1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (453+ words) In landscape design, elephant ears are often described as having coarse texture, or if they're lucky, bold texture. To me, they are the "Drama Queens of the Garden." You may know Proven Winners for their Supertunia Bubblegum petunias or their…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (680+ words) FRESNO, Calif. -- A bat found at Yosemite National Park tested positive for a viral disease that's fatal for people and animals, park officials confirmed. The big brown bat, which was found dead outside the Curry Village Showerhouse in May, tested…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (279+ words) PHILADELPHIA -- Rep. David Maloney, a Republican who represents parts of Berks County, wants to rename Lake Erie to "Lake Pennsylvania," arguing that the state's only Great Lake has become increasingly important to Pennsylvania's economy and identity. Maloney plans to introduce…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (687+ words) A quarter of a century after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York forever changed the nation, Jefferson City paid homage to 9/11 with a ceremony rooted in reverence and honor. Just as the sun was…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (454+ words) Firefighters including Clint Kempker of the Jefferson City Fire Department put on about 60 pounds of turnout gear and an air pack before running or walking in Saturday's Tunnel to Towers 5K. For Kempker, the weight was worth carrying. "It's going through…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (624+ words) MINNEAPOLIS -- You can pick a peck of pickles at the Minnesota State Fair. There are pickles in the pies, the cookies, the corn dogs, the beer, the popsicles, the iced tea and the pizza. Pickles on sticks. Pickles in the…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (502+ words) Veteran Eric Kelley of Fulton stood in line with his 3-year-old daughter Saturday, excited to get into the Show Me State Air Show. "Just my daughter being able to see everything," he said when asked what he was most looking…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (255+ words) The Labor Day parade held Saturday in downtown Jefferson City might have just looked like another parade. But for workers with labor organizations such as Iron Workers Local 396, it was an opportunity to show the faces of the sometimes unseen…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (428+ words) When fourth-grader Hawkins Spalding sat down early last week to complete a school assignment interviewing someone about Sept. 11, his mother knew exactly who he needed to talk to: his grandfather, retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Rod Burnett. On Friday, that…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (401+ words) Parke County, Ind., is home to beautiful, covered bridges and even more beautiful natural resources. Fall is a favorite time to visit because of the explosion of vibrant colors as the leaves changing. It’s also when the Covered Bridge Festival…...