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Walmart to discount online-only items delivered to stores

walmart logoNEW YORK (AP) — Starting next week, Walmart will offer discounts on thousands of online-only items when customers elect to have them shipped to one of the company’s stores for pickup.

The move is part of the retailer’s efforts to better compete with online leader Amazon.

Walmart will expand the price cuts to more than one million items by the end of June.

It is able offer the discounts by delivering the products directly to its 4,700 stores, saving on the cost of shipping to individual shoppers’ homes.

The offer builds on Walmart’s move in late January that replaced a pilot program offering free shipping with an annual fee of $49 with one with a lower free-shipping threshold, faster delivery and no membership fee.

Missouri legislative budgeters disagree on education funding

Missouri StatehouseJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate budget leader is setting up a showdown with the House over some of the state’s education expenses.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Brown said Tuesday that he wants to put a break on House plans to provide K-12 schools the full amount of basic aid called for under a state law.

Brown says he wants to wait because the House budget plan depends on a proposal to eliminate a tax break for seniors and disabled renters.

Brown also disagrees with a House decision to cut money for most colleges and universities by about 6.6 percent and slash the University of Missouri System 9 percent. He says that’s lopsided.

But Brown and House members both want to undo cuts to school transportation funding proposed by Gov. Eric Greitens.

Police probe human remains found near St. Louis

Photo courtesy Missourinet
Photo courtesy Missourinet

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A mushroom hunter’s discovery of a human skull in woods near a retirement community in Missouri’s St. Louis County led to the finding of more remains.

Investigators say the body appears to have been at the site for months.

St. Louis County police handling the investigation say the mushroom hunter found the skull about 5 p.m. Monday. The other remains were located Tuesday.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the find to call police.

Missouri man charged in killing of daughter’s boyfriend

jailROGERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man has been charged with fatally shooting his daughter’s boyfriend after an argument.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that 38-year-old Berton Folsom is jailed in Webster County after he was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old William Meyer, of Springfield. No attorney is listed for Folsom in online court records.

Rogersville Police Chief Paul Laughlin says Meyer was shot in the head Sunday night and died at the scene.

Court records say the daughter told police that an argument started when Meyer revealed he had cheated on her. Folsom told police he also argued with Meyer while trying to jump-start his car.

The records say all three had been drinking brandy and that the shooting happened as Meyer was getting ready to leave.

Explosion at Army ammunition plant in Missouri kills 1

police Emergency lightsINDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Army says an explosion at an ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, has left one person dead and three others injured.

The Army Joint Munitions Command says the explosion happened Tuesday at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence. A spokeswoman says no further information was immediately available.

The plant manufactures small-caliber ammunition and operates the North Atlantic Treaty Organization test center. It sits on 3,935 acres in Independence.

Missouri discrimination bill passes committee unchanged

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House committee has passed a measure that could make it harder for people to sue their employers for workplace discrimination.

The bill passed with an 8-5 vote after representatives unsuccessfully attempted to tack on multiple amendments. The bill raises the standards for suing for discrimination by requiring a plaintiff to prove that race, religion, sex or other protected status was the motivating reason for discrimination or being fired, rather than just a contributing factor.

One amendment removed language that could’ve overridden workplace protections for medical professionals who refuse to perform abortions.

The bill applies to “any and all claims of unlawful employment practices.” Some lawmakers worried that “any and all” could include people refusing to perform an abortion.

That amendment was voted down 9-4.

Mumps cases reach 15 at Kansas State University

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Mumps virus

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The number of mumps cases at Kansas State University is now up to 15 since February.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is recommending that people in close contact to others diagnosed with mumps receive a third dose of the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. The recommendation is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outbreak control guidance.

The university says that three students were diagnosed in February, forcing the school to consider the situation an “outbreak.”

The CDC says that some of the symptoms for the illness include fever, exhaustion and swollen salivary glands under the ears. Mumps is an airborne virus that can be spread by sneezing and coughing.

Riley County Health Department director Jennifer Green says health agencies continue to identify and contact those who may face increased risk.

Missouri right-to-work ballot proposal challenged in court

test vote exam JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-to-work supporters are trying to derail an effort by labor leaders to ask voters whether Missouri should ban mandatory union fees and dues.

A lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County claims a summary of the referendum proposal has “embarrassing” grammatical errors and is unfair.

Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis is trying to put a new right-to-work law to a vote in hopes voters will overturn it.

The law takes effect Aug. 28 but could be delayed if enough signatures are gathered for a public vote.

Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft approved the summary. He said in a statement that the language is clear, concise and complete. Ashcroft also says people are “playing politics” with voters’ right to weigh in on issues.

Nebraska lawmakers start debate on constitutional convention

constitutionLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are debating whether to join nine other states in calling for a constitutional convention to limit the federal government.

Senators began discussion on the resolution Monday. Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete, the bill’s sponsor, says amendments proposed at the convention would be limited to fiscal restraint, the size and scope of the federal government and term limits for U.S. senators and representatives.

Lawmakers who oppose the measure say there is no way to limit a constitutional convention. They say the Constitution’s creators gathered to amend the Articles of Confederation but instead drafted a completely new document, and delegates to a new constitutional convention could do the same.

Amendments can be proposed by 34 states or two-thirds of both houses of Congress and must be approved by 38 states.

Biweekly Iowa newspaper wins editorial writing Pulitzer

pullitzer-prizeNEW YORK (AP) — A 3,000-circulation newspaper that publishes twice a week has won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.

The Storm Lake Times of Iowa and writer Art Cullen won for a series of editorials that challenged powerful agricultural interests in the state. Judges said Cullen’s editorials were fueled by “tenacious reporting, impressive expertise and engaging writing.”

The Pulitzers, in their 101st year, were announced Monday afternoon at Columbia University in New York City.

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