Warrensburg News

The Nebraska Supreme Court says a biological father who went years without knowing he had a daughter has no right to intervene in her custody arrangement with the man who raised her as his own.

Emergency management officials know that in weather emergencies, such as tornados, warnings can save lives.

Seeking opportunities to better serve transfer students and open option students who are undecided on a major, the University of Central Missouri Office of Enrollment Management has established the new Gateway Advising and Major Exploration Center.

Last year's tsunami disaster in Japan clouded the nation's nuclear future, idled its reactors and rendered its huge stockpile of plutonium useless for now.

Central Missouri senior shortstop Bret Schwartz was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America .

For the second straight year, senior Lindsay Lettow was named the National Women's Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Central Missouri Mules head basketball coach Kim Anderson was recently featured in Ingram's Magazine as one of "50 Missourians You Should Know." Anderson just completed his 10th season as head coach of the Mules.

Orange juice maker Tropicana markets its brand as fresh from the grove, but a series of lawsuits nationwide claim the company's juice is so heavily processed it shouldn't be called "natural." In approximately 20 lawsuits, the first one filed in New Jersey, lawyers claim the company adds chemically engineered "flavor packs" to its juice, making it ... (more)

Construction continues for the Warrensburg Revitalization Activities on Pine. New curb and sidewalks are being prepped this week where the contractor has removed existing sidewalks.

Springfield police say a southwest Missouri man died when he was hit by a tractor-trailer truck while walking on Interstate 44.

The Missouri National Guard reports four of its soldiers stole electronics from a Wal-Mart store while helping recovery efforts after last year's tornado in Joplin.

There will be a 5k Run/Walk June 9 at 8 a.m. at the Warrensburg Animal Shelter at 35 SW 101.

Wathena Mae Stock, 80, of Strasburg, Mo., died Tuesday, May 29, at her home. She was born April 28, 1932 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of James R. and Opal Ferne Stubbs.

Cyril Bauer, 97, of Warrensburg, died Tuesday, May 29 at the Harmony Gardens Assisted Living Center in Warrensburg.

Lucas Cattle Company ULMA late model drivers have now completed one-fourth of the 2012 season.

Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world, died Tuesday at a North Carolina hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman and his manager.

The National September 11 Memorial and Museum is marking the 10th anniversary of the end of cleanup operations at the site with a tribute to recovery workers and first responders.

Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison.

The 12th annual Chamber Classic Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday June 8 at 1 p.m. at the Hidden Pines Country Club, shot gun start.

Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is due in family court Tuesday to be sentenced on four counts of contempt for failing to pay child support.