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Purina, Milo's Kitchen pulling some dog treats
Two makers of pet treats are pulling products from the market because they may contain traces of poultry antibiotics that aren't approved in the U.S.
Report: SEC opens inquiry into Herbalife
Questions over Herbalife Ltd.'s business model have pummeled the nutrition and weight loss company's shares and reputation in recent weeks. Now the company is reportedly the target of an SEC inquiry.
Facing backlash, AIG won't join lawsuit against US
Afraid of looking like a world-class ingrate, AIG on Wednesday decided against suing the federal government over the $182 billion bailout that saved the giant insurance company from collapse.
Report: Apple may build less expensive iPhone
Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of the market share lost to cheaper phones running Google's Android software, according to a published report.
Google invests $200 million in Texas wind farm
Google Inc. is investing $200 million in a Texas wind farm, the Internet search leader's latest big bet on the future alternative energy.
Other bidders contest Tully's sale to Dempsey
A company that teamed up with Starbucks Corp. to bid for the Tully's Coffee chain is challenging the winning offer made by "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey.
Explosion forces shutdown at ADM plant in Illinois
Archer Daniels Midland shut down operations Wednesday at its corn processing plant in central Illinois after an early morning explosion damaged the facility.
Under cloud of steroids, no one elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else.
Justin Smith’s return a big factor for 49ers
Even at less than full strength, Justin Smith’s presence on the San Francisco defensive line is enough to instill plenty of fear in opposing offenses.
Some states unhappy about the idea of happy hours
The concept of happy hour — when bars offer lower prices or two-for-one specials — may seem like an American tradition, but is in fact illegal or restricted in quite a few places.
Texas company: Microwave keeps bread mold at bay
Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.
Missouri power plant makes polluter list
An eastern Missouri power plant has been named a top polluter by an environmental watchdog group.
Knocked-over snowman prompts police call
Police in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield say the call was an unusual one — a homeowner calling police to report an assault. On a snowman.
Mo. lawmakers open 2013 with plans for tax cuts
The Missouri Legislature convened its 2013 session Wednesday with the largest contingent of Republican lawmakers since the Civil War era pledging to cut taxes for residents and revamp the state’s business incentives to boost the economy.
Nixon taps aide to Kinder for Mo. utility panel
A former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback who now is a top aide for Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has been named to a Missouri utility commission.
Your Opinion: Dismaying response to gun violence
To say it’s not the right time to discuss gun control and to accuse others of using another incident of mass murder with firearms “to further their political agenda” is, to me, simply unethical.
Your Opinion: Consumption tax promotes fairness
Poverty should never be the goal of a government tax structure yet our income tax is designed to keep working people poor.
Your Opinion: Why are gas prices higher locally?
I don’t understand why gas is always higher in Jefferson City than it is in other towns and cities in the area.
Your Opinion: ‘No guns – no exceptions’ policy endorsed
Allow me to state at the outset that I endorse the “Wyatt Earp” approach to gun control and regulation.
Our Opinion: Annexation proposals must be based on shared benefits
Jefferson City’s approach to annexation has gotten better, but room for improvement remains.
Mo. finances to take hit from higher federal tax
Missouri’s finances could take a $60 million annual hit because of a recent 2 percentage point increase in federal Social Security payroll taxes, according to the state’s budget director.
One-third of Mo. lawmakers new faces in Capitol
Many of the Missouri lawmakers taking office at the state Capitol will be new.
4 Jesus figures swiped from Christmas displays
Police in Cape Girardeau County are searching for thieves who stole four Jesus figures from a county holiday lights display.
St. Louis teen pleads guilty in ’knockout game’
A St. Louis teenager faces sentencing in March after pleading guilty to assaulting a 54-year-old man in a “knockout game” attack.
Nixon fills spots on university governing boards
Gov. Jay Nixon has made several appointments to leadership boards at the state’s universities.
State pushes spay-neuter effort
Ag chief visits JC shelter to promote program
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is offering grants in 2013 for the Pet Spay and Neuter Program, which helps animal shelters, humane societies and non-profit rescue groups with the costs of spaying and neutering animals.
Blair Oaks begins looking at expansion
At a work session Tuesday, the Blair Oaks School Board heard architect Cary Gampher describe a host of possible options for expanding the district’s facilities, including plans to increase the size of each of the district’s three main buildings or even possibly build a fourth school.
