Education
University of Missouri plans $23M hall upgrades
The University of Missouri is considering a proposal to renovate its main administration building and two other halls that currently house museums. The university announced the $23 million plan to renovate Pickard, Swallow and Jesse halls in a news release Thursday, although it still must be approved by the Board ...
News from around Wisconsin at 5:28 a.m. CDT
Police: 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man known to ride through Madison on a scooter — dressed in thong underwear and a cape — may be disturbing to schoolchildren. But police say the rider they call "Thong Cape Scooter Man" isn't breaking any ...
Police arrest Oregon teen, seize explosives
Authorities say they arrested a 17-year-old West Albany High School student at his father's home on Thursday after receiving information he planned to detonate a bomb at a school. Albany police Capt. Eric Carter says police found at least two explosive devices at the home of the teenager's mother about ...
Principal recounts tornado hitting Oklahoma school
Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here." In a pause-filled ...
Kivalina students miss 3 weeks of school
Students in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village in northern Alaska received three fewer weeks of school because of a severe shortage of treated water. The fall semester was postponed five weeks in Kivalina last year after late summer storms damaged a water supply pipeline that left the school without clean ...
Malloy defends effort to restrict Newtown records
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending efforts to restrict the release of certain public records related to the Newtown school shooting, saying he wants to protect the victims' families. Malloy said Friday that "an extraordinary set of circumstances" happened on Dec. 14, when a gunman opened fire at the Sandy ...
Student shot in leg at South Florida school
A boy was shot in the leg at a South Florida middle school. A Miami-Dade Schools Police Department spokesman says the shooting occurred Friday afternoon at Redland Middle School in Homestead. Initial reports indicate that an 11-year-old boy brought a gun to school in his backpack, and the gun accidentally ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
Waterloo calculating damage from April hail storm WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo officials are still calculating the damage to city buildings and vehicles from an April hailstorm. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports (http://bit.ly/150ae4Nhttp://bit.ly/150ae4N ) the storm dented police cars and inspection trucks and damaged at least four city building roofs. ...
Indiana U. proposes 1.75 percent tuition increase
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is recommending tuition and fee increases of 1.75 percent for Indiana residents in each of the next two years at the school's Bloomington campus. The university said the proposed tuition increase is the lowest since the late 1970s. It would raise tuition from $10,033 in ...
5 things to know in Florida for May 25
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. 3rd GRADE FCAT SCORES REMAIN STATIC Third-grade math and reading FCAT scores remained static while writing scores have jumped significantly. Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of the state's third graders are performing ...
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