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News for January 9, 2013

Wednesday January 9, 2013
Posted on 1.9.13 at 10 PM
Missouri dodges the worst of the flu for now
The weekly map of flu cases by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Missouri with regional activity, one step ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 9 PM
Missouri General Assembly Begins 2013 Session
Missouri General Assembly Begins 2013 Session. JEFFERSON CITY - Members of the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate took the oath ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 PM
Missouri Republican Party: veto-proof majority shows Missourians have ...
"Today, for the first time in our state's history, veto-proof Republican majorities have been sworn in to both chambers of the ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 PM
Tuesday's college hoops roundup: Duke and Missouri roll but see key players go ...
Tuesday's college hoops roundup: Duke and Missouri roll but see key players go down. By Mike Rutherford on Jan 9, 8:45a ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 7 PM
Documents show battle over lottery winner's estate
CHICAGO (AP) - The widow a Chicago lottery winner who authorities say was poisoned with cyanide has battled with his siblings ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 7 PM
Central Missouri energy program runs out of federal funding
Central Missouri Community Action ran out of federal money for their Winter Crisis Utility Assistance Program, so the organization will be ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 7 PM
Missouri Finances to Take Hit from Higher Federal Tax
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri's finances could take a $60 million annual hit because of a recent 2 percentage point ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 7 PM
Missouri Spay and Neuter Grant
JOPLIN, MO.--- The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced new spay and neuter grants available to animal shelters, rescue groups, and non-profits. ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 6 PM
Widespread Flu Gripping Missouri
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)– Widespread flu is now gripping the state of Missouri. So far this flu season 13,065 Missourians have ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 6 PM
Ozarks dentists say "D" rating for Missouri children's dental care is nothing ...
He says southwest Missouri is ahead of the curve - his office sees almost 800 kids a month. The number could ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
Reward offered for jewel box taken from museum
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Museum of California offered a $12,000 reward Wednesday for the safe recovery of a stolen ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
Obama to tap budget expert Lew to lead Treasury
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be his second-term Secretary of ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
Biden pledges urgent Obama action on gun control
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence in America Wednesday, pledging steps by the Obama ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
APNewsBreak: Deal in Mass. suit on pregnancy drug
For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
White House says 'no backup plan' to debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is dismissing suggestions to sidestep Congress to meet the nation's debt obligations, declaring that it ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
Missouri case could determine fate of DUI blood tests
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is considering whether police must get a warrant before ordering a blood test on an unwilling ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 PM
Missouri counties to recieve federal drought aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSDK) - Several counties in Missouri will receive federal resources thanks to a disaster declaration by the U.S. Department ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 4:06 PM
Missouri mom convicted of selling meth in kids' presence
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Posted on 1.9.13 at 4:06 PM
Father, 4 children killed in rural Ky. house fire
JONANCY, Ky. (AP) - An early morning blaze at a home in rural eastern Kentucky killed four children and their father ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 4:06 PM
Trial ordered in deaths of 4 suspected escorts
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) - A Detroit-area man charged with killing four suspected escorts has been ordered to stand trial. James ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 4:06 PM
Missouri announces Laurence Bowers' right knee injury is just a sprain
Tests confirmed Bowers suffered a sprained MCL but did not reveal any further ligament damage. The fifth-year senior will miss at ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 4:06 PM
Missouri power plant makes polluter list
LABADIE, Mo. (AP) -- An eastern Missouri power plant has been named a top polluter by an environmental watchdog group. Ameren ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
MGE extends rebate incentives for those rebuilding after tornado
Missouri Gas Energy announced this week that it will extend its enhanced rebate program for residents in Jasper and Newton counties ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
Is Missouri headed for "Right to Work" showdown?
"Right now Missouri is a union shop state where employees of businesses with collective bargaining agreements are forced to pay union ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
Trial near end for boy charged with killing father
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A slender blond boy with big eyeglasses appeared to listen intently Wednesday as lawyers argued in juvenile ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
Quarterback's girlfriend in spotlight after game
Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, competing in the swimsuit competition during the 2012 Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas, June 3, 2012. ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
2013 Missouri Legislative Session Kicks Off
JEFFERSON CITY - Members of the Missouri Senate discussed priorities for the 2013 legislative session at a State Capitol press conference ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Missouri v McNeely
WASHINGTON -- ACLU Legal Director Steven R. Shapiro today argued before U.S. Supreme Court in Missouri v. McNeely to determine whether ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3:06 PM
Witnesses recount 'horror' of Missouri murder scene
Neighbors of a Missouri man accused of killing a man, dismembering the body and tossing the victim's arms at bystanders, said ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 2 PM
US tax code longer than Bible _ without good news
WASHINGTON (AP) - Too intimidated to fill out your tax return without help? Join the club. At nearly 4 million words, ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 2 PM
Cash Dividend On The Way From Nuveen Missouri Premium Income Municipal ...