Reward money to target illegal guns
A program offering rewards to get guns out of the hands of convicted felons has begun in Cole County and may be the first program of its kind in Missouri. “We’re about to find out how a big of problem there is,” said Sheriff Greg White.
US sees Iran behind missing ex-FBI agent
Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, U.S. officials now see the government of Iran behind the images, intelligence officials told The Associated Press.
Mo. attorney general to retry man in farm slaying
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a man’s murder conviction and life sentence in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor, but his prospects for being freed were quickly tempered when the attorney general’s office announced it intends to retry him.
Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday as her Arizona hometown paused to mark the second anniversary of a deadly shooting rampage that left her with severe injuries.
White House ramping up gun violence discussions
Facing an end-of-the-month deadline, the Obama administration is calling gun owner groups, victims’ organizations and representatives from the video-game industry to the White House this week for discussions on potential policy proposals for curbing gun violence.
Man sentenced in home invasion
A Jefferson City man has been sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a Cole County home break-in in August. Chad Hill, 26, was charged with one count of first degree burglary.
JC man charged with kidnapping teen
A Jefferson City man is scheduled to be arraigned today in Gasconade County in connection with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl. Leon Copeland, 30, is charged with one count of kidnapping.
Work started on Moreau Drive nomination
Moreau Drive is on the path to the National Register of Historic Places. Lynn Josse, who's preparing the nomination, visited Tuesday with neighborhood residents and the Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission.
Jays dominate Rockhurst in wrestling
KANSAS CITY — The Jefferson City Jays won 12 of the 14 matches Tuesday night in a dual victory against the Rockhurst Hawklets.
GOP senator threatens delay on CIA nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s choice of John Brennan to be the next CIA director hit a snag Tuesday as a Republican senator threatened to delay the nomination until the Obama administration provides answers on the deadly assault in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
Blair Oaks pins loss on Owensville
In wrestling dual
The Blair Oaks Falcons won six matches by fall in a victory Tuesday night against the Owensville Dutchmen.
Hallsville edges Blair Oaks in boys basketball
The Hallsville Indians held off a late rally from the Blair Oaks Falcons on Tuesday night, capturing a win.
Man pleads innocent to hitting joggers on purpose
An Arkansas man pleaded not guilty to charges that he intentionally drove into a group of joggers in downtown Cape Girardeau last year.
Russellville girls advance at South Callaway
In a mild upset, Russellville slipped past Harrisburg in the opening round of the South Callaway Tournament on Tuesday night.
Koechner leads Tipton in basketball win
Against Smithton
SMITHTON — Ethan Koechner finished with a double-double Tuesday night to lead the Tipton Cardinals to a victory against the Smithton Tigers.
Boys Basketball: Vienna beats Steelville
Vienna held Steelville to single digits in every quarter and cruised to a win Tuesday night.
Drawdowns on wetlands in west Missouri
Missouri’s Conservation Department is lowering the water in two wetlands in the western part of the state to help plan for repairs.
Boys Basketball: Eugene tops Chamois
The Eugene Eagles outscored the Chamois Pirates 18-2 in the third quarter and went on to claim a win Tuesday night.
Fatima wins boys basketball tourney opener
At California
CALIFORNIA — Patrick Schnieders led three Comets in double figures as Fatima bounced the Fulton Hornets 72-34 in the opening round of the California Tournament.
Fox: No content changes to drama on serial killer
Fox’s entertainment chief said Tuesday that the network did not change the content of “The Following,” its upcoming drama about a serial killer, because of the Connecticut school shooting or other real-life acts of violence.
Girls Basketball: Lewis and Clark wins
COLUMBIA — Lewis and Clark opened play in the Columbia Catholic Tournament with a 35-4 win over Jefferson Junior on Tuesday.
’Bama QB’s girlfriend in spotlight after title win
A day after ESPN cameras lingered on her, announcers piled on compliments and at least one pro athlete made an online pass at her, Twitter was still abuzz Tuesday about former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, who is dating Crimson Tide championship quarterback AJ McCarron.
Senators prepared for new session
State Sens. Mike Kehoe and Jolie Justus belong to opposing political parties, but represent neighboring districts and have the same legislative priority: Creating more jobs for Missourians.
Businessman gets 4 weeks for attempted pandering
The former chief executive of an upscale Colorado-based grocery chain accused in a child prostitution case in Phoenix was sentenced Tuesday to four weeks in jail for his guilty plea to misdemeanor attempted pandering.
