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By CALVIN WOODWARD (WASHINGTON, AP) — The government churns out tons of numbers, but here’s one you won’t see: 0.0002. That’s the percentage of estimated online visitors to healthcare.gov who… Read more »
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2 children badly injured in KC house fire
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities in Kansas City say two children were home alone when their house caught fire, leaving both badly injured. KSHB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/JxRX9c) a 14-year-old girl… Read more »
Nixon announces 3 appointments to Mo. boards
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has made two appointments to a state council focused on young children with disabilities. The governor named University of Central Missouri… Read more »
Magazine calls Mo. man a hero for dollhouse work
(EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo., AP) — People magazine has named an 81-year-old northwest Missouri man one of its “Heroes Among Us” for his work building dollhouses for underprivileged children. The Kansas… Read more »
Mo. Supreme Court won’t hear adoption challenge
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by a Guatemalan woman seeking to overturn the adoption of her biological child by a… Read more »
Utility linemen brave cold, ice to restore power
By COREY WILLIAMS (DETROIT, AP) — When an ice storm glazed over Michigan last weekend, Tony Carone feared he wouldn’t be spending Christmas at home with his family. “Nobody had… Read more »
Mo. to start screening newborns for heart disease
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri is preparing to start screening every newborn baby for a heart disease that can cause developmental delays or death if left untreated. The screenings… Read more »
MDC adds about 200 acres to conservation area
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Nearly 200 acres has been added to a wildlife area in southwest Missouri. The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/1dEHiD2) the Missouri Department of Conservation bought 199 acres… Read more »
In Christmas tradition, Obama honors US military
By JOSH LEDERMAN (KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii, AP) — President Barack Obama stepped away from the seclusion of his quiet Hawaii vacation for what’s become a Christmas tradition: paying tribute to… Read more »
May be Friday before power back in Maine, Mich.
(LITCHFIELD, Maine, AP) — Some homes and businesses from Maine to Michigan and into Canada that have been without electricity since last weekend’s ice may not get their power back… Read more »
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