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Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 PM
 Missouri House Education Committee approves package bill
BY Stephanie Ebbs JEFFERSON CITY -- Newly-hired Missouri public school teachers would not have the possibility of tenure under an omnibus ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 PM
 Indiana State defeats Missouri State 59-46
Dwayne Lathan scored 12 points and Indiana State defeated Missouri State 59-46 Wednesday night. Jordan Printy had 11 points, Carl Richard ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 PM
 Key Missouri River levees seen repaired by March
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Repairs to critical Missouri River levees damaged or destroyed by flooding last summer are on schedule to ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 10 PM
 Missouri regains unwanted claim to fame: Meth Capital
by Dori Olmos Dori Olmos is the Executive Producer at KRCG and the author of Mid-Missouri adventures with Milo. Missouri has ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 10 PM
 Panel working to draw new Missouri Senate districts
(AP) -- A bipartisan state commission met behind closed doors Wednesday, attempting to draw new Missouri Senate districts. Commission members met ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 10 PM
 Kevin Haskin: Weems leaves lasting imprint at Missouri State
Kyle Weems was dialing his parents in Topeka, wondering about his choice to attend Missouri State. Sitting on the end of ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 8 PM
 Our View: Nine month mark
It hardly seems possible, but today marks nine months since the May 22 tornado. Nine months doesn't seem like a lot, ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 8 PM
 Google asks Missouri and Kansas to allow video service in KC
Google Inc. officials leading fiber efforts in Kansas City are asking the states of Kansas and Missouri for permission to provide ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 8 PM
 Grand jury in Missouri expected to hear Maher case
AP A federal judge in Missouri has ruled that a grand jury will hear evidence in the case of a British ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 7 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgRun-in with deer sways Kan. lawmaker on hunting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas lawmaker says a run-in with a deer made him see a proposal on crossbow hunting ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 7 PM
 Federal judge orders case of British fugitive being held in Missouri to go to ...
A federal grand jury is to hear the case of a British man who's accused of robbing an armored car in ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgMo. House votes to pare back election recounts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri House has passed legislation limiting the ability of losing candidates to seek recounts in ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 PM
 The Vagina Monologues is at Black Box
JOPLIN - The award-winning play The Vagina Monologues will be presented at 7:30 pm on February 23-24, 2012, in the Bud ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 PM
 For sale: Used FEMA mobile homes
Updated February 22, 2012 by Jordan Aubey: FEMA auctions off housing units that were used after the May 22 tornado. The ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 PM
 Missouri S&T students win awards for 'smart' grid research
By Anonymous Two computer science students at Missouri University of Science and Technology have received National Science Foundation funding to support ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 PM
 Missouri may tap mortgage money to fill budget gaps
By DAVID A. LIEB, AP JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) - The ink wasn't even dry on a settlement with the nation's ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 5 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgGOP candidate Paul to hold Okla. campaign rally
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will hold a campaign rally in Oklahoma City. Paul's campaign announced Wednesday ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 5 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgKan. drug charges again dropped against Morrison
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Prosecutors in Sedgwick County have dropped drug charges against former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison, less than ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 4 PM
 Woman turns in father-in-law, a British fugitive
A British man faces a court hearing Wednesday in Missouri. He's accused of spending 19 years on the run. Police in ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 4 PM
 States may tap mortgage money to fill budget gaps
The ink wasn't even dry on a settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 4 PM
 Missouri senator seeks to advance I-70 tolls measure
The Missouri Department of Transportation has offered three options for the highway improvements that range in cost from $2 billion to ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 3 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgKan. House advances child abuse reporting changes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House has given first-round approval to a bill amending state law on mandatory reporting of ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 3 PM
 Felixstowe/Missouri: “Fast” Eddie appears before US court
By Colin Adwent crime correspondent Wednesday, February 22, 2012 FELIXSTOWE/MISSOURI: "Fast Eddie" Maher, the former Securicor guard wanted in connection with ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 3 PM
 Missouri leads spike in US meth lab busts
Missouri regained the top national spot for lab seizures in 2011 with 2096, the AP confirmed through the survey that also ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 2 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgCourt returns Calif. Medicaid case to lower court
AP National News Video More>> NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. (Graphic by ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 2 PM
 Missouri adds TE to 2012 recruiting class
By Edward Aschoff Missouri added the 20th member of its 2012 recruiting class in tight end Brandon Holifield of Tallahassee, Fla., ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 2 PM
 AP Exclusive: National methamphetamine lab busts up again in 2011, Missouri ...
