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Verizon Wireless' Kansas/Missouri Region director of marketing Justin Stiehr unveils his company's plans to fund the deployment of the InsideOut documentary toolkit to all St. Louis public schools. The documentary shows students the importance of staying in school in order to be successful in life.  (PRNewsFoto/The Mattie C. Stewart...
Verizon Wireless' Kansas/Missouri Region director of marketing Justin Stiehr unveils his company's plans to fund the deployment of the InsideOut documentary toolkit to all St. Louis public schools....   (Associated Press)
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows a patch of low to mid-level clouds in the mid- and eastern regions of the nation as a fairly strong closed low pressure system remains centered over the Mid-Mississippi Valley. The system remains nearly stagnant...
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows a patch of low to mid-level clouds in the mid- and eastern regions of the nation as a fairly strong closed low pressure...   (Associated Press)
This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows widespread in the mid-section and eastern valleys of the nation wrapping around a low pressure system centered in the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Areas of rainfall continue to fall around the system, from Missouri through Kentucky. A...
This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows widespread in the mid-section and eastern valleys of the nation wrapping around a low pressure system centered in the Mid-Mississippi...   (Associated Press)
This undated booking photo released by the Marion County Sheriff's Office shows Darrel Wayne Mohler. The case against a family accused of child sex abuse has expanded with the arrest of a sixth relative, 72-year-old Darrel Wayne Mohler. Mohler has been charged with raping two children in Missouri more than...
This undated booking photo released by the Marion County Sheriff's Office shows Darrel Wayne Mohler. The case against a family accused of child sex abuse has expanded with the arrest of a sixth relative,...   (Associated Press)
Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Five family members charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri made their first court appearance Thursday while crews resumed scouring property where some of...
Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Five family members charged in a child sex abuse case in western...   (Associated Press)
Investigators search around a home as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago...
Investigators search around a home as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property...   (Associated Press)
Investigators walk  around a home as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago...
Investigators walk around a home as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property...   (Associated Press)
Investigators take video and photos as they gather evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago by...
Investigators take video and photos as they gather evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property...   (Associated Press)
Lafayette County Sheriff and crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring several acres of a land in connection with the arrest of five men charged with sexually...
Lafayette County Sheriff and crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring...   (Associated Press)
Crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring several acres of a land in connection with the arrest of five men charged with sexually abusing children. (AP...
Crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring several acres of a land...   (Associated Press)
In this undated photo released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo., David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Mo., Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, also of Independence, Mo. and Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City,...
In this undated photo released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo., David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence,...   (Associated Press)
Debbie Hall, vice president of operations for the Humane Society of Missouri, greets a dog at an emergency shelter that has been housing hundreds of pit bulls seized as part of the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in St. Louis. Dozens of American pit...
Debbie Hall, vice president of operations for the Humane Society of Missouri, greets a dog at an emergency shelter that has been housing hundreds of pit bulls seized as part of the largest dogfighting...   (Associated Press)
Kansas City Missouri police officers look at a portable boom lift that fell at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site,...
Kansas City Missouri police officers look at a portable boom lift that fell at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker...   (Associated Press)
Capt. Mike Smith, of the Jefferson City Missouri Police Department, right, briefs members of the media about what was initially believed to be a hostage situation at the Governor Office Building Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, 2009, in Jefferson City, Mo. with Capt. Tim Hull, of the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Capt. Mike Smith, of the Jefferson City Missouri Police Department, right, briefs members of the media about what was initially believed to be a hostage situation at the Governor Office Building Tuesday...   (Associated Press)
Missouri State Highway Patrol superintendent Col. James Keathley, second right, walks toward the Governor Office Building as law enforcement officials stage during what was believed to be a hostage situation there Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, 2009, in Jefferson City, Mo. Police surrounded an office building near the governor's mansion on...
Missouri State Highway Patrol superintendent Col. James Keathley, second right, walks toward the Governor Office Building as law enforcement officials stage during what was believed to be a hostage situation...   (Associated Press)
FILE - This April 7, 2009 file booking photo released by the Butler County, Missouri Sheriff's Department shows Adam Dylan Leon. The Turkish-born Canadian man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark...
FILE - This April 7, 2009 file booking photo released by the Butler County, Missouri Sheriff's Department shows Adam Dylan Leon. The Turkish-born Canadian man has been sentenced to two years in federal...   (Associated Press)
This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows mostly clear and dry conditions in the East due to a dominant ridge of high pressure. A dry cold front swings produces a patch of scattered clouds in Missouri and southern Illinois as it...
This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows mostly clear and dry conditions in the East due to a dominant ridge of high pressure. A dry cold front swings produces a patch...   (Associated Press)
Flooded corn and soybean fields in Green Acres, Ill., Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Midwestern flooding is usually associated with the spring or summer, so even officials at the National Weather Service are perplexed about the unusual fall flood that is causing rivers to spill over their banks in parts of...
Flooded corn and soybean fields in Green Acres, Ill., Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Midwestern flooding is usually associated with the spring or summer, so even officials at the National Weather Service are perplexed...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In a Nov. 3, 2008 file photo, Chief Warrant Officer Randall Watson, of California, Missouri, serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, browses through voter materials in the largest U.S. military installation, Camp Bondsteel in the Kosovo capital of Pristina. A new law meant to protect...
FILE - In a Nov. 3, 2008 file photo, Chief Warrant Officer Randall Watson, of California, Missouri, serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, browses through voter materials in the largest...   (Associated Press)
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem  listens to arguments in Cole County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2009, in Jefferson City, Mo. A teenage suspect in the slaying of a 9-year-old Missouri girl will remain in juvenile custody while Beetem decides whether the case should be tried in adult court....
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem listens to arguments in Cole County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2009, in Jefferson City, Mo. A teenage suspect in the slaying of a 9-year-old Missouri girl...   (Associated Press)
