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Winter Weather Hits ... Just About Everywhere in US

Philadelphia gets a record 8 inches

(Newser) - It's not often the whole US feels serious winter weather at once—but that's what's happened over the past few days, meteorologists say. "This literally spreads across the entire US, and we're 12 days from the official start of winter," one tells CNN . Yesterday,...

Serial Killer Who Shot Larry Flynt Spared Death
 Larry Flynt Shooter Executed 
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Nov 20, 2013 7:08 AM CST

Larry Flynt Shooter Executed

After Supreme Court denies 11th-hour appeal over pentobarbital

(Newser) - After a dizzying 11th-hour back-and-forth, the Supreme Court of the United States this morning denied a stay of execution for a racist serial killer linked to 20 murders; Missouri executed Joseph Franklin shortly thereafter, at 6:17am local time, reports the AP . It marked the state's first execution in...

Cops Taser Stepdad Trying to Save Son From Fire

Toddler perished in Missouri blaze

(Newser) - The outraged family of a stepfather Tasered as he tried to save his stepson from a house fire is considering suing the town of Louisiana, Missouri. Officers used the stun gun on Ryan Miller after he kicked in a front door and tried to enter the burning residence to rescue...

Mom Says Teen Was Raped, Then Nightmare Began

Alleged victim's house burns down after charges dropped

(Newser) - A Missouri family moved to a new city to escape the past—but wound up finding new anguish in not just an alleged rape, but the cruel aftermath. The Kansas City Star has spent seven months digging into the story of Melinda Coleman and her four kids, who moved to...

Baby-Snatching Grandma, Boy Found After 13 Years

Woman faces felony in grandson's abduction

(Newser) - A teenage boy who was kidnapped as an infant has been reunited with his father thanks to a school official's suspicion. When Sandy Hatte, 60, tried to enroll the boy at a school in northern Missouri, the official contacted police and discovered the boy had been abducted 13 years...

Missouri Poised to Scrap All Federal Gun Laws

Democrats will join Republicans to override governor's veto

(Newser) - It looks like Missouri is about to order the federal government to butt out in terms of gun laws. The state legislature appears to have the votes to override the governor's veto of a bill that nullifies all federal gun legislation, reports the New York Times . (The AP talks...

Car-Crash &#39;Angel&#39; Identified
 Car-Crash 'Angel' Identified 
Aug 13, 2013 1:27 AM CDT

Car-Crash 'Angel' Identified

The Rev. Patrick Dowling came to Katie Lentz's aid

(Newser) - A mysterious priest who showed up to pray at the scene of a Missouri car crash may have been heaven-sent, but he only traveled about 150 yards to get to there. It turns out the "angel" priest who prayed with Katie Lentz, 19, then seemingly disappeared last Sunday is...

Was Mysterious Priest at Car Wreck an Angel?

The family of the victim think he might be

(Newser) - A mysterious priest who showed up to pray at the site of a car crash near Center, Missouri, has some of the people involved talking about angels and miracles. Katie Lentz, 19, was hit head-on by another car Sunday morning; the Mercedes she was driving flipped and she was pinned...

Missouri: We May Have to Bring Back Gas Chambers

Attorney general warns state supreme court

(Newser) - If the Missouri supreme court doesn't start letting the state schedule lethal injection executions again—and soon—the state may be forced to revert to the gas chamber, Attorney General Chris Koster warned this week. The trouble began when drug companies started refusing to sell their products to corrections...

New Bridge Collapses; NTSB Warns Many More at Risk

Train cars derail, slam into overpass in Missouri

(Newser) - The nation's bridges and overpasses are proving particularly vulnerable to having their support systems knocked out, with a highway overpass in Missouri becoming the latest victim, reports the AP . The span partially collapsed yesterday after a train derailment sent rail cars smashing into support columns, causing two 40-foot sections...

Violent Storms Wreak Havoc in Missouri, Arkansas

Missouri gov. calls state of emergency after 2 reported tornadoes

(Newser) - At least two reported tornadoes have damaged dozens of homes in Missouri and Arkansas, leaving at least three people injured. In a suburb of St. Louis, some 24 homes were damaged as a storm tore roofs off buildings, CNN reports. Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency; he'll...

City to Workers: Bring Your Own ... Toilet Paper?

Budget cuts got personal in Windsor, Missouri

(Newser) - Congratulations to the guys in the Public Works Department of tiny Windsor, Missouri: They can stop bringing their own toilet paper to work, reports KCTV via Raw Story . It seems an overzealous bean counter determined that the men were using way too much and cut them off entirely. The mayor...

Massive Blizzard Moves North
 Massive Blizzard Moves North 
Feb 26, 2013 8:20 AM CST

Massive Blizzard Moves North

Missouri, Kansas hit hard; 40K lose power

(Newser) - The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection today, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute....

Massive Storm Belting Midwest Has Silver Lining

It will ease the drought in hard-hit parts of the country: Weather Underground

(Newser) - With winter storm warnings and advisories being issued from western New Mexico to southwestern Virginia, officials fear they could be facing the worst storm to hit the central US since a massive system covered much of the country two years ago , reports the USA Today . Already, 8 inches of snow...

Video Captures Moment of KC Explosion

One body recovered from rubble in Missouri

(Newser) - One body has been pulled from the rubble of yesterday's explosion in Kansas City that destroyed a restaurant, reports AP . The Kansas City Star says it is thought to be a 46-year-old female server at JJ's restaurant. Authorities think she is the only fatality, but they won't...

Mo. Bill Would Make it Illegal to Propose Gun Control

Lawmakers who did so would face prison time

(Newser) - A Missouri House Republican yesterday proposed a bill that would make it a crime, punishable by up to four years in prison, for lawmakers to propose gun control measures. Mike Leara's HB633 "specifies that any member of the general assembly who proposes legislation that further restricts an individual'...

Missouri Bill: Teach 1st-Graders About Guns

Bill would require NRA gun safety program to be taught

(Newser) - Reading, writing, arithmetic, and gun knowledge? Yes, a Missouri lawmaker wants students taught about guns—in first grade. GOP state Sen. Dan Brown introduced Senate Bill 75, which would require schools to use the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program or similar. The program was designed by the NRA, and its website...

Father, 2 Sons Freeze to Death on Hiking Trail

Dad rejected a ride back to lodge

(Newser) - On a weekend trip that was a surprise anniversary gift for his wife, an outdoors-loving Air Force veteran ventured out with two of his sons for a hike on a remote trail. Clad only in light jackets and sweaters, the three apparently didn't know how rapidly the weather would...

Powerball Winner: 'Think I'm Having a Heart Attack'

Mark and Cindy Hill are the lucky ones

(Newser) - One of the two winners of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot has been identified: Missourians Cindy and Mark Hill, reports NBC News . "I think I'm having a heart attack," Cindy, a laid-off office manager, told her 52-year-old husband after checking the numbers yesterday morning. She then...

Missouri Set to Name Powerball Winner

Arizona victor still in shadows

(Newser) - The identity of Missouri's mystery Powerball winner will soon come to light: The state's lottery plans to announce the victor late this morning. The ticket was purchased at a Trex Mart convenience store near Dearborn, where "nothing ever happens," one customer tells Reuters . Though the winner'...

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