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Weather
4:42 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

Missouri reports three fatalities from severe storms

Gov. Jay Nixon's administration says three people have been killed in severe storms that swept across southern Missouri.

Nixon cited the three fatalities in a news release as he headed to view the damage.

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Business
4:30 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

NBAF opponents gaining strength

Credit Laura Ziegler / Harvest Public Media
Some worry that the proposed NBAF site at Kansas State University puts students at risk.

Opponents of a controversial Kansas lab designed to study and combat biological diseases have recently found new momentum, as work on the Department of Homeland Security project stalled.

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Politics
4:21 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

US Senate candidate Steelman chooses Tilley as campaign chairman

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman has recruited the speaker of the Missouri House to serve as her campaign chairman.

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Health & Wealth Update
11:15 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Bill would require coverage of eating disorders

In 1995, Rick Stream's 18-year-old daughter died in bed. For several years she'd been struggling with bulimia and that night her heart finally heart stopped beating, weakened from low potassium levels. Now, Stream is a state representative, and he's sponsoring a bill in the Missouri House that would require health insurance companies to cover treatment for eating disorders -- treatment he says could have saved his daughter's life if his insurance had paid for it.

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Weather
9:25 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Branson hospital treats over 30 after tornado

A hospital in Branson treated 32 people in the hours after a tornado hit the tourist destination.

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Business
9:16 am
Wed February 29, 2012

New student apartment complex may come to Columbia

Credit File / KBIA
Home to thousands of college students, Columbia may see more apartment complexes sprout up around town.

Plans for more student aimed housing in Columbia are being discussed.

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Politics
5:13 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Candidates flock to Jeff. City to file

Credit File photo

Candidates for the Missouri General Assembly, for Governor and for other statewide offices can now file to run.  Hundreds flocked to Jefferson City today and lined up outside the doors of the Secretary of State’s office to file their paperwork.

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MU leaving the Big 12
5:09 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Big 12 announces settlement with MU: $12.4M

Credit Karen Mitchell / KBIA Sports Extra
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, left, and Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton celebrate the announcement of Missouri's entrance into the SEC, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at the Student Center at MU in Columbia, Mo.

The Big 12 conference announced its agreement with MU on its website Tuesday afternoon. Here is the text of the article posted on the conference's website:

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Politics
4:46 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Democratic dynasties set to clash in August

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Accusations of impropriety are already flying Tuesday after members of two Democratic political dynasties filed paperwork to run against each other in August.  US Representative Russ Carnahan, whose current seat was eliminated in redistricting, will challenge incumbent William Lacy Clay in the 1st Congressional District.

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