Missouri regained the top national spot for lab seizures in 2011 with 2096, the AP confirmed through the survey that also ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 PM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgMo. senator calls for debate on I-70 tolls measure
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri senator says he wants the full chamber to debate a measure allowing tolls on ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 PM
 $1 million verdict awarded in wrongful-death lawsuit
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A Jasper County jury returned a $1 million verdict Tuesday night in favor of the parents of a ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 PM
 Cheryle Finley: Mishmash of ideas can help in kitchen
By Cheryle Finley Globe Columnist JOPLIN, Mo. -- Today is going to be a mishmash of ideas, and I hope you ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 PM
 Missouri Tigers: update on injured Mizzou running-back Henry Josey
"He's doing tremendous on his rehab," said Missouri Tigers offensive coordinator David Yost. "He is working as hard in there as ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 12 PM
 Missouri State announces athletics ticketing agreement with Collegiate Consulting
Missouri State University announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) that it will partner with Collegiate Consulting to manage ticket sales for its intercollegiate ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 12 PM
 Kansas State upsets No. 3 Missouri
(AP) By ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, Missouri: Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 AM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgTribe seeks order to limit beer sales in Neb. town
AP National News Video More>> NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. (Graphic by ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 AM
 Kansas State takes down No. 3 Missouri, 78-68
3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, the Wildcats' second win this season over the Tigers. Kansas State (19-8, 8-7 Big 12) led ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 AM
 Centene wins Missouri Medicaid deal
Photo by Erik M. Lunsford, elunsford@post-dispatch.com Centene Corp. has won a major contract to manage the health care and behavioral health ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 11 AM
 Holifield pulls the trigger, commits to Missouri
And Miami's loss appears to Missouri's gain, as Holifield_a 6-foot-6, 215-pound receiver/tight end_officially committed to the Tigers Wednesday morning. HensonHolifield, whose ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 10 AM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgOkla. City school officials fear possible takeover
By KEN MILLER AP OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The superintendent of Oklahoma's largest school district says he's "very concerned" that the ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgU.Va. lacrosse slaying trial goes to jurors
AP National News Video More>> NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. (Graphic by ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgAPNewsBreak: W.Va. mine boss charged with fraud
AP National News Video More>> NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. (Graphic by ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 Missouri Shuts Down Dallas County Dog Breeding Facility
Missouri has shut down a Dallas County dog breeder for violations of Missouri's Animal Care Facilities Act and Canine Cruelty Prevention ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 Missouri Lawmakers Debate Birth Control Coverage Bill
The debate about insurance coverage for birth control and abortion has reached the Missouri legislature, where a battle is looming over ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 Missouri Grants Approval to Submit No Child Left Behind Act Waiver Application
If the waiver is granted, Missouri will use the required elements of the state accountability system for federal compliance purposes. Jefferson ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 Missouri Supreme Court to examine state House map
(AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on a fourth challenge to the state's political redistricting process. ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 9 AM
 Kansas State upsets No. 3 Missouri 78-68
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, AP LG Patterson / AP Missouri's Phil Pressey, top, loses the ball out of bounds next to Kansas ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 8 AM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgMo. county steps up investigation of overdoses
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) - Another rash of drug overdose deaths is leading to greater scrutiny in eastern Missouri's Franklin County. The ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 8 AM
 Missouri's Highest Court To Examine State House Map
(AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on a fourth challenge to the state's political redistricting process. ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 8 AM
