Warrensburg News

Amtrak ridership in Missouri is up for the holiday, as much as 300 percent more than a usual travel day.

As of Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at least 4,365 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

As of Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

The University of Central Missouri Jennies basketball team lost its first game of the season, 63-53, to Minnesota-Duluth in Jennies Classic Saturday night.

With this win, Head Coach Dave Slifer became the winningest coach ever in the MIAA.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Alderson, of Knob Noster, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov.

Two weeks ago during annual school transportation industry meetings in Kentucky, rumors flew around a potential NHTSA study on the problem of school bus under ride crashes and the injuries and fatalities that can result for other motorists.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Kansas City Power and Light is reaching out to help struggling customers.

A Leeton woman was injured Thursday when a towed truck came loose and rolled into the path of her vehicle, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

WARRENSBURG, Mo.-a ' The University of Central Missouri Mules basketball squad coasted past Livina TM the Dream in its final exhibition game, 101-72 Wednesday night at the Multipurpose Building.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. - A western Missouri lawmaker has said a rental property company he owns with his brother has not paid local taxes since he took office and now owes more than $20,000. Republican Rep.

MARYVILLE, Mo.--The Central Missouri Mules came into Northwest Missouri State with their playoff hopes on the line.

Molly and Mike Nussbaum, of Leeton, became the parents of a daughter, Mya Lynn, born Oct.

An all-time high number of inmates in Missouri prisons has officials searching for the reasons.

Look for a shake up to occur at the National Congress on School Transportation procedures next May in Warrensburg, Mo., as the leadership is seeking a more dynamic In a nutshell, the NCST simply lasts too long.

This photo provided by the University of Central Missouri shows Aaron Podolefsky, president of the University of Central Missouri.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. - The University of Central Missouri's governing board was set to meet Thursday for the first time since deciding not to retain the school's popular president.

A lucky swap and some eager building propelled a 19-year-old Norwegian student to the top of board game fame and sent three would-be tycoons to the poor house at the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas.

Three Knob Noster residents were injured in a single-vehicle accident Friday in Johnson County.

Raymond Lenear was arrested after Warrensburg Police seized drugs from his home.