(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded a federal grant of about $300,000 for climate research. The Environmental Protection Agency said in a release Wednesday… Read more »
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Saudi remains behind bars after $2M bond posted
By BILL DRAPER (WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — Ziyad Abid was a Missouri college student aspiring to become a pilot like his father back home in Saudi Arabia when he was… Read more »
Mo. Gov. Nixon vetoes income tax cut legislation
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have cut Missouri’s income tax rate for the first time in more than… Read more »
Ameren advises letting structures stay at Mo. lake
By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Ameren Missouri is recommending federal regulators allow 215 non-conforming decks, patios, gazebos and boathouses to remain standing at the Lake of the… Read more »
House swears in new representative from Missouri
(WASHINGTON, AP) — Jason Smith, a 32-year-old Missouri state lawmaker, livestock farm owner and attorney, has taken the oath to become the newest member of the House. Smith on Tuesday… Read more »
Lawyer: Manning wanted to enlighten US about war
By DAVID DISHNEAU and PAULINE JELINEK (FORT MEADE, Md., AP) — Sitting almost motionless, Pfc. Bradley Manning listened to his attorney argue that the soldier was young and naive and… Read more »
Mo. House interim committee to focus on elections
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has created an interim committee to study the state’s election process. The committee is tasked with developing proposals for removing… Read more »
Rain keeps Mo. farmers out of fields most of week
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Heavy rain kept Missouri farmers out of their fields most of last week, pushing corn planting nearly a month behind last year’s pace and nine… Read more »
Voluntary evacuation ordered at West Alton
(WEST ALTON, Mo., AP) — Residents in the small northeast Missouri town of West Alton were advised to evacuate after a levee breach raised concerns about possible flooding. However, West… Read more »
Damage checks begin after deadly Midwest twisters
By SEAN MURPHY (OKLAHOMA CITY, AP) — Emergency officials set out Saturday morning to see how much damage a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused as it swept across… Read more »