 Missouri again has no answer for the physical play of Kansas State
Did he see any similarities between Missouri's 78-68 loss to Kansas State on Tuesday night and the Tigers' 16-point loss to ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 7 AM
 ISU women struggle to beat Missouri in OT
The Cyclones trailed for nearly 37 minutes of the game, but finally took the lead on a pair of free-throws from ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 7 AM
 Centene wins Missouri managed care contract
's subsidiary, Home State Health Plan, has been awarded a contract to serve Medicaid beneficiaries in the Central, Eastern and Western ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 7 AM
 Threatening email mentions 4 Missouri senators
An angry email that named four Missouri state senators and mentioned an Arizona congresswoman who was shot and wounded last year ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 7 AM
 Birth Control Debate Heats Up In Missouri
Several Democratic senators raised concerns Tuesday about a Missouri proposal that would let employers refuse to provide health insurance coverage for ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 AM
 Missouri state parks see rise in attendance
Attendance at Missouri state parks has risen for the third straight year after a 10-year decline. Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 AM
 Kansas State out-muscles Missouri, again
Kim English appeared to be running the game film in his head as he clutched his face with one hand, squeezed ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 6 AM
 Iowa State comes together during overtime in 'ugly' win against Missouri
The ISU women's basketball team, however, didn't let that stop them from pulling out a win in overtime against Missouri, 66-59. ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 5 AM
 KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgKan. House to vote on restraint rules for schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A bill setting standards for when public schools may physically restrain disruptive students or place them in ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 4 AM
 83-year-old receives standing ovation after recalling storm, aftermath
By Andra Bryan Stefanoni news@joplinglobe.com JOPLIN, Mo. -- Several dignitaries spoke Tuesday morning at the ceremony marking the reopening of Mercy ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 2 AM
 Stephen N. Spicer
By Anonymous Steve was born on Feb. 7, 1953, in Tahlequah, Okla., the son of Lowell James (LJ) Spicer and Pauline ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 2 AM
 Missouri loses chance at historic Big 12 finish
3 Missouri is the possibility of an outright Big 12 Conference regular-season championship, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 AM
 Brown, St. Peter spark Joplin past Neosho in district opener
By Richard Polen Globe Sports Writer CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Charlie Brown scored 18 points in the last 10 1/2 minutes as ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 AM
 Williams is a 'Rocketdyne kid'
By Kay Hively Alan Williams is a "Rocketdyne Kid" who spent much of his youth in Joplin and Neosho. Then in ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 AM
 Missouri again finds Kansas State too tough, too nasty | The Republic
When it comes to Missouri versus Kansas State hoops, this is as bad a matchup as the Tigers can get. The ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 AM
 Emailed threat directed at four Missouri state senators
By JASON HANCOCK JEFFERSON CITY -- A threatening email directed at four Missouri senators and making reference to former US Rep. ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 AM
 Missouri and Illinois approve plans for education policy waivers
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri's state board of education gave its approval Tuesday for officials to submit the state's application for flexibility ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 1 AM
 Judge overturns Missouri law to create incentives for tech companies
By JASON HANCOCK JEFFERSON CITY A fund designed to offer incentives to Missouri science and technology companies has been declared unconstitutional ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 12 AM
 Kansas State upsets Missouri again
It just mattered that the Wildcats were playing Missouri. Once again, the Wildcats faced a top-five Missouri squad. Like Kansas State ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 12 AM
 Kansas State Upsets Missouri, Seton Hall Beats Georgetown in College Games
Kansas State University upset the third-ranked University of Missouri 78-68, and Seton Hall University defeated ninth-ranked Georgetown University 73-55 in men's ...
Posted on 2.22.12 at 12 AM
 Cyclones Grind Out Win Over Missouri In Overtime
By James Steward AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State struggled from the field and at the line but prevailed in overtime against ...

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