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In this Sept. 12, 2009, photo, Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike hugs receiver Mardy Gilyard (1) after they connected for a touchdown pass during an NCAA college football game against Southeast Missouri State in Cincinnati. The strong-armed senior quarterback is expected to run Cincinnati's offense on Friday, Nov. 27, when the...
In this Sept. 12, 2009, photo, Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike hugs receiver Mardy Gilyard (1) after they connected for a touchdown pass during an NCAA college football game against Southeast Missouri...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Kim English, right, laughs with teammates Justin Safford, left, and Keith Ramsey, center, as they sit on the bench late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Chattanooga on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. English led all scorers with 26...
Missouri's Kim English, right, laughs with teammates Justin Safford, left, and Keith Ramsey, center, as they sit on the bench late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Chattanooga...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Kim English, left, shoots over Chattanooga's Keegan Bell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. English led all scorers with a career-high 26 points. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Kim English, left, shoots over Chattanooga's Keegan Bell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. English led all...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Marcus Denmon, left, and Chattanooga's Josh Odem, right, scramble for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Marcus Denmon, left, and Chattanooga's Josh Odem, right, scramble for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri...   (Associated Press)
Chattanooga's Josh Odem, bottom, holds on to the ball as Missouri's Keith Ramsey, top, and Zaire Taylor, right, try to steal it during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Chattanooga's Josh Odem, bottom, holds on to the ball as Missouri's Keith Ramsey, top, and Zaire Taylor, right, try to steal it during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
Missouri coach Mike Anderson directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Chattanooga on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri coach Mike Anderson directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Chattanooga on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 99-56. (AP Photo/L.G....   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Keith Ramsey, right, looks to pass after he took the ball away from Chattanooga's Dante Harvey, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Keith Ramsey, right, looks to pass after he took the ball away from Chattanooga's Dante Harvey, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia,...   (Associated Press)
Chattanooga's Ricky Taylor, center, drives past Missouri's Justin Safford, left, Marcus Denmon, right, and Michael Dixon Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Chattanooga's Ricky Taylor, center, drives past Missouri's Justin Safford, left, Marcus Denmon, right, and Michael Dixon Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24,...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Laurence Bowers, left, is pushed by Chattanooga's Jeremy Saffore, right, and Dante Harvey as he dribbles away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Laurence Bowers, left, is pushed by Chattanooga's Jeremy Saffore, right, and Dante Harvey as he dribbles away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009,...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Keith Ramsey, left, pulls down a rebound over Texas-Pan American's Luis Valera, right, during the second half of the first round of a South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 100-44. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Keith Ramsey, left, pulls down a rebound over Texas-Pan American's Luis Valera, right, during the second half of the first round of a South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball...   (Associated Press)
Texas-Pan American's Nick Weiermiller, center, passes the ball as he drives past Missouri's Michael Dixon Jr., top, Zaire Taylor, left, and Keith Ramsey during the second half of the first round of a South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won...
Texas-Pan American's Nick Weiermiller, center, passes the ball as he drives past Missouri's Michael Dixon Jr., top, Zaire Taylor, left, and Keith Ramsey during the second half of the first round of a...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Kim English, right, looks to pass as he is defended by Texas-Pan American's Manny Hendrix, left, during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. English led all scorers with 25 points in Missouri's 100-44 victory. (AP...
Missouri's Kim English, right, looks to pass as he is defended by Texas-Pan American's Manny Hendrix, left, during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Laurence Bowers shoots during the second half of the first round of play in the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game against Texas Pan American, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 100-44. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Laurence Bowers shoots during the second half of the first round of play in the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game against Texas Pan American, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009,...   (Associated Press)
Texas-Pan American's Nick Weiermiller, bottom right, shoots past Missouri defenders Laurence Bowers, top, right, Marcus Denmon, top left, and Zaire Taylor, bottom left, during the second half of the first round of play at the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo....
Texas-Pan American's Nick Weiermiller, bottom right, shoots past Missouri defenders Laurence Bowers, top, right, Marcus Denmon, top left, and Zaire Taylor, bottom left, during the second half of the first...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's J.T. Tiller laughs on the bench in street clothes during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Pan American, on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Tiller sat out the game due to an ankle injury. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's J.T. Tiller laughs on the bench in street clothes during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Pan American, on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009,...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Keith Ramsey dunks the ball during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Pan American, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Keith Ramsey dunks the ball during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Pan American, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Texas-Pan American's Luis Valera, right, and Missouri's Laurence Bowers, left, battle for a loose ball during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Texas-Pan American's Luis Valera, right, and Missouri's Laurence Bowers, left, battle for a loose ball during the first half of the South Padre Island Invitational NCAA college basketball game Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
Missouri wide receiver Danario Alexander, left, sprints down the sideline ahead of Iowa State's Kennard Banks, center, and Leonard Johnson, right, during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 34-24. Alexander set team records for single-season and...
Missouri wide receiver Danario Alexander, left, sprints down the sideline ahead of Iowa State's Kennard Banks, center, and Leonard Johnson, right, during the third quarter of an NCAA college football...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Jasper Simmons, right, intercepts a pass intended for Iowa State's Marquis Hamilton, left, late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 34-24. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri's Jasper Simmons, right, intercepts a pass intended for Iowa State's Marquis Hamilton, left, late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Columbia,...   (Associated Press)
Missouri running back Derrick Washington runs  during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Washington, who led all rushers with 62 yards in the game, left the game during the first half with a concussion in Missouri's 34-24...
Missouri running back Derrick Washington runs during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Washington, who led all rushers with...   (Associated Press)
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  • Boeing wins $8.6M in stimulus for smart grid project

