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2011 Bridal GuideBlue Tigers swept away at Truman
Lincoln women fall to No. 7 seed in MIAA Tournament while men are eliminated from playoff contention.
Jays end season with 74-60 loss to Hickman
Jefferson City was finally getting it together. The Jays stopped turning the ball over and started getting stops while erasing an early eight-point deficit. Then Douglas Johnson happened.
Helias heads to district title game after 66-25 rout of Boonville
Up by 18 points at the half, the Helias Crusaders didn’t really need a great effort to finish off Wednesday night’s game against the Boonville Pirates.
Missouri not alone in diverting mortgage settlement money
The ink wasn’t even dry on a settlement with the nation’s top mortgage lenders when Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim to a chunk of the money to avert a huge budget cut for public colleges and universities.
National meth lab busts up in 2011
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Methamphetamine lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, further evidence the powerfully addictive and dangerous drug is maintaining a tight grip on the nation’s heartland, according to an Associated Press survey of the nation’s top meth-producing states.
High court torn over law banning lies about medals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Free speech cases before the Supreme Court often lead justices to consider far-fetched scenarios, and Wednesday’s argument over a law making it a crime to lie about having received top military honors was no exception.
Teenage girl dies after inhaling helium at party
EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze and marijuana.
Congressional offices receive mailed threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some congressional offices outside Washington and media organizations have received threatening letters containing a suspicious powdery substance that was tested and proved to be harmless, the FBI and the Senate’s top law enforcement officer said Wednesday.
2 shot, 1 dead at Va. Wal-Mart distribution center
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — An employee of a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution center in Virginia shot and wounded his manager Wednesday, then killed himself as deputies approached him, authorities said.
Stepmom, grandmother charged in Ala. girl’s death
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died after witnesses said she was forced to run for three hours as punishment for lying have been charged with murder and are being held in jail.
Oil price lower after 4-day rise
NEW YORK (AP) — A four-day rise in oil prices stalled Wednesday following a weak report on Chinese manufacturing and lingering concerns about Greece’s bailout.
Home sales jump more than 4 percent in January
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the highest pace in nearly two years, a hopeful sign ahead of the spring-buying season.
Mo. House votes to pare back election recounts
The Missouri House has passed legislation limiting the ability of losing candidates to seek recounts in close elections.
Panel works to draw new Mo. Senate districts
A bipartisan commission is meeting in Jefferson City to draw new boundaries for Missouri’s 34 state Senate districts.
UM leader urges vote on domestic partner benefits
The new president of the University of Missouri system wants curators to soon decide whether to offer domestic partner benefits to campus workers.
Mo. senator calls for debate on I-70 tolls measure
A Missouri senator says he wants the full chamber to debate a measure allowing tolls on Interstate 70.
MoDOT meeting today for Callaway Co. bridge replacements
MoDOT will hold an open-house community briefing today from 4:30 - 6 p.m. to discuss plans to replace three bridges located in Callaway County. The bridges include:
Mo. attorney general seeks $3M to remodel offices
The Missouri attorney general’s office is proposing to use money from consumer fraud cases to renovate its office space.
Your Opinion: Concerned about unlabeled GMO foods
We’re being poisoned. Every day Americans are buying food with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in them.
Your Opinion: Federal health care in the schools
The Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate which has been considered by some an attack on religious liberty may turn out to be the gift that keeps on giving.
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