Missouri voter turnout forecast as highest in decades

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri election officials are predicting a strong turnout in Tuesday’s general election. Figures provides by the secretary of state’s office show that local election authorities are forecasting a statewide voter turnout of 75%. If that comes true, it would be the highest percentage turnout since 1992. About 828,000 people already…

As anger rises, Muslims protest French cartoons

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslims, from Pakistan to Lebanon to the Palestinian territories, are joining anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to roil the Muslim world. Protesters on Friday, largely organized by Islamists, torched French flags and burned…

West-central Missouri police investigating suspicious deaths

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Police in the west-central Missouri city of Sedalia are investigating what they’ve deemed two suspicious deaths. Television station KMIZ reports that the bodies of two people were found on South Harrison Avenue in central Sedalia after officers were called to the area Thursday morning. Police say investigators immediately began a search…