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 2:04:46 PM

    The Boeing Co. won $8.6 million in federal stimulus money to develop software to help utilities improve transmission of electricity over large regions.

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  • Ex-manager at School Sisters of Notre Dame admits fraud

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 1:31:41 PM

    The former head of information technology at the School Sisters of Notre Dame has admitted to using false invoices to defraud the St. Louis religious and charitable organization of $510,000.

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  • Vacuum scam targets seniors, BBB says

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 11:06:30 AM

    Vacuum cleaner salespeople posing as authorized dealers of The Kirby Co. have been targeting seniors in Eastern Missouri in what appears to be a scheme to get them to pay premium prices for old, often broken vacuums, the BBB said Wednesday.

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  • Thanksgiving travel up despite higher gas prices

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 9:39:18 AM

    More people are traveling for Thanksgiving this year, even if St. Louis gas prices have jumped 61 percent from last year.

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  • YRC Worldwide extends debt-for-equity swap deadline

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 9:36:39 AM

    YRC Worldwide Inc. has given bondholders another day to swap about $537 million in debt for 95 percent of the company’s common shares, a vital step in YRC’s bid to navigate around bankruptcy.

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  • Wash. U., Tarlton, Fox, Busch back Metro tax campaign

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 8:54:37 AM

    Supporters of a proposed half-cent transit sales tax increase for Metro operations have formed a campaign committee, Advance St. Louis, which has raised $72,000 so far.

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  • Boeing IDS wins $80M in military work

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 7:59:17 AM

    Boeing’s St. Louis-based defense unit recently won four military contracts worth a total of $80 million, the Pentagon said Tuesday. (BA)

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  • Missourians’ Thanksgiving dinner cheaper this year

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/25/2009 7:37:52 AM

    Missourians will pay less this year for their Thanksgiving dinner, a new survey shows.

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  • 8 plead guilty in Palestinian racketeering ring

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/24/2009 5:34:23 PM

    Eight members of a criminal enterprise operating out of five St. Louis area convenience stores pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of federal racketeering and related charges.

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  • SIU faces $16.5M funding gap

    St. Louis Business Journal | 11/24/2009 5:25:53 PM

    The Southern Illinois University system faces a $16.5 million funding gap for its Jan. 1 payroll, President Glenn Poshard told employees in an e-mail Tuesday.

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