Chicago lottery winner’s body to be exhumed
Authorities plan to exhume the body of a Chicago lottery winner poisoned with a lethal dose of cyanide as detectives move forward with a homicide investigation, the medical examiner said Tuesday.
Mass. women at trial: Pregnancy drug caused cancer
Eli Lilly and Co. failed to test a drug’s effect on fetuses before promoting it as a way to prevent miscarriages, a lawyer charged Tuesday in opening statements in a trial over whether four sisters’ breast cancer was caused by medication their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s.
Sheriff thinks Conn. tragedy a factor in bomb plot
An Alabama teenager who called himself a white supremacist is accused of plotting to attack classmates and a teacher with small homemade explosives, though his attorney argues the allegations are blown out of proportion and the teen never intended to hurt anyone.
$1B a year needed to fix Missouri transit
Missouri needs an additional $600 million to $1 billion annually to pay for improvements to the state’s transportation system, a task force said in a report released Tuesday.
Fish story lands in NC’s high court, $1M on line
About four hours after the fishing charter boat Citation left dock on the Outer Banks to compete in one of the country’s richest deep-sea fishing tournaments, crewmembers were in the fight of their lives.
Warning to inspect infant sleepers
The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock ‘N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them.
FBI: Holmes’ booby trap included improvised napalm
An elaborate booby trap system allegedly set up to pull police away from the Colorado theater shooting included improvised napalm and thermite, which burns so hot that water can’t put out the blaze.
UN report calls on Cuba to release American
A United Nations group is calling on the Cuban government to release an American who has been held in the country for more than three years, saying his imprisonment is unfair.
Illinois AG seeks new hearing on concealed carry
Illinois’ attorney general on Tuesday asked the entire 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on concealed carry in an effort to salvage the only law in the nation that makes the practice entirely illegal.
Baseball writers will announce results for Hall of Fame ballots
There’s a chance the podium under the chandeliers in the gold-and-ivory-colored Vanderbilt Room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel will go unused.
Qatar aiding Egypt with extra $2.5 billion
Qatar announced Tuesday it was doubling its financial aid to the Egyptian government with a new injection of $2.5 billion, underlining its role in propping up Cairo’s foreign currency reserves and highlighting its strong ties with the Muslim Brotherhood leadership.
Panel hears Anthony’s appeal on misdemeanor counts
A Florida appellate court was asked Tuesday to decide whether Casey Anthony was in police custody when she made statements that led to her being convicted of four counts of lying to law enforcement officers.
4 dead in Tulsa apartment include twins aged 23
Twenty-three-year-old twins were among four women found dead inside an apartment after an apparent daylight shooting in a crime-scarred south Tulsa neighborhood, city police said Tuesday.
Tuesday's Top 25 College Men's Basketball Capsules
Contests from Jan. 8, 2013
TOP 25 COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Quinn Cook scored a career-high 27 points and No. 1 Duke held Clemson to its lowest-scoring half in 12 years in a 68-40 victory Tuesday night.
Tuesday's Top 25 College Women's Basketball Capsules
TOP 25 COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Skylar Diggins scored four of her 19 points in overtime, helping second-ranked Notre Dame overcome cold shooting and hold off South Florida for a 75-71 victory on Tuesday night.
Tuesday's NBA Capsules
Contests from Jan. 8, 2013
NBA ROUNDUP: Paul George had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers held Miami to a season-low point total in an 87-77 win over the Heat on Tuesday night.
Two arrested after failed suicide attempts
A Mid-Missouri couple had a suicide pact if they ever were caught by law officers — and attempted to execute that pact Monday afternoon.
2012 was record warm year in parts of Missouri
If you’re a Missourian and felt hot under the collar last year, there is good reason. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that 2012 was the warmest year on record in St. Louis and Columbia, and was among the warmest in other Missouri communities.
Ray Romano loves his ’Parenthood’ role
Fans of “Parenthood” love Ray Romano.
Chevy adopts new global ad campaign
Chevrolet is dropping its “Chevy Runs Deep” slogan and replacing it with the new tagline “Find New Roads,” saying that it’s better geared toward drivers outside the U.S.
Oprah to interview Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong has agreed to a rare televised interview with Oprah Winfrey that will air next week.
Lampert faces tough road as Sears CEO
Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. fell Tuesday, a day after the retailer announced that chairman and hedge fund billionaire Edward Lampert will take over the role of CEO.
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