Warrensburg News

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was tarnished by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died on the eve of the Grammy Awards she once reigned over.

Nothing was going to stop No. 7 Kansas in the first half, not even 5-foot-9 Keiton Page.

J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built.

More than 3,800 Johnson County taxpayers received almost $8 million in Earned Income Tax Credits last year, an average of $2,102. "The EITC can put an extra $464 to $5,751 into the pockets of low income working individuals and families," said IRS spokesman Michael Devine.

HAYS, Kan.- - A sluggish start proved to be too much for the Central Missouri Jennies, as they fell to the Fort Hays State Tigers , 68-51. The Jens offense was unable to get going, as the team shot 29.5 percent from the field.

Jerry Sandusky declared Friday that people have turned against him, moments after the ex-Penn State football coordinator asked a judge for greater freedom while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.

Squaring off against a field of Division I athletes, senior Kayla Muyskens posted the top throw of the day, winning the shot put, as the Central Missouri Mules and Jennies competed in day two of the Iowa State Classic.

The Warrensburg Tigers used a hot perimeter shooting performance to lift them past O'Hara 54-34 here Friday night.

The UCM Department of Music will host Warrensburg native Carolyn True in the first of a series of six piano recitals featuring faculty, alumni and award-winning students at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb.

The child-molestation scandal in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has taken a mysterious new turn, with prosecutors asking a coroner to examine the body of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua to establish whether he died of natural causes.

Just 8 percent of Missouri's registered voters cast ballots in this week's presidential primary.

It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

The Leeton girls basketball team lost to Sweet Springs Thursday, Feb. 9 with a final score of 55-46. The girls executed a set play with 20 seconds to go in the fourth to tie the game.

Kansas City needs $1 billion in new spending over the next 10 years to adequately address a backlog of maintenance problems and crumbling infrastructure, Mayor Sly James said.

A Sedalia driver was arrested following a two-car crash Thursday on U,S. 50 in Warrensburg, which sent three people to hospitals.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. - The Central Missouri Mules football team was eighth in the nation in attendance this year as final attendance figures were released by the NCAA.

The New York City police commissioner's TV host son resumed his morning show duties at "Good Day New York" on Friday, telling viewers it had been a tough couple of weeks but he was ready to get back to work after being cleared of the prospect of criminal charges of raping a woman he met for a drink.

Many well-known favorites will be part of the upcoming season for the St. Louis Symphony.

Citizens for Environmental Action will offer a presentation "If you want your kids to learn household chores, make sure your cleaning products are safe." Ruth Anne Parrot will present the program at 6:30 p.m. Feb.

Gordon Lamb, 77, who served as an interim president of both the University of Missouri System and the University of Central Missouri, died Monday, current Missouri interim president Steve Owens said.