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Investor-owned ethanol start-up Show Me Ethanol LLC has completed construction and is now on its way to producing 55 million gallons of fuel ethanol, becoming the sixth fuel ethanol plant operating in the "Show ...

Below is a list of routes that are closed due to high water. Updates will be provided throughout the day.

Show Me Ethanol became Missouri's sixth majority farmer-owned ethanol plant in production last week, according to the Missouri Corn Growers Association .

More than 60 home-school students and their families stepped back in time this week.

“It's not just a story in a textbook. They're not just pictures with faces”

Erika Mandler couldn't believe her eyes. For 14 years, ever since her husband George died, she had devoted her life to sharing the painful memories of surviving a Nazi concentration camp in Slovakia. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“Lawmakers need to know what's going on in trucking, how devastating this record hike in fuel prices is for 90 percent of the nation's fleet”

Store shelves across the United States could go empty as soon as this weekend, as the nation's independent truck drivers make everyone else share their frustration over fuel prices. via The Daily News

“My goal was not to shut this country down. My goal was to get this out to the public and the mainstream media”

Hundreds of news stories focused on shutdowns, slowdowns or convoys... An independent trucker credited with being an organizer of the April 1 shutdown is Dan Little , a cattle hauler from Carrollton, MO ... "My ... via Trucks world news

“But the source of frustration is pretty broad among independent truckers and their inability to offset the higher fuel costs.”

Some slowdowns occurred on the nation's highways Tuesday as independent truck drivers tried to protest rising fuel prices.

The level of disruption in freight movement appeared to be minimal, however, although supporters of action said more trucks might be idled through the rest of the week.

A loosely organized group of drivers, converging through a Web site run by a Carrollton, Mo., livestock hauler, parked their trucks or slowed to a crawl on highways in some parts of the country to bring attention to the plight of independent truckers. Read more

Dan Little, owner of a small trucking company in Carrollton, Mo., tells Michele Norris that diesel's climb to more than $4 per gallon has wiped out his profits. via NPR

“The cargo owner's excess of inattention is creating the bedrock for a populist movement that threatens their very existence”

Diesel fuel prices have climbed well above $4 per gallon and the nation's truck drivers are feeling the pressure. via American Shipper

“Meanwhile, we're being taxed to death.”

Posted on 03/27/2008 7:40:11 PM PDT by KTM rider What started as a small, online grassroots effort now appears to have the potential for something bigger. via Free Republic

“We think it'll be a good showing for Slater”

A couple admire one of the many photogenic cars on display during the first Steve McQueen Day celebration in March 2007. via Marshall Democrat-News

Following are closings for Thursday, Feb. 21: - State Fair Community College day and evening classes in Sedalia, Clinton, Whiteman Air Force Base, and Lake of the Ozarks are canceled. via Sedalia Democrat

The State Fair Community College Literacy Program is seeking volunteer tutors for adults in reading, language, math and life skills. via Sedalia Democrat

“Thanks to the help of eyewitnesses, a direction of travel and the description of a white semi cab were broadcasted statewide.”

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Woody Hicks apprehended two armed robbery suspects at 6:36 p.m. Sunday, Jan. via Marshall Democrat-News

Three members of the R-7 Board of Education filed for re-election on Wednesday, the opening day of candidate filing. via Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit, ...

“With this change, US Reel will have access to additional capital which can spur more growth and provide security for my valued employees.”

WireCo WorldGroup bought US Reel Corp. of Carrollton, Mo., for an undisclosed amount. via Kansas City Business Journal

“It is important that we help expand access to high-speed internet to all parts of Missouri ensuring that no Missourian is left out of today's technology-based economy”

Gov. Matt Blunt today named Missourians to the Rural High-Speed Internet Access Task Force to identify opportunities to increase access to technology across the state. via Suntimes News

Gov. Matt Blunt today named 25 business, political and industry leaders to his Rural High-Speed Internet Task Force, a group he's charged with studying how to improve broadband access in rural parts of the ... via STLtoday

“I'm not a planner. I'm not a goal-oriented person. I wake up every morning and try to figure out what I can do that can make the most impact. If I felt I wasn't making an impact, I'd go home today and ranch”

National agriculture activist and radio personality Trent Loos carries a U.S. flag and rides his "pink" mule while leading the first day of the extended Houston E. Mull Memorial FFA Scholarship Cattle Drive. via Marshall Democrat-News