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Part of state Highway 79 in northeast Missouri has given way to the elements, and it's unclear when the road will be repaired.

More than 90 years after dams started to choke off the Upper Missouri River, government officials are drafting a plan to restore the river's natural flow to boost its endangered fish and ailing stands of cottonwood trees.

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 6:31 a.m. Read more: Local , Dog , Puppy Mills , Raid , Pet Airways More than 50 dogs rescued from puppy mills in Missouri are flying to New York in the hope of finding homes.

Researchers from Missouri and Kansas are working together to analyze state and district achievement data.

Jay Nixon 's most recent agreement to block tuition increases at Missouri 's colleges and universities were curtailed by state and federal requirements.

Congress has the opportunity to promote cleaner, affordable, homegrown American energy that will result in lower carbon emissions.

A simple jacket and an old shoe shine kit are two of the many ordinary things that tell the extraordinary story of the African American experience in St.

Missouri's environmental agency has completed a water quality study at the Lake of the Ozarks that was triggered by the delayed reporting of E. coli test results.

Authorities suspect suicide but continue to investigate the death of Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Anthony O'Brien. O'Brien died Thursday at his home in Lewis County in northeast Missouri.

Kansas City -- The federal government is providing $32.5 million in stimulus funds to two large-scale Missouri projects looking to improve the efficiency of delivering electricity to homes and businesses.

A new program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeks to ensure that Missouri's dams have emergency plans.

Two men faces charges after an investigation by several police agencies into a possible heroin distribution ring in eastern Missouri.

State health officials say Missourians need to be sure their furnaces are working correctly to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.

More than 50 dogs rescued from puppy mills in Missouri are flying to Long Island in the hope of finding loving homes.

A Missouri trial judge Wednesday ordered the state to pay $152,000 for illegally terminating a janitorial company's state contracts when the firm was targeted by an immigration sting.

In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation's first Thanksgiving.

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 1:57 p.m. Mom of teen set on fire says son is "hero" for not dwelling on attack as he recovers in pain Read story Missouri food pantries trying to handle more demand Today at 7:01 a.m. The Missouri Food Bank Association says demand at some pantries has risen by as much as 44 percent this year.

BILLINGS - A push to end grazing along a 150-mile stretch of the Missouri River seeks to bar about 10,000 cattle from federal lands in central Montana so that the river valley can be restored to more natural conditions.

The number of Missourians filing for personal or business bankruptcy surged 23 percent from the previous federal fiscal year in a reflection of the struggling economy.

A 45-year-old businesswoman accused of cheating farmers out of at least $27 million in proceeds from grain sales pleaded guilty to mail fraud in what prosecutors have said was the largest scheme of its kind in Missouri history.

St. Louis -- A panel has ruled the Missouri Department of Transportation must pay the family of a St.

Gov. Jay Nixon is resisting a plan that could provide health insurance to thousands of Missouri children despite running for office on a pledge to expand health care access.

The fight is on for billions of federal dollars to back school reform, and Missouri is answering the bell after all.The Obama administration is opening up $4.35 billion in stimulus funds for states that can show the strongest plans for reforming schools and boosting student performance.The announcement of the application process for the Race to the ...

A report by the National Fire Protection Association shows Thanksgiving is the worst day of the year for home cooking fires, State Fire Marshal Randy Cole said Tuesday.

Missourians who buy a house in 2010 could get a break on property taxes under a proposal by Gov.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving the University of Missouri $112,500 to increase its anti-pollution efforts.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 5:38 a.m. Read more: Local , Economy , Modot , Transportation , Highway , Construction Any proposal to generate new funding for highway construction in Missouri must come from the public, not the legislature.

Hundreds of people have money coming your way and they don't know it! Your refund came back to the IRS because they don't have a current address for you! In St.

The company plans to expand its existing facilities in St. Joseph by building an onsite centralized office building, expanding its manufacturing plant, and broadening its research and development activities.

With the price of gold through the roof, some people in the northeast Missouri town of Hannibal are literally putting their money where their mouth is.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will now have to pay the family of a woman who died on Highway 44 on Dec.

As he builds toward a potential bid to become chief executive of Missouri, Republican Lt.

