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  • February 2008

    • Town Mourns City Hall Dead

      CNN  |  Feb 9, 08 7:00 AM CST

      Town Mourns City Hall Dead

      (Newser) - Hundreds gathered in Kirkwood, Missouri, last night for a vigil to mourn the five victims of Thursday night's City Hall shooting, including two police officers and two city council members, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The shooter was identified as Charles "Cookie" Thornton, a local contractor with a history of grievances against the city, including 150 parking tickets a friend said were "eating at him." More »

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      lawsuit  • shooting  • Missouri  • city council  • Kirkwood, Missouri

  • January 2008

    • Obama Hopes Kansas Roots Will Yield Votes

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 30, 08 12:04 PM CST

      Obama Hopes Kansas Roots Will Yield Votes

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has been hitting the pavement in staunchly Republican Kansas, the Los Angeles Times reports, returning to the town where his maternal grandparents lived during the Great Depression. The Democratic presidential candidate also picked up an endorsement yesterday from Democratic governor Kathleen Sebelius—something that might help the Illinois senator more than his local roots. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • Super Tuesday  • Missouri  • Kansas

    • Elmer Fudd, Have You Tried the Raccoon?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 19, 08 2:54 PM CST

      Elmer Fudd, Have You Tried the Raccoon?

      (Newser) - Sweet raccoon meat is in vogue in the nation’s heartland, where the masked critters have been selling as fast as some hunters can snag them, the Chicago Tribune says. One Illinois dealer says he’s sold about 2,500 to more than 50 customers in the last 10 weeks. “You have to overcome certain inhibitions,” said one racoon-eater. “But when it’s prepared right, raccoon is really good.” More »

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      Chicago  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • hunting  • Native Americans  • barbecue  • raccoons

    • 'Missouri Miracle,' 1 Year Later

      St. Louis Post-Dispatch  |  Jan 11, 08 2:50 PM CST

      'Missouri Miracle,' 1 Year Later

      (Newser) - A year has passed since police cracked the 4-day-old kidnapping case of Ben Ownby, and with it, astonishingly, the 4-year-old case of Shawn Hornbeck. After police found both boys alive and brought their kidnapper to justice, the feel-good tale became known as the “Missouri Miracle.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch checks in a year later and finds both teens doing well. More »

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      crime  • kidnapping  • Missouri  • miracle

    • Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

      CNN  |  Jan 8, 08 11:29 AM CST

      Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

      (Newser) - A series of freak tornadoes touched down last night across the Midwest, killing two Missouri women and leaving a swath of destruction in their wake, CNN reports. Another person was killed when another twister hit Arkansas this morning. “I’ve never seen damage like this in the summertime,” said one Wisconsin sheriff. “To see something like this in January is mind-boggling.” More »

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      Illinois  • storm  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • tornado  • Arkansas  • Oklahoma

  • December 2007

    • Rudy Released From Hospital in St. Louis

      New York Times  |  Dec 20, 07 6:13 PM CST

      Rudy Released From Hospital in St. Louis

      (Newser) - Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani left a St. Louis hospital in "high spirits" today after spending the night there with flu-like symptoms, the New York Times reports. The GOP candidate started feeling sick while campaigning yesterday; shortly after his plane took off for New York, his condition deteriorated. After consultation with his doctor, the plane turned back, and he checked into the hospital. More »

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      Republicans  • Rudy Giuliani  • Republican candidates  • Missouri

    • Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      Associated Press  |  Dec 15, 07 1:36 PM CST

      Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      (Newser) - A foot of snow hit Kansas this morning as thousands huddled in shelters there, unable to return home after power outages, the AP reports. Oklahoma, which still has 181,000 homes and businesses blacked out, caught a break this morning when heavy snow warnings were canceled. But Missouri is still in the crosshairs as the storm moves across the Midwest and into New England. More »

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      Chicago  • Detroit  • severe weather  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Kansas  • Oklahoma  • ice storm

    • Storm Gives Northeast First Blast of Winter

      Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 8:19 PM CST

      Storm Gives Northeast First Blast of Winter

      (Newser) - The deadly storm that shut down much of the Midwest is now giving the Northeast its first major taste of winter, the AP reports. Heavy snow snarled roads and airports in Boston, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Forecasters say some areas could get up to a foot of snow by morning, while others will deal with the mess of freezing rain and sleet. Meanwhile, a bigger storm is brewing and could strike by Sunday. More »

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      airport  • Missouri  • Oklahoma  • winter storm  • Northeast

    • Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

      Associated Press  |  Dec 12, 07 7:41 AM CST

      Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

      (Newser) - Nearly 1 million people are without power in the aftermath of a nightmarish ice storm that wreaked havoc with roads, homes and airports through a Midwestern swath of the nation. The storm has claimed 24 lives so far, most on ice-slicked roadways. Forecasters predicted a new storm building in the southern Plains today that will deliver more sleet and freezing rain to Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas. More »

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      Chicago  • storm  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Oklahoma  • power  • ice storm

    • 600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST

      600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      (Newser) - An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according to the National Weather Service—which posted ice and storm warnings for parts of several states tomorrow. More »

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      US Army  • weather  • Illinois  • storm  • severe weather  • Missouri  • Midwest  • FEMA  • Kansas  • state of emergency  • Oklahoma

  • November 2007

    • Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 17, 07 4:00 PM CST

      Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide

      (Newser) - Police fear a "mob mentality" is brewing in a St. Louis suburb after a 13-year-old girl killed herself, and the hoaxers who allegedly prodded her have gone free. Two adults—parents of the girl's friend—badgered Megan Meier online until she hanged herself in her closet last October. Cops say they've been getting angry calls since the story broke last week, but insist that no law can corral the cyber-bullies. More »

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      MySpace  • suicide  • Missouri  • St. Louis  • cyberbullying  • Internet hoax

    • Stepfather, Pal Charged in Rape & Murder of Missouri Girl

      CNN  |  Nov 11, 07 5:00 AM CST

      Stepfather, Pal Charged in Rape &amp; Murder of Missouri Girl

      (Newser) - The stepfather of a slain 9-year-old Missouri girl and a friend were charged yesterday with her rape and murder, reports CNN. The friend confessed to the crime after the girl's body was found in a hillside cave, according to a local sheriff More »

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      murder  • rape  • Missouri

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Church Massacre Stuns Missouri Immigrants

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 07 8:15 AM CDT

      Church Massacre Stuns Missouri Immigrants

      (Newser) - The Micronesian community in a small Missouri town is struggling to come to grips with a brutal crime by one of its own. Eiken Elam Saimon ran into a Micronesian church service and opened fire, killing three and wounding five. About 300 Pacific Islanders live in the town of Neosho, where they migrated beginning in the 1990s. More »

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      shooting  • gun  • immigrant  • Missouri  • church  • Neosho  • Micronesia

    • Shooter Opens Fire in Missouri Church, Killing 3

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 5:49 PM CDT

      Shooter Opens Fire in Missouri Church, Killing 3

      (Newser) - An unidentified gunman killed 3 and wounded several in a church in southwest Missouri today. The AP reports that he briefly held 25 to 50 churchgoers hostage at the First Congregational Church in Neosho, Missouri before being arrested. Police say that an incident between the shooting suspect and a family that attends the mostly Latino church motivated the killing. More »

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      shooting  • gun  • Missouri  • church  • Neosho

  • June 2007