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8:53 am
Fri February 24, 2012

Stephens College reorganizes academic departments

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Stephens College is reorganizing, in a move that won’t cost more money, but will shuffle departments and faculty.

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Business
8:29 am
Fri February 24, 2012

No more Cool Stuff downtown

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Need an African drum or hanging lampshade? It might be on sale, as Cool Stuff in downtown Columbia prepares to close.

The kitschy and iconic downtown Columbia store Cool Stuff is closing its doors after 23 years in business. Owner Arnie Fagan, an MU alum, opened the store in 1988 as a tie-dye shop.

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Global Journalist
5:30 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

Exploring the rise of Nigeria's Boko Haram

Nigeria appears to be on the verge of a civil war. The instigator of escalating sectarian conflict seems to be a militant Islamic sect known as the Boko Haram. 

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Under the Microscope
4:42 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

Discovering a comet

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KBIA's Lee Jian Chung spoke with Fred Bruenjes, about his experience discovering a comet.

If you go stargazing tonight, you just might see a faint little speck with a Missouri connection.

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Science, Health and Technology
2:58 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

UM System announces research recipients

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Luis Jimenez, CEO of EternoGen, is one of the winners of the UM System's Enterprise Investment Program. Jimenez and Mark Lee, president CEO of CLB Horizons, were selected today, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.

Today the University of Missouri System announced the recipients of a $600,000 investment in two university research teams. The money will be use to further commercialize and expand lab research, which could translate into economic growth in Missouri.

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Politics
2:33 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

Mo. House bill would change vacancy appointees

Missouri voters could decide whether to change the way in which replacements are selected for vacancies in statewide offices.

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Politics
2:29 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

Mo. House passes English driver's license requirement

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Those who want to get a Missouri driver's license would have to understand English under legislation passed by the state House on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.

Anyone hoping to get a Missouri driver's license would have to understand English under legislation passed by the state House.

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Politics
2:27 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

Mo. state senate backs new robocall limits

The Missouri Senate has passed legislation that would forbid automated phone calls known as "robocalls" from going to numbers on the state's no-call list.

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Politics
1:52 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

State senator backs new distracted driving charge

Drivers who are distracted while behind the wheel could be charged with a misdemeanor — even if they haven't broken any other laws — under legislation endorsed by a Missouri Senate committee.

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Politics
1:47 pm
Thu February 23, 2012

Mo. GOP attorney general race gains another candidate

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Livingston County Prosecutor Adam Warren will join Ed Martin as a GOP challenger to current Attorney General Chris Koster.

 

The Republican race for Missouri's attorney general's office has gained a second candidate.

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