Skelton had entered the hospital about a week ago with a cough, ... Skelton, former military expert in U.S. Congress, dies at 81. Andrea Shalal-Esa. Tue, October 29, 2013 at 3:56 AM UTC.

Military, officeholders pay tribute to Ike Skelton Former congressman described as one of military's most-trusted civilians ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An AP News Analysis JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton has launched a military campaign for Congress. The west ...

Skelton, who built a reputation as a military expert and social conservative during 34 years representing western and central Missouri in the U.S. House, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 in Virginia. He ...

Lincoln police believe two robbers have struck again, this time armed with machetes and a Taser.Police said the two held up a computer store in east Lincoln around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.One of the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Though he never served in the U.S. military, Ike Skelton became one of its strongest assets. The former Missouri congressman was being remembered Tuesday for a 34-year ...

Rep. Ike Skelton, the Missouri Democrat and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has told defense writers that his chief concern as the war in Iraq enters its fifth year is troop readiness.

In his farewell address to the House, Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D., Mo.) warned that the all-volunteer U.S. military was becoming ever more remote from the rest of the population.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Though he never served in the U.S. military, Ike Skelton became one of its strongest assets. The former Missouri congressman was being remembered Tuesday for a 34-year ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. congressman Ike Skelton, a 17-term Democrat who capped his career as chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, died on Monday,… ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton has launched a military campaign for Congress. The west-central Missouri Democrat, currently in his 34th year in Washington, is seeking re-election ...