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - " even during doctor's office visits - increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver wanted people to stop complaining for a day and count their blessings.

Graphic details of bestiality, child rape and sodomy emerged in court documents filed Thursday in the case of a Missouri family accused of horrific ... New charges filed in Mo.

An announcement by Gov. Jay Nixon regarding funding for Missouri's community college's has State Fair Community College officials worried over how to make ends meet during the 2010 fall semester.

From left to right on the top row; Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo., David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Mo., and from left to right on the second row; Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence, Mo., Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo.

Prosecutors told leaders in Missouri's legal community that overwhelming caseloads and other problems plaguing public defenders are also burden those seeking convictions.

Associated Content Darrel Wayne Mohler was wanted in Missouri on charges of forcible rape of a child under the age of 12.

Missouri wants more employers to take advantage of an existing state program that allows workers whose hours have been cut to draw partial unemployment payments.

Testimony in the trial of a black school teacher charged with assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace at a Missouri store concluded Friday with the defendant telling the jury that white police officers had attacked and abused her.

Missouri Department of Labor director Larry Rebman will be in the St. Louis area on Thursday to discuss a program that he says has saved thousands of jobs in the region.

A woman who had been charged with child endangerment after almost 370 animals were seized from her Missouri farm has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation.Sixty-two-year-old Virginia Gambriel was charged with two counts of first-degree child endangerment after a raid in August 2008.

Jefferson City - Gov. Jay Nixon today presented the Missouri Medal of Valor to seven public safety officers from across the state for extraordinary acts of bravery and heroism that saved the lives of Missourians during 2008, his office announced in a news release.

Share + Nov 19, 2009 2:40 pm US/Central ST. LOUIS 1 of 1 A Missouri woman was arrested after a line-cutting altercation at a Wal-Mart in 2007.

A verdict could come as early as Thursday. Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Christian Leadership Conference said the case is indicative of racial bias in the town, where 13 percent of the population is African-American. Kennett, the hometown of singer Sheryl Crow in the southeastern corner of Missouri , has struggled ...

Missouri highway officials have spent more than $100 million fixing the state's secondary highways this year.

Columbia Missourian Bustamante, her wrists shackled to her waist, told the judge that she had yet to meet with an attorney from the Missouri State Public Defender System and ... Police: Mo.

Missouri has approved $3 million in tax credits to kick-start a fundraising drive for renovations at the historic St.

Missouri's newest state senator has been sworn into office. Democrat Joe Keaveny of St.

Jose Lopez, also known as David Cerpa, 40, of Ontario, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith this afternoon to 22 years and six months in federal prison without parole.

Missouri agriculture has some new cheerleaders. A group calling itself the Missouri Farm Family Agriculture Alliance is launching an effort to promote Missouri crops, livestock and agribusinesses.

Five events starting in December offer Missourians a chance to see bald eagles in the wild and indoors.

The United States is doing a poor job of reducing preterm births, according to a new report, which found Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have especially high numbers of early, life-threatening deliveries.

Former Missouri lawmaker Judy Baker has a new job in President Barack Obama's administration.

Louis lawmaker Jeff Smith has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison in an obstruction of justice case.

Gov. Jay Nixon is outlining his latest funding plan for higher education. Nixon held a news conference Tuesday morning at the University of Missouri-St. Louis to announce an agreement regarding future funding for Missouri's public colleges and universities.

Prosecutors in Missouri have filed 15 additional charges against a father and his sons who are all accused of sexually abusing children.

Missouri's education commissioner is reconvening a special committee to provide advice about the future direction of the St.

Jay Nixon visited construction sites in Liberty and Springfield today to announce the Work Now initiative, which commits more than $260 million in federal and state funds to wastewater and drinking water construction projects in communities across Missouri.

The number of highway patrol officers has shrunk in a dozen states in the past 13 years and failed to keep pace with population gains in others, leaving stretches of highways unpatrolled during late-night and early-morning hours, a USA TODAY analysis of federal and state data finds.

The University of Missouri may team up with a new university in South Korea that would allow Asian students to earn a degree from the U.S. school.

