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Auto dealers bill defested in Senate
A proposal to let some auto makers compete with their franchised dealers by opening company stores...
Boonville city council wants Isle of Capri casino
The Boonville City council says it's going to go with a bid from the Isle of Capri to buy the...
Automobile companies opening car stores crushed in Senate
An effort in the senate to let automobile companies open their own car stores in competition with...
Landlord Registration Proposed
Whether a proposed pilot project actually will stop abandoned property from becoming the next...
Senator Shrugs Off Insult
A state senator accused of being a racist is taking a low-key approach to the insult, though he...
Black State Representative Calls White Senator Racist
A black state representative who has called a white state senator a racist stands behind his...
Legislature Moves on Senior Citizen Legislation
It gets unanimous approval, yet doesn't receive unanimous praise as the House approves the...
House Moves on Domestic Violence Bill
State representatives move to crack down on domestic violence. The bill would separate domestic...
GOP Pushes Carnahan on MTBE
State Republican leaders call on Governor Carnahan to ban the gas additive MTBE in Missouri, and...
Kudzu Makes State Weed "Hit List"
A weed with a strange name and a dreaded reputation will be added to the state's noxious weed list...
Tobacco compromise sought by Senate
The search for compromise on ways to spend money Missouri might get from the tobacco settlement...
Kansas City YWCA in financial trouble
Kansas City's YWCA is facing the shutdown of some or all of the 14 child care facilities it runs....
Mississippi, Missouri rivers remain endangered
The Mississippi River is back on the list of the nation's ten most endangered rivers. The group...
University of Missouri Targets Alcohol Abuse
Attitudes about drinking on college campuses have been changing over the past decade...the "Animal...
Outdoor Burning Not Recommended
State officials are concerned that Missourians who plan to do some spring cleaning outdoors this...
Easter egg hunt cancelled in Strafford
The friction between the teamsters union and Associated Wholesale Grocers is costing some kids...
High unemployment in Southwest Missouri
A couple of southwest Missouri counties have unemployment rates of almost three and five times the...
Cleaning up after the dry cleaners
Enough dry cleaning fluid has gotten into public water supplies in Missouri that a special fund is...
Internet tax ban questioned
A citizens advisory committee recommends congress forbid the charging of sales taxes on items sold...
Farm co-op vote delayed
The poor farm economy is being blamed for a delay in a second vote on merging two major farm...
Nixon Sues Farm For Faulty Lagoons
Attorney General Jay Nixon is suing Murphy Farms for allegedly polluting an area near the...
Southern Missouri forest fires continue
Conservation department firefighters have been fighting brush and forest fires in southern...
Ozark National Scenic Riverways on endangered list
A private grop that advocates protection of parklands has listed the Ozark National Scenic...
Suit filed against tire dump in Howell County
A waste tire dump in Howell County draws a lawsuit from the state. The attorney general wants a...
Springfield town square monument gets setback
Backers of an effort to mark the lynchings of three black men on the Springfield town square have...
"The Scout" statue to be restored
Kansas City banker R. Crosby Kemper-the third is donating the money to restore a statue that often...
State Officials Ask Residents to Refrain From Burning
State conservation officials are urging Missourians not to burn anything outdoors today. Spokesman...
Future of Vanguard questioned
An outside auditor tells the Securities and Exchange Commission there are serious doubts about the...
Push to jump-start highway building projects in Senate
The push to jump-start highway building projects in the 15-year road plan is on a fast track in...