Stories from Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Staff Reports sports@standard-democrat.com JACKSON -- Sam Cox scored his seventh goal of the season and goalie Max Ault recorded his second shutout during Sikeston's 3-0 win over Saxony Lutheran Monday on the road. Audi Hay and Conner Merideth also added goals...

sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- The measuring stick for the Sikeston softball team has always been their rival from the north. Playing Notre Dame close is a small victory in the eyes of Sikeston head coach Eric Voorhees. After two competitive games that eventually went south, Voorhees is pleased with the direction his young team is headed but he realizes they're not there yet...

KANSAS CITY- With summer just winding down, tax season might not yet be on your mind, but it definitely is for those who help recruit and train volunteers to provide free tax preparation assistance to tens of thousands of low-to-moderate income Missourians. ...

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Mostly cloudy on Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10 a.m. and a high near 72 then becoming mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers on Wednesday night with a low around 56. ...

JEFFERSON CITY -- No one said it would be easy. Newly-elected Mo. House Representative Tila Rowland-Hubrecht had just gotten sworn in to her office as representative of the 151st district when she found herself in the midst of what would become a historical veto-override session for the state...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOW U.S. RAMPS UP RESPONSE TO EBOLA The Obama administration will assign 3,000 American military personnel to West Africa to support local health care systems and to boost the number of beds needed for victims of the epidemic...