In a Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exits the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo., following a pre-trial hearing.

Bankrupt Herbst Gaming has laid off workers throughout the company, the local gaming company confirmed today.

Kansas City -- The news was spilling from journals on neuroscience: Children were born to learn from the cradle.

Thousands of rape kits sent to Missouri crime labs for testing are not being tested, sometimes for nearly a year.

In the following press release Michael W. Reap, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri announced that Susan Feaman , formerly of Perryville, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to charges of interstate transportation of stolen property and identity theft.

The Humane Society of Missouri says it has an urgent need for supplies for more than 150 pit bull puppies in its care as a result of a multi-state dogfighting raid.

A 72-year-old Marion County man accused of raping two children in another state made his first appearance in front of a judge Saturday afternoon.

A St. Louis-area beauty salon owner who recovered two movie scripts from the trash is heading to Los Angeles for the premiere of the new vampire film "New Moon." Casey Ray spotted the scripts earlier this year in a trash bin in the Central West End neighborhood of St.

KENNETT - Foul play is not suspected after the search for a missing southeast Missouri man ended with the discovery of his body near a river.

Missouri's attorney general is suing six local extended warranty companies for deceptive sales practices.

A 65-year-old Georgia man accused of killing a former University of Missouri student more than 30 years ago is free on bond pending trial.

Missouri state Sen. Gary Nodler is resigning as chairman of the Appropriations Committee to focus on his congressional campaign.

A retired colonel told those attending a Veterans Day ceremony in the state Capitol that Missourians should thank veterans for their service.

LEXINGTON, Mo. - Authorities say they have identified additional victims and arrested a sixth adult in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri.

Warrensburg -- A western Missouri lawmaker has said a rental property company he owns with his brother has not paid local taxes from 2008 and now owes more than $20,000. Republican Rep.

Five family members charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri appeared in court this morning.

Share the Harvest, a public-private partnership that provides meat to families in need across Missouri, expects to increase its annual collection of venison by more than 75 percent over the next three years, using economic incentives awarded today by Gov.

As job losses continue to slow the nation's economic recovery, labor experts and economists are urging Congress and the Obama administration to boost funding for a little-known program that 17 states are using to avert layoffs and keep workers in their jobs.

Autism affects 1 in 150 children today, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is calling attention to a program that lets deer hunters share their venison with people in need of a meal.

North Dakotans continue to battle the flu early this year. The latest numbers out late Tuesday show that just under 3000 confirmed cases have been reported to the State Department of Health most are believed to be H1N1.

Authorities on Wednesday searched a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago by children who may have documented sexual abuse by five members of their own family.

Missouri National Guard Adjutant General Stephen L. Danner joined Carnahan at the public unveiling ceremony in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol.

Kansas City police say one worker has died following a crane accident at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Prosecutors will seek a prison sentence for a southeast Missouri wedding planner, following his guilty plea to fraud charges.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit challenging the training and competence of Missouri's execution team in a decision likely to move the state closer to resuming executions.

Update 2:55 p.m: The incident in Missouri is reportedly a false alarm. From AFP: An alleged hostage situation near the state governor's mansion, reported Tuesday by the lieutenant governor of the central US state of Missouri, was a false alarm, a police spokesman said.

A Samoan diplomat says federal immigration officials violated his constitutional rights when they charged him in Missouri last year with falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen.

Missouri's Tourism Commission has picked a new leadership team. Katie Steele Danner was named Tuesday as director of the state Division of Tourism, while Marci Bennett is the commission's new chairwoman.

The incoming director of the Missouri Department of Conservation says addressing falling revenue will be among his top short-term priorities.

Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel is warning state residents to watch out for a scam that involves unclaimed property.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed two lawsuits accusing businesses of allowing sewage to be dumped into the Lake of the Ozarks.

Dozens of Missouri communities will get $266 million for wastewater and drinking water improvements.

The Missouri Department of Transportation says rehabilitation work is on schedule and should be completed by mid-December on the Highway 47 bridge over the Missouri River at Washington.

Chuck DeProw had job offers from the police department and the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, Ill.

