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Missouri stories: 59 news summaries

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 Case of Line-Cutting 
 Sparks Racial Firestorm 

Young black woman faces 15 years in dust-up at Wal-Mart

Nov 16, 09 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Trial is set to begin in a case of Wal-Mart line-cutting that has turned into a racially charged media circus. Heather Ellis was arrested almost three years ago after an incident that began when she switched checkout lines at a Missouri store—to join her cousin in a faster queue,... More »

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police • Ku Klux Klan • racism • Missouri • Wal-Mart • criminal charges • Heather Ellis • checkout

 Mo. Cops Seek Bodies, 
 Kids' Notes on Abuse 

Police dig up farm where 5 men charged with child rape

Nov 12, 09 4:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Investigators are digging up property at a Missouri farm where an elderly man and his four sons have been charged in repeated sexual assaults of young relatives, according to officials. Police are searching for bodies, as well as buried glass jars containing handwritten notes by children detailing their abuse up... More »

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crime • Missouri • incest • sexