News for Saturday, July 23, 2011

More than 200 volunteers help Mid-Missouri homeowners

July 23, 2011, 5:57 a.m.

Baked Apple: Heat wave hits urban northeast

July 23, 2011, 2:58 a.m.

Miller County fair wraps up tonight

July 23, 2011, 4:40 a.m.

Boehner withdraws from talks: House speaker sends deal into crisis mode

July 23, 2011, 2:30 a.m.

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Norway gunman fired for 1.5 hours on island

OSLO, Norway — A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT team, which arrived 40 minutes after they were called, police said Saturday.

Police: Singer Amy Winehouse dies

Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27.

Your Opinion: Heart healthy food programs praised

As a volunteer for the American Heart Association, I would like to thank Gov. Jay Nixon for signing into law HB344 — the Farm-to-Table Bill.

Your Opinion: Frustrated by 'elected elite'

We have two worlds in the USA. We have over 50 states and then we have Washington, D.C., and the elected elite.

Our Opinion: Camp combines theatrical skills and devotion

The Stained Glass Theatre is reaching out.

Players yet to vote on new CBA

Lawyers from both sides of the NFL’s labor dispute plan to work through the weekend — although not face-to-face — to try to resolve the differences preventing players from voting on the owner-approved proposal to end the lockout.

More than 200 volunteers help Mid-Missouri homeowners

Armed with power washers, brushes and leaf trimmers, the Mid-Missouri Mission Team — or 3MT for short — completed a variety of repair and refurbishing projects for local homeowners in Jefferson City throughout the past week, despite the relentless heat and drenching humidity.

Mid-Missouri home sales lackluster for first half of 2011

Sales of single-family houses in Mid-Missouri were down 18.3 percent for the first six months of this year, compared with the same time period last year.

Weather breaking water mains

Officials with Missouri American Water have been dealing with more water main breaks than normal around Jefferson City this past week.

Nixon to add election bill to Mo. special session

Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday he is adding legislation delaying Missouri’s presidential primary to the agenda for a planned special session to be focused largely on economic development issues.

Judge: Can’t release Ferguson; ruling opens door to further appeals

Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green ruled late Friday afternoon he can’t release Ryan Ferguson from prison on Ferguson’s claim the jury selection violated state law because a trial court can’t hear an issue already decided by a higher court.

Lack of sperm coating plays role in infertility

Scientists have found a new contributor to male infertility, a protein that’s supposed to coat sperm to help them swim to an egg, unless that coating goes missing.

Miller County fair wraps up tonight

Visitors to the Miller County fair got a hands-on chance to get up close and personal with livestock in a greased pig race.

Pujols lifts Cardinals

Albert Pujols went 4-for-5 and homered for the second straight game to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Friday.

Movies companies snuff on-screen smoking

Three film companies have drastically reduced smoking in their movies aimed at children and teens, thanks in part to their policies to reduce on-screen tobacco use, a new study says.

Obama ends ban on openly gay military

The ban on gays in the military has stood for nearly a century.

Details emerge in baseball beating case

The investigation into the near-fatal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan on opening day at Dodger Stadium took a surprising turn with the arrest of two new suspects and the embarrassing realization that police likely bungled the initial probe by nabbing the wrong guy.

Volleyball lessons

Lincoln hosts coaching clinic

Lincoln University doesn’t have a volleyball team, but this weekend, the school is the center of the Missouri volleyball universe.

Baked Apple: Heat wave hits urban northeast

The urban Northeast baked like a potato wrapped in foil Friday as record-breaking, 100-degree temperatures and steambath humidity combined with the heat-trapping effects of asphalt and concrete to make millions of people miserable.

Boehner withdraws from talks: House speaker sends deal into crisis mode

House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Barack Obama Friday night on a deal to make major cuts in federal spending and avert a threatened government default, sending already uncertain compromise efforts into instant crisis.

Man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook

A California man who trolled women’s Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison after a judge rejected a plea for a lighter sentence and likened the man to a peeping Tom.

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