On 1/11/13, Nuveen Missouri Premium Income Municipal Fund's MuniFund Term Preferred Shares, 2.10% Series 2015 (NYSE: NOM.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 1 PM
Bonds, Clemens rejected; no one elected to BB Hall
Barry Bonds hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, July 19, 2007. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File). ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 1 PM
Gun events show divide 2 years after Ariz shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Two dueling gun events played out in the hometown of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 1 PM
Police questioned cyanide victim's wife for hours
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police investigating the mysterious cyanide death of a lottery winner questioned his widow for more than four ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 1 PM
Polsinelli brings on Missouri lobbyist as public policy lawyer
Polsinelli Shughart PC has beefed up its government relations practice by hiring the former head lobbyist of the Missouri Chamber of ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 PM
Cheryle Finley: Capers add surprise burst of flavor to food
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Capers. No, I'm not referring to shenanigans pulled by the Riddler to get Batman's attention -- I'm talking ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 PM
Amanda Stone: Healthy deceit does no harm
JOPLIN, Mo. -- I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love being sneaky. I get immense satisfaction from ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 PM
Missouri Wins SEC Debut
Missouri Tigers senior forward Laurence Bowers will miss at least two games after suffering what was determined Wednesday to be a ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 PM
Missouri Senate GOP leaders outline priorities for session
Republican leaders said this morning that Missouri needs to cut income taxes to compete with Kansas, which recently eliminated income taxes ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 PM
Releford loses homecoming 84-68 to No. 10 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Growing up in Kansas City, there was a chance Trevor Releford would attend Missouri after being recruited ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 11 AM
New day, new lawmakers, same Ill. pension fight
Illinois legislators failed to deliver a solution Tuesday to a ballooning, $96 billion pension deficit. As a new General Assembly prepared ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 11 AM
One-third of Missouri lawmakers new faces in Capitol
Many of the Missouri lawmakers taking office at the state Capitol will be new. A combination of term limits that barred ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 11 AM
No. 10 Missouri whips Alabama in SEC debut
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Jabari Brown hit a career-high five straight 3-pointers after an early miss and Phil Pressey responded from ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 10:06 AM
Alabama's Missourian shines, but Tide can't stop No. 10 Missouri
The Tigers couldn't stop Releford, the only Missourian on Alabama's team, but the Crimson Tide (8-6, 0-1 SEC) lost 84-68 Tuesday ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 10:06 AM
Missouri State safety Schaffitzel named National Defensive Back of the Year
Missouri State safety Caleb Schaffitzel (So., Fair Grove, Mo.) has been named the FCS National Defensive Back of the Year by ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 10:06 AM
Picturing history: Fishing River, Missouri
In 1834, the Prophet Joseph Smith led a group of men and women known as the Camp of Israel, later Zion?s ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 10:06 AM
Laurence Bowers injured against Alabama in Missouri's SEC debut
Brown is proving to be versatile and an extremely valuable part of the Missouri plan. Haith praised his defense against Alabama ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 10:06 AM
Southeastern Louisiana, Southeast Missouri set two-year series
Sports Network. Philadelphia, PA – The Southeastern Louisiana and Southeast Missouri State football programs announced a two-year series over the next ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 9:08 AM
Adonis (Doni) Weathers Jr.
Adonis (Doni) Weathers, Jr., age 53 of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away at 1:13 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Mercy ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 AM
Joplin woman hurt in traffic accident in Airport Drive
A Joplin woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 1:17 p.m. Tuesday in Airport Drive Village in Jasper County, according ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 AM
Missouri Legislature session begins today; tax cuts, health care on tap
Missouri Legislature session begins today; tax cuts, health care on tap. The 2013 session kicks off at noon Wednesday and runs ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 AM
Ousted Missouri state senator joins Reed mayoral bid
STL aldermanic president Lewis Reed has added a high-profile political veteran to his mayoral campaign: former state Sen. Robin Wright-Jones. Wright-Jones, ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 AM
New Missouri standards could cut schools' grades
Kansas City Public Schools has been working to regain accreditation since losing it last year, the report says, but the district's ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 8 AM
Missouri braces for flu outbreak
While Missouri and seven others are the only states not experiencing a widespread flu outbreak, that could change in a matter ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 7 AM
No. 10 Missouri vs. Alabama final score: Tigers pull away late
No. 10 Missouri vs. Alabama final score: Tigers pull away late. By Jonathan Tjarks on Jan 8, 9:04p +. USA TODAY ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 6 AM
Downing scores 24, Missouri State beats Illinois State 62-55 in MVC
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Anthony Downing scored 24 points Tuesday night and Missouri State defeated Illinois State 62-55. Marcus Marshall had 14 ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 6 AM
New Missouri GOP Chair Aims To Highlight Differences
Martin, who in recent elections lost two races – one for the U.S. House and the other for Missouri Attorney General ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 6 AM
Mountain lion sightings in Missouri have spiked in last 2 years
Now we can actually prove it," saidd Skalicky. Skalicky said the evidence to date shows mountain lions have been migrating from ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 6 AM
Brown's sharpshooting lifts No. 10 Missouri
The senior forward injured his right knee with about 6 minutes left in an 84-68 victory over Alabama on Tuesday night ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 5 AM
Missouri treasurer returns nearly $20 million in unclaimed property
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri state treasurer's office has returned nearly $20 million in unclaimed property in the first half ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 3 AM
Missouri Legislature Gets Back to Work Today
"Economic development for job creation, a strong energy policy to help Missouri become more energy independent, and education funding and reform." ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 2 AM
In its first SEC game, No. 10 Missouri overwhelms Alabama 84-68
It was the first Southeastern Conference game for the Tigers. Missouri came into the game averaging a nation-leading 46.7 rebounds per ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 2 AM
Preview: Missouri Basketball Opens SEC Schedule
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The University of Missouri men's basketball team has made an appearance in the NCAA tournament the past ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 AM
Volunteers needed to deliver meals to Joplin-area homebound
WEBB CITY, Mo. -- Near the end of their route, Bob Taylor and Connie Cook dropped off a hot meal for ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 AM
Joplin, other districts face tougher accreditation requirements from state
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A tougher state accreditation system that places more emphasis on graduation rates, among other criteria, will challenge school ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 AM
Mountain lion sightings in Missouri have spiked in the last 2 years
... people who had said they seen a mountain lion. Now we can actually prove it," explained Skalicky. Skalicky said the ...
Posted on 1.9.13 at 12 AM
Freshman Missouri legislators anxious for session opening
Excitement and good will figure to be the main order of the day as the 56 freshman House members and 12 ...

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