McCain declares self the underdog in Missouri (Park Hills Daily Journal)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Although Missouri has gone red in the past two presidential elections, Republican presidential candidate John McCain cast himself as the underdog here to Democrat Barack Obama as he made his second stop in the state this week.

Lundgren wins Missouri Stroke Play (Columbia Daily Tribune)
Darren Lundgren of Grover played 36 holes at a combined 6-under-par yesterday to win the Missouri Stroke Play Championship at Meadow Lake Acres Country in New Bloomfield. Lundgren fired a 5-under-par 67 in the third round to climb into the lead yesterday morning and followed it with a 71 to win by three shots. He finished the 72-hole tournament at 9 under.

Missouri has best way to select judge (The Springfield News-Leader)
On July 31, Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. will leave his seat on the Supreme Court of Missouri to accept his appointment to the federal bench. Our state courts will lose an excellent jurist. Because this is Missouri, we can be sure that Judge Limbaugh's seat on the court will be filled by a highly qualified lawyer who will not be beholden to special interests or corporations. If this were Illinois ...

Missouri crops threatened by Japanese beetles (Agriculture Online)
After years of being primarily a horticultural pest, Japanese beetles are emerging as a threat to field crops across Missouri, said Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri Extension entomologist.

Missouri seeks flood buyouts for 9 areas, some in Southeast Missouri (Southeast Missourian)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The state of Missouri is asking the federal government for buyouts in nine areas hit hard by flooding in March, officials said Friday.All told, the State Emergency Management Agency is seeking buyouts of 150 homes at a total cost of about $8.6 million.