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8:57 am
Thu April 12, 2012

Reasons behind deaths of thousands of fish remain elusive

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Thousands of fish were found dead in Columbia's Flat Branch Creek.

Conservation officials are still trying to determine what killed an estimated 14,000 fish in a central Missouri creek.

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Ryan Ferguson Hearing
5:55 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Ferguson case hearing begins next week

Ryan Ferguson will be in Jefferson City next week for a hearing concerning his 2005 murder conviction.

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Science, Health and Technology
5:34 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Dairy the likely culprit behind E Coli outbreak

Seven cases of E. coli have been reported in central Missouri, according to the State Department of Health and Senior services. Three of these cases are Boone County residents, with one patient requiring hospitalization. Columbia and Boone County Health Department spokesperson  Genalee Alexander said that all three residents had one thing in common:

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Science, Health and Technology
4:51 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Study suggests Army Corps made right call at Birds Point levee

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A new study suggests the Army Corps of Engineers made the right decision when it blew up the Birds Point-New Madrid levee last year.

A new study suggests the Army Corps of Engineers made the right decision when it blew up the Birds Point-New Madrid levee last year.

The study’s authors argue the floodway would have been inundated with or without Corps action.

Ken Olson is a soil sciences professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he co-authored the study.

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Politics
2:34 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Mo. Attorney General Koster reports raising more than $890,000

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Democratic Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reports raising more than $890,000 for his re-election campaign during the past three months.

Democratic Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reports raising more than $890,000 for his re-election campaign during the past three months.

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Politics
2:20 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Mo. Senate stalls on gubernatorial election change

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A proposed amendment to the state constitution would require candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to run as a ticket, just as the president and vice president do. Senators debated the measure but set it aside Tuesday.

Some senators are balking at a proposal to make Missouri's gubernatorial elections more like presidential ones.

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Politics
2:07 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Mo. House passes bill to reduce jail lawsuits

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Missouri House members have approved legislation that supporters hope will reduce lawsuits stemming from suicides by inmates at jails and prisons.

Missouri House members have approved legislation that supporters hope will reduce lawsuits stemming from suicides by inmates at jails and prisons.

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Business
1:46 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Railroad Looking to Roll Again

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Unused for years, the train tracks at the Farmers' Co-op Association in Forest City, Iowa, are set to see rail cars again soon.

It’s been seven years since folks around Forest City, Iowa, have heard a train whistle on the nearby tracks. But Iowa Northern locomotives will soon be switching railcars alongside the towering grain silos at the town’s co-op elevator.

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Business
1:38 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Dairy Farmers Looking for Change

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Cows at Terry Van Maanen's farm in Sioux County, Iowa, wait to be milked.

Many dairymen are calling the government price support system broken, but just how to fix it isn't clear. There's debate over how much the government should step in to help in tough times and as to what degree it should let the free market govern.  

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