makes animals more affordable at shelter
By KATIE DOUGLAS (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – If you have ever visited an animal shelter you know what it is like. You can smell it before you see inside and… Read more »
Kansas City Zoo will get female polar bear
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Zoo’s lone polar bear, a male named Nikita, is about to get some company. Zoo officials said Wednesday they had decided to… Read more »
KC voters approve funding for downtown streetcars
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Downtown Kansas City is on track to get a two-mile $100 million streetcar system. City officials said Wednesday that voters who live in the streetcar… Read more »
US House passes resolution on WWI centennial in KC
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution to make the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City the official “National World War I Museum and… Read more »