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$18 million expansion planned at Missouri Holocaust Museum The St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center will triple in size with an $18 million expansion as officials seek to reach even deeper into issues of bias, bigotry and hate. by Associated Press Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 1:40pm

Missouri Highway Patrol to submit fingerprint evidence in Jonathan Irons case Cole County Judge Dan Green has granted Jonathan Irons' motion that evidence be sent to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System in relation to a 1997 burglary and shooting in the St. Louis area. Jefferson City native Maya Moore stepped away from the WNBA last year to help Irons get his conviction overturned. by Jeff Haldiman Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 11:20am

Alabama fire chief confirms deaths as fire destroys 35 boats Boaters leaped into the water to escape an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River early Monday. by Associated Press Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 9:40am

Police: 6 shot at N Carolina restaurant SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Six people were treated for gunshot wounds after a shooting inside a restaurant in North Carolina, police said Sunday. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Grammy Awards honor LA icons Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2020 Grammy Awards was filled with tributes to Los Angeles icons as the night honored and celebrated the lives and legacies of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and rapper Nipsey Hussle, who won his first pair of Grammys posthumously Sunday. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Coroner: 2 dead, 7 injured in South Carolina bar shooting HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Two people were killed and multiple were injured early Sunday in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, officials said. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Man dies when Maryland officers respond to call for help OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has died after an encounter with police officers that involved a stun gun, police told multiple media outlets. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Ranger Boats founder Forrest L. Wood dies at 87 MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (AP) — Forrest L. Wood, who created one of the top brands in the boating industry and was a pioneer of bass tournament fishing, has died at age 87. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

North Little Rock fire being investigated as homicide NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police in North Little Rock said a house fire earlier this month is being investigated as a homicide. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Georgia inmate who came close to execution in 2017 dies ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia death row inmate whose planned execution was halted in September 2017 by the U. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Movement to highlight missing Native women expands to males TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Margaret Bitsue’s days are filled with prayer: that her son has a clear mind and he remembers home, a traditional Navajo hogan at the end of a dirt road where a faded yellow ribbon hanging from the cedar trees points to her agony. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Oklahoma authorities to probe chase that ended in death BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has been asked to review a high-speed police chase that ended with a suspect fatally shooting himself. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

Ariz, Calif cases push US tally of new virus to 5 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all among people who traveled to the city at the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 12:05am

In recording, Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

China deal might not bail out lobster industry this New Year PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — American seafood exporters are optimistic a new trade deal with China will allow them to claw back into one of the world's biggest markets for lobster, but help might not have arrived in time for the biggest day on the calendar. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump touts logo for new Space Force, with nod to Star Trek WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek’s Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into his impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine have not been a fact-finding mission but a politically motivated effort to drive him from the White House. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Reunion site named after hero of Virginia Beach shooting VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The post office where survivors reunited after a mass shooting in a Virginia Beach government office building now is named after the man who gave his own life for his co-workers. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Substitute teaching a challenge in Jimmy Carter’s class Every now and then, Sunday school teacher Kim Fuller makes a point during class and the old man sitting on the front pew raises his eyebrows quizzically. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Woman kills retired trooper, self at Chicago-area cigar bar LISLE, Ill. (AP) — A woman fatally shot a retired Illinois State Police trooper and wounded another retired state trooper and an off-duty trooper Friday night before turning the gun on herself at a cigar lounge in the Chicago suburbs, police said. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Politics weigh heavily in Trump's Mideast peace plan WASHINGTON (AP) — A blueprint the White House is rolling out to resolve the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is as much about politics as it is about peace. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

GOP Kansas Rep. Watkins changes voter registration 2nd time TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman has changed his voter registration for the second time in six weeks after coming under investigation for potentially violating state election laws for previously listing a UPS Inc. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am