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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

MoNG not immediately involved in troop surge

by Bob Priddy on December 2, 2009

in Agriculture, Military

President Obama’s announcement that 30-thousand more troops will be sent to Afghanistan might have some Missouri National Guard members thinking, “here we go again.’

No, says the National Guard, not for a while at least. [click to continue…]

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Reach of Halloween sex offender law before court

by Brent Martin 12/2/09 6:00 PM

Just how far the state can go to keep convicted sex offenders from contact with children is at the heart of a State Supreme Court case on a state law that greatly restricts activities on Halloween.
State law requires registered sex offenders to stay in their homes from 5-to-10:30pm on Halloween, turn off outside lights and [...]

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Legislation targets spectators of dog fighting

by Steve Walsh 12/2/09 5:04 PM

Among the bills that will be taken up by lawmakers during the coming session of the General Assembly is one dealing with dog fighting. Senator Scott Rupp (R-Wentzville) has pre-filed legislation that aims to crack down on repeat offenders and to more quickly deal with the surviving animals.
“What it does is just strengthen the penalties [...]

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Missouri gets federal money to get broadband to more people

by Jessica Machetta 12/2/09 10:30 AM

About 20 percent of Missourians do not have access to high-speed Internet. A federal grant to expand broadband in the state will put more people on the fast track.
Governor Nixon’s office says Missouri is one of six states that was awarded federal funding from the Department of Commerce for broadband expansion. Spokesman Scott Holste says [...]

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Bearcats look for 5th trip in a row to D-II finals

by Bill Pollock 12/2/09 8:30 AM

Joining me is Head Coach Mel Tjeerdsma of Northwest Missouri State, where the Bearcats played an incredible football game this past weekend in Ellensburg Washington, where the Bearcats beat #1 ranked Central Washington 21-20 thanks to a blocked extra point with six seconds to go to give the Bearcats the win.

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