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News Minute: Here is the latest Missouri news from The Associated Press

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri man convicted of murdering his young son is now accused of killing a fellow jail inmate. Twenty-9-year-old Tony King, of Bethany, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Michael Bozarth. They shared a cell at the Buchanan County Jail, where Bozarth was found strangled the morning of June 11.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she's supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016. McCaskill is the first sitting member of Congress to endorse the group, called Ready for Hillary.

BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) - Four people are injured after an altercation at a St. Louis-area apartment led to a shooting this afternoon. The victims are being treated, but details weren't immediately known. Berkeley police say two groups of people got into an argument. It wasn't immediately clear how many shooters were involved or whether anyone was in custody.

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (AP) - A pair of wild boars that were menacing hikers on the Katy Trail in central Missouri have been shot and killed. The boars were spotted Monday on the trail in Rocheport (ROHSH'-port). An agent with the Department of Conservation said the animals were charging at people and tore up the yard of a business.

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