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Missouri citizens felt the rumbling of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake this morning that occurred near Bellmont Ill. via Suntimes News

“The people I deal with say the claim is where it's supposed to be.”

At least two local funeral homes use National Prearranged Services Inc. - a company forced to halt business in Missouri - to hold money paid by customers for prepaid funerals. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“The rocks here and across much of the central United States are strong, hard rocks, and they transmit the energy very efficiently. So they can be felt far away”

Missouri Department of Transportation inspectors on Friday examined hundreds of bridges in the eastern part of the state, checking for possible damage from a moderate earthquake. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“We wanted it to be huge, and we also wanted it to be a show that would appeal to the majority of people who helped us get this far. We're tickled pink that Tony Bennett has chosen to come and help us open this building.”

Ladies and gentlemen, the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts proudly announces its premiere act for opening night at its newly renovated historic building: What: Premiere show of the renovated theater Bennett ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

“Rock Port is making the burning of fossil fuels today's alternative energy supply”

Officials in this northwest Missouri town christened a four-turbine wind farm this week, making Rock Port the first U.S. city to get all of its electricity from wind power. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

“We should not forget how many families of murder victims in Missouri have waited 15 years or more for justice in their cases and for sentences to be carried out.”

In the wake of this week’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon today filed a motion with the Missouri Supreme Court asking it to set execution dates for four ... via Kansas City Star

“I don't think it's a big surprise that fundraising has been a bit challenging with the cloud of legal uncertainty hanging over there”

A proposal to reverse part of a 2006 constitutional amendment allowing embryonic stem cell research appears in jeopardy of not making Missouri's ballot. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“This case sends an important message to employers that they cannot allow stereotypes or assumptions about disabled people to interfere with those people's right to work in jobs for which they are qualified”

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a job applicant who claimed he wasn't hired because he has cerebral palsy, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said ... via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Investigators think a Jefferson County woman caught fire while making methamphetamine used to make the illegal drug in her eastern Missouri basement. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“Kenny wants to make sure that the Republican ticket in Missouri succeeds this year, and this is one of the best ways to help make that happen”

Democrat Jay Nixon raised more money than either of his likely Republican gubernatorial opponents in the past quarter, though Republicans Kenny Hulshof and Sarah Steelman each took in hundreds of thousands of ... via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Voters would be asked to change how the state's judges are picked under a proposed constitutional amendment given preliminary approval Monday by the House . via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Humane Society of Missouri has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot an adult pit bull Monday afternoon in North St. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

A small town teenager is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of his father. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“The words 'sit' and 'stay' don't seem to be in her vocabulary.”

Crouched on the bank of Stephens Lake, Dulce, a 3-year-old border collie, perks her ears, listening, watching and waiting. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

“Our goal is to help them be productive in their community”

Veterans with severe mental illnesses soon will get help here regaining productive lives - and it involves more than stabilizing them on the proper medication. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

“This office does not provide daily running commentary on this issue”

An Associated Press reporter and a former reporter for the Kansas City Star were subpoenaed Friday by attorneys defending Gov. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“Having that kind of fiscal discipline is a real challenge for lots and lots of different reasons”

The House approved a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that limits how much state budgets can grow. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“There could be threats of occasional flooding through the rest of the spring, but we don't show any signals indicating this is 1993 all over again”

Yet another round of severe weather closed nearly 200 roads in Missouri, forced the emergency evacuation of a newspaper office and had flood-weary residents along the Meramec River bracing for more high water. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“The whole idea is to release them in the community at some point, and we want them to get treatment and then be under supervision.”

Many convicted sex offenders ordered to get treatment while in prison aren't completing the program. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“This establishes a clear standard that it's not something we want to do”

State capital residents on Tuesday soundly rejected an effort to overturn a 13-year-old ban on casino gambling. via DigitalBURG