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4 hrs ago | Columbia Missourian

Mo. wants statue of Truman put in US Capitol

Gov. Jay Nixon has submitted a request to put a statue of former President Harry Truman in the U.S. Capitol.

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12 hrs ago | KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Sen. McCaskill to meet with Chrysler officials in Fenton

Missouri Senator Clair McCaskill is meeting with Chrysler officials in Fenton Friday, just one day after the last Dodge Ram truck rolled off the assembly line.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Dodge Ram, Dodge

19 hrs ago | Suntimes News

Search is on for underground storage tanks

On downtown corners across Missouri, there are vacant buildings that are unoccupied because of what is usually buried a few feet below ground: abandoned underground petroleum storage tanks.

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Related Topix: Missouri Government

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Turner Report

Missouri names first woman education commissioner

Hazelwood Superintendent Chris Nicastro has been named Missouri's first education commissioner, replacing the late Dr.

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Related Topix: Hazelwood, MO, Education Etc., St Louis County, MO

Xchange

In Missouri, White Pages Fading to Black

Jul. 2--The White Pages phone book, which helped connect the country for more than a century, is facing up to the fact that it no longer matters in most households.

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WQAD

Mayor: Ferry service to resume service between Grafton, Missouri's St. Charles County

A key shuttle for motorists trying to cross the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers between Grafton and Missouri's St.

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St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

EPA says Chromium 6 levels not high enough to affect health

EPA says Chromium 6 levels not high enough to affect health

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

KPLR-11

Budget cuts prompt state to close Missouri Center for Safe Schools

State budget problems have led to the closing of the Missouri Center for Safe Schools, which trains schools districts to respond to disasters and emergencies.

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Southeast Missourian

Midwest economy shows improvement

A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region's economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Mo. universities to partner for new med program

Two Missouri universities are hoping plans for a new medical school program will provide trained professionals to relieve the physician shortage in the southern half of the state.

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Related Topix: Southern University, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, Springfield, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Governor Nixon signs bill taking politics out of license offices

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed legislation requiring the state to award contracts for license offices through a competitive bidding process.

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Related Topix: Matt Blunt, US Governors

KSDK NewsChannel 5

July ushers in Missouri's prime West Nile season

Don't forget the bug spray as you head outdoors for Fourth of July picnics and fireworks.

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Related Topix: Missouri Government, Health, West Nile Virus

CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News

UV Safety Awareness Month begins and Missourians urged to protect themselves from the sun

Amid the summer heat, state health officials are urging Missourians to protect themselves from the sun.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health, Missouri Government

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Update on the New Madison County Jail

LARRY AFTER MONTHS OF PLANNING AND RE PLANNING THE NEW MADISON COUNTY JAIL IN HUNTSVILLE IS ALMOST FINISHED WERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BILL IN MISSOURI BOARD SAY THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK % HESITATION % HESITATION THE LITERATURE IS KNOWN TO HOUSTON GROWTH GEORGE LIVE WITH A STORAGE AND WAS LAUGHED NOW FROM OUTSIDE JERRY JUST LOOKING AT IT WELL ...

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Related Topix: Video

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Auburn News

Driver in 10-death Okla. wreck had clean record

OKLAHOMA CITY Truck driver Donald Creed had a clean record when the state of Missouri renewed his commercial driver's license in April.

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Related Topix: Missouri Government, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Indiana, Indiana Government

KRCG-TV Jefferson City

Mo. driver in 10-death Okla. wreck had clean record

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:08 a.m. The driver of a tractor-trailer that slammed into a line of vehicles on an Oklahoma turnpike, killing 10 people, had a clean driving record.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Violent Crime

Joplin Globe

Missouri employers seeking health-care workers

A report by the Missouri Department of Economic Development says employers are working hard to fill jobs in health care and social assistance.

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Related Topix: University of Missouri

CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News

Missouri receives $600,000 to aid veterans in St. Louis

Two veterans programs in St. Louis will benefit from a $600,000 grant awarded from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Joplin Independent

Japanese beetles are swarming Missouri

Virginia creeper is one of the plants Japanese beetles enjoy eating voraciously.

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Related Topix: University of Missouri, Entomology, Science

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Suntimes News

Missouri fire marshal urges fireworks safety

With Fourth of July weekend celebrations less than a week away, State Fire Marshal Randy Cole, in conjunction with the National Association of State Fire Marshals, is advising Missourians that the safest way to enjoy fireworks is at public displays put on by professionals.

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Related Topix: Missouri Government, Life, Holidays, 4th of July

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