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Missing 78-year-old Florida man last seen in Missouri Authorities say a missing 78-year-old Florida man who has been diagnosed with dementia and a traumatic brain injury was last seen more than 1,000 miles away in Missouri. by Associated Press Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 7:20pm

Attempted traffic stop turns into chase, hostage situation An attempted traffic stop Wednesday afternoon led to a brief hostage situation in Jefferson City. by News Tribune Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 4:33pm

NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals The National Transportation Safety Board says the Coast Guard has repeatedly ignored safety recommendations that could have made tourist duck boats safer and potentially prevented a Missouri accident that killed 17 people. by Associated Press Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 2:56pm

Police: Body found in freezer at southwest Missouri home Police say they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a freezer at a home in southwestern Missouri. by Associated Press Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 1:54pm

Federal prosecutors to charge 2 more St. Louis officers Federal prosecutors will seek additional charges in the 2017 attack of an undercover St. Louis police officer who claimed he was beaten "like Rodney King" by his own colleagues. by Associated Press Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 1:00pm

Two injured in Jefferson City crash Two people were hurt in a crash Tuesday night in Jefferson City. by News Tribune Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 8:30am

Meteor that streaked over Missouri weighed about 220 pounds NASA says a meteor seen streaking through the sky behind the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was a basketball-size hunk of rock that broke off from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. by Associated Press Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 7:58am

Man charged with murder after bus assault on 75-year-old MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man accused of assaulting a 75-year-old man as he got off a Metro Transit bus is now charged with murder after the victim died. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Free speech rights a concern in Wisconsin water resolution MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A southwestern Wisconsin county council Tuesday dropped a proposal to prosecute journalists over their reporting on a water quality study but could still decide to discipline any county officials who talk about the research without government approval. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Oklahomans launch new petition to reduce prison population OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Days after more than 450 Oklahoma inmates walked out of prison in the nation’s largest single-day prisoner release, a group that championed that effort launched a new initiative Tuesday aimed at further reducing the state’s high incarceration rate. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Report: Election vendors are 'prime targets,' need oversight ATLANTA (AP) — The private companies that make voting equipment and build and maintain voter registration databases lack any meaningful federal oversight despite the crucial role they play in U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open WASHINGTON (AP) — The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open.When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing this morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves about President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine and consider whether they are, in fact, impeachable offenses. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

LA's Gmez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop José Gmez, of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, pledged to push for a more welcoming immigration system after winning election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Denmark starts border checks at crossings to Sweden COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police on Tuesday began performing border checks at the country’s crossings with Sweden, moves that followed a series of shootings and explosions around Copenhagen that Danish authorities said were carried out by people crossing the waterway between the Scandinavian neighbors. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Australia’s highest court agrees to hear cardinal’s appeal CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, giving Cardinal George Pell his last chance at getting his convictions overturned. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

FBI investigating killing of US women, children in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — FBI agents are in Mexico helping investigate the fatal shootings of nine American women and children in northern Mexico last week. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Record cold follows early snowstorm over much of eastern US BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Snow and cold records fell as an arctic airmass that started in Siberia spilled over a big chunk of the eastern half of the U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Judge looks to keep politics out of trial TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge banned an Arizona border activist charged with harboring immigrants from mentioning President Donald Trump during his retrial, which began Tuesday. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow the end of DACA WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the U. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s opposition parties elected their candidate as speaker of the Senate on Tuesday, a small victory for them that allows them to act as a check on the power of the populist right-wing ruling party. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Bosnian border police sound alarm over migration pressure SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The chief of Bosnia’s border police warned Tuesday his guards cannot contain the migratory pressure along the country’s eastern border with Serbia, and the situation could easily escalate and put in danger the overall stability of the politically fragile nation. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Greek government drops plan to criminalize blasphemy ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials Tuesday scrapped plans to criminalize blasphemy as a law-and-order debate intensified between the country’s new conservative government and the left-wing opposition. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am