(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard B. Myers is helping the University of Central Missouri kick off a new lecture series. The university says Myers will provide...

By DAVID A. LIEB (LEXINGTON, Mo., AP) — Former longtime Missouri congressman Ike Skelton was remembered Monday as one of the military's "most trusted civilians" and one of the nation's most civil statesmen...

By DANA FIELDS (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Former Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, who built a reputation as a military expert and social conservative during 34 years representing western and central Missouri...