With term limits bearing down, two Missouri lawmakers have resigned from office within the past two months to accept positions that hold more long-term potential.

A free workshop pertaining to the Missouri Sunshine Law will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday Nov.

Triumph Foods has reached a settlement with Missouri Gas Energy arising from a natural gas explosion during construction of the pork company's plant in St.

EPA has awarded the Missouri Department of Agriculture and Missouri State Emergency Management Agency a total of $75,000 to assist with outreach, education and implementation of the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Program.

Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible tattoos.

A county commissioner from eastern Missouri is facing drug charges. Lincoln County Commissioner Matthew Bass has been charged with two felony counts of drug possession.

A 65-year-old Atlanta man accused of killing a former University of Missouri student more than 30 years ago appeared in court for the first time Friday.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced it is laying off 48 employees in its Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, far fewer than the 100 the agency originally estimated it would lose.

Missourians will soon have more chances to win tens of millions of dollars. The Missouri State Lottery Commission voted Friday to start selling lottery tickets for Mega Millions.

A former clerk for the McDonald County prosecutor's office will stand trial for telling people she had cancer and then accepting donations even though she was healthy.

Even though it's still fairly warm, Missouri transportation officials are getting ready for winter weather.

A Kansas City woman has filed a discrimination complaint against the city's downtown Power & Light District.

A southeast Missouri man has died after a fire at his home. The fire broke out early Tuesday in Dexter.

Fortunately, new research instead shows that most of these earthquakes are aftershocks of big earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone that struck the Midwest almost 200 years ago.

Federal criminal charges were filed against three people and state criminal charges against a Kansas City man related to the scam.

The University of Missouri Extension has received federal funding to help Amish and Mennonite produce growers reduce the use of high-risk pesticides.

Mid-continent earthquakes along the Mississippi and elsewhere might just be long-lived aftershocks of big quakes, not fresh events, geophysicists suggest in a new study.

Missouri has reached the century mark in its quest to repair 802 of the state's worst bridges in five years.

Some Hindus and yoga instructors say yoga has religious or spiritual aspects and shouldn't be subject to a Missouri sales tax that applies to recreation.

Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 5:57 a.m. The top counties for the year were Osage County with 318 deer, Franklin County with 295 and Callaway County with 240.

The Mississippi, Missouri, Meramec and other rivers are now falling and are expected to dip back below flood stage over the next several days.

A former Missouri grain dealer has pleaded not guilty to 12 state charges in a $27 million grain fraud case.

St. Louis-area voters have picked a new state House member to replace one who resigned over the summer.

BeltonBelton voters, by a 72 percent margin, decided against a takeover of the citys park department.Mayor Jimmy Odom and some City Council members proposed to change the citys charter to allow the council to take control of the parks.

During a procession led by the Patriot Honor Guard, people lined the streets of Smithville, Plattsburg and Lathrop on Tuesday to honor a Missouri soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Health conditions, such as heart disease and high blood pressure, can also be passed on to future generations.

A 3-year-old eastern Missouri girl is hospitalized after being hit in the head by a stray bullet.

Using this technique, scientists can now accelerate particles to extremely high velocities that would otherwise only be possible using large accelerator facilities.

Gov. Bobby Jindal is hitting the road again to raise money for his 2011 re-election campaign, his office announced late today.

Physicians in Illinois this week must begin notifying a parent or guardian when a girl younger than 18 seeks an abortion -- a rule abortion opponents long have sought, but which critics say could keep minors from seeking safe procedures.

Heavy rain fell last week over much of the two states, causing flash flooding and rising rivers.

Monday, November 02, 2009 at 6:31 a.m. Heavy rains could lead to some heavier trucks on Missouri roads.

Budget cuts could force a Missouri school to close midway through the academic year, leaving students with half-earned credits scrambling to complete their education.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is investigating after learning that an unknown amount of sewage has overflowed into a tributary of Table Rock Lake.

The department contacted the business owners of these sites multiple times, but has not received an adequate response.

St. Louis -- The leaders of four major institutions of higher education in Missouri will gather in St.

This is the weekend for horror shows and attempts to frighten each other, so it seems a good time to take another look at the status and prospects of American newspapers.