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4:52 pm
Tue May 29, 2012

Mo. court strikes down part of 2008 harassment law

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The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down part of a state harassment law enacted after the suicide of a St. Charles County teenager who was teased over the Internet.

The high court on Tuesday invalidated a 2008 state law defining harassment to cover anyone who "knowingly makes repeated unwanted communication to another person."

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Politics
9:14 am
Tue May 29, 2012

Blunt to inspect Missouri River management system

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Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) will inspect the Missouri River management system.

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven plan to make their own inspections of dams and levees along the Missouri River.

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Business
8:57 am
Mon May 28, 2012

Mo Transportation Department trims mowing budget

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Missouri drivers may notice a change in the landscape along roadways and medians later this summer — more grass.

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Politics
9:15 am
Thu May 24, 2012

Prayer in public to be on August primary ballots

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Gov. Jay Nixon placed the constitutional amendment on the August Missouri primary ballot.

A proposed amendment to Missouri's Constitution asserting the right to pray in public will go before voters in August.

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Politics
9:04 am
Thu May 24, 2012

MU fraternity embroiled in gubernatorial spat

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MU fraternity Beta Theta Pi has become involved in a gubernatorial dispute after hanging up a banner supporting Republican candidate Dave Spence.

A fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia is removing a Republican campaign banner after concerns were raised by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon's communications director.

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Politics
4:41 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Leniency sought for Mo. man in Iraq sanctions case

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Supporters of a Columbia man sentenced to three years in prison for sending money to Iraq despite federal sanctions are organizing an effort to commute his federal sentence.

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Science, Health and Technology
4:32 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Corps: States can help improve flood forecasting

Credit Air Force Tech. Sgt. Oscar Sanchez / US Department of Agriculture
Missouri river flooding in Sioux City, Iowa, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, on June 8, 2011. Levees were built near homes to prevent the Missouri river from flooding properties.

The top military officer in charge of managing the Missouri River system says the agency needs help from states to improve its ability to predict water runoff.

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Politics
3:57 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Mo National Guard exempt from Sunshine Law

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Missouri National Guard Soldiers with the 117th Engineer Team work search and rescue missions in Joplin, Mo., just hours after a deadly tornado passed through.

Missouri National Guard members have been disciplined for looting in Joplin after the massive tornado.

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Politics
9:11 am
Wed May 23, 2012

One year on, Joplin remembers tornado

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Joplin was devastated by an EF-5 tornado in May 2011, killing 161.

Much of Joplin fell silent to mark the precise moment the city was hit by a tornado one year ago.

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Science, Health and Technology
2:54 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Women's and Children's Hospital closing ICU

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Women's and Children's Hospital

A Columbia hospital says it will close its adult intensive care unit next month because it is not being used enough.

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