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Police Pepper spray stun gun used in kidnapping
DENVER (AP) -- Authorities have arrested the father of a Colorado man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's home before blasting her with a stun gun and pepper spray and kidnapping their 3-year-old ...
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Kansas City extends contract on red-light cameras
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City officials have approved a five-year renewal contract for red-light cameras at several intersections around the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 26
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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Feds estimate cost of saving cave-dwelling fish
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's estimate of the cost of saving a small cave-dwelling fish in southeast Missouri ranges from $140,000 to $4 million over the next 18 ...
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Columbia considers new airport terminal
The Columbia City Council reviewed architectural plans for a $33.7 million terminal to replace the 44-year-old structure south of town, The Columbia Daily Tribune reported ...
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Analysis Mo. lawmakers giving up some authority
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers rolled back some of their own power this year, even after railing against Gov. Jay Nixon's administration for purchasing an airplane and changing the way people get their drivers' licenses without consulting them ...
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Replacing damaged Mo. bridge estimated at $3M
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment near Rockview, Mo. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass in southeast Missouri, injuring seven people. (AP Photo/The Southeast Missourian, Fred ...
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Ill. lawmakers weigh gay marriage as vote looms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- With the General Assembly nearing the end of its spring session, gay rights advocates are vowing to call a vote at any moment to make Illinois the 13th state to embrace same-sex ...
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Grandfather of missing Longmont boy arrested
DENVER (AP) -- Authorities have arrested the father of a man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's Longmont home, shooting her with a stun gun and pepper spray, and kidnapping the couple's 3-year-old ...
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Collapsed Missouri overpass was in good condition
CHAFFEE, Mo. A Missouri highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision was about 15 years old and in good condition but just couldn't withstand the impact, a sheriff ...
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Illinois trying to return 108 forgotten war medals
oThe state of Illinois is holding more than a 100 lost or forgotten military medals in its vaults under the capitol and is trying to return them to the families of veterans.State Treasurer Dan Rutherford is asking people to take a moment over Memorial Day weekend to see if they recognize the names on a list of veterans whose military honors are held by the state.The 108 medals span more than a ...
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Chicago shows off bike-sharing programs bicycles
oThe city of Chicago is showing off a few of the bicycles that will be part of its bike-sharing program.Several of the distinctive blue-colored bicycles will be ridden during Sunday's Bike the Drive event in which the city's lakefront roadway is closed to cars and trucks and turned over to cyclists. They will also be on display at the event's post-ride festival.The bike-sharing ...
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Kanakuk camp wants to be national model for stopping sex abuse
Here are some key facts and tips from Rick Braschler of Kanakuk Kamps, the Centers for Disease Control and the American Camp Association: o Child sexual assault is rarely perpetrated by a stranger; it's usually someone the child knows and who has gained private access and the child's trust. Most child predators are male, with the majority in their teens, 20s and 30s. o Parents are ...
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President Obama touring Oklahoma tornado response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will tour the damage from the massive tornado that devastated the Oklahoma City area. Obama plans to meet with affected families and thank first responders during a visit Sunday to Moore, Okla. The White House says Obama wants a firsthand look at the recovery from the tornado that killed 24 and damaged an estimated 12,000 homes Monday afternoon. The ...
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Officials Investigate Missouri Train Collision That Caused Overpass Collapse
National Transportation Safety Board officials are looking through video recordings after the collision of two freight trains caused the partial collapse of a Missouri highway overpass Saturday. A Union Pacific freight train and a BNSF freight train collided under a highway overpass in Scott City, Mo. at about 2:30 a.m., according to a NTSB news ...
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McClellan In Vietnam a tale of two Marines
When college didn't work out, Cottrell Fox joined the Marine Corps. That didn't shock anybody who knew him in Webster Groves. His two older brothers had been Marines. In fact, one of them had already been in and out of Vietnam by the time Fox got there in February 1967.Fox was in a CAP (Combined Action Program) unit. A Marine rifle squad of 11 or 12 men and a Navy corpsman lived in a ...
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From the editor Parenting columnist opens the conversation
Gilbert Bailon, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has been named the next editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Post-Dispatch publisher Kevin Mowbray said Friday, May 4, 2012, that current editor Arnie Robbins was stepping ...
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Fundraiser for family forever changed by fatal accident
On a slippery March 1st, Angie Hutchison's entire family was involved in a car accident. They were struck head-on by a wrong-way drunk driver. Angie and her eldest son survived. Husband Scott and 9-year-old son Zach did ...
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Miller looks to outduel Kershaw in finale
While the Dodgers may sit at the bottom of the National League West with a 20-27 record, it's easy to see that Clayton Kershaw has been a rock in the team's starting rotation this season. Calling on him anytime they need to turn things around, Kershaw (5-2, 1.35 ERA) has been nearly unhittable this season. The left-hander hasn't allowed more than one earned run in his past five ...
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Cards fall to Dodgers after Gast leaves with injury
STL@LAD: Gast leaves with injury in the second LOS ANGELES -- Matt Carpenter had taken to his new position with relative ease. He proved himself to be a capable second baseman during Spring Training and took the reins of the starting job as the season opened. Carpenter was then flawless through his first 136 chances at second base this year. But a bobble on No. 137 provided the Dodgers with ...
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UPDATE 6-Two freight trains collide in Missouri bringing down overpass
Sat May 25, 2013 11:33pm EDT By Tim Bross ST. LOUIS May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. None of the seven people hurt in the fiery crash - two train workers and five occupants of two cars on the ...
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Oregon teen accused of planning to attack high school
oAn Oregon teenager intended to blow up his school in a plot "forged and inspired by the model of the Columbine shootings" and he will be charged with attempted aggravated murder, a prosecutor said late Saturday.Grant Acord, 17, will be charged as an adult and also faces six counts of manufacturing and possessing a destructive device after investigators found six bombs in a secret ...
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Protesters launch national campaign against Monsanto GMOs
Creve Coeur (KSDK) - People across the country are launching coordinated protests against St. Louis-based Monsanto. Organizers are trying to bring attention to dangers associated with genetically modified foods and seeds. They say they can cause health problems and hurt the environment. Merlin Seely, who put together the local demonstration, says the group is making a stand to save our food ...
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Matheny again raises concerns on collisions
Email LOS ANGELES -- Neither Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, nor Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, saw any ill intent with the contact Jon Jay made with Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis while scoring in the second inning on Friday. However, Matheny once again raised the issue of home-plate collisions and reiterated his belief that they should not have a place in baseball. Matheny has been outspoken in ...
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McGwire has new perspective on Cards hitters
LOS ANGELES -- Mark McGwire had an unfamiliar seat as he watched his former pupils knock around Dodgers pitching on Friday night. He came to an unexpected conclusion, too. As good as he believed the Cardinals' offense was during his three-year tenure as hitting coach in St. Louis, the lineup looks even tougher from an opposing point of view. "It's a bit funny to watch them from ...
Missouri Feature
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Missouri just as good for travelling as far away places
Missouri is known as the Show-Me State, and although the exact origins of this odd term are as varied as they are uncertain, there certainly is much that the state of Missouri has to show tourists, both local and out-of-state alike. During these times of recession, when distant travel is prohibitive, now might be the time for Missourians to turn their attention to destinations closer to home.
Missouri is a tourist destination of diversity; it may not rank up there with Florida, California, New York and Louisiana, but it home to two of the largest metropolitan areas in the country (Kansas City Metropolitan Area and Greater St Louis). There are also interesting smaller towns that have made a name for themselves as being visitor friendly, while several significant natural areas make the state a popular destination for nature lovers. Read more
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