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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...
Research maps out DNA of rice
Research paid for by the Monsanto company of St. Louis has mapped the DNA of rice. Monsanto says...
Elderly Protection Act Advances in House
Older Missourians would find it easier to pay for nursing home care and problems within homes...
Newspaper Reading Service Available for Blind
Missourians who are blind or visually-impaired now can read a major daily newspaper using their...
"The Scout" statue in Kansas City in need of restoration
A statue that is often used as a symbol for Kansas City and some of its businesses has fallen prey...
Kudzu control a growing issue
Kudzu control gets the blessing of the House of Representatives, days after the House said it was...
Springfield actress stars in London play
Springfield actress Kathleen Turner is the star of the hottest play in London this season...the...
Park ride inspections advance
A proposed law triggered by last summer's accident on the Orient Express roller coaster in Kansas...
Teamsters union rejects Associated Wholesale Grocers offer
Associated Wholesale Grocers' latest offer to angry teamsters has been slapped aside by the Union....
Unemployment stays low in February
Newest unemployment figures say Missouri's jobless rate for February, seasonally adjusted, was...
Orient Express back at Worlds of Fun
Kansas City's Worlds of Fun amusement park is reopening its Orient Express roller coaster, which...
Agreement on local Ford agreement
Ford employees at the Claycomo plant have approved a new local contract. About 49-hundred workers...
Plan in Senate to let some local officials divert tax dollars
The state senate has started work on a plan to let some local officials legally divert tax dollars...
CPA Sentenced For Tax Evasion
A former Columbia CPA has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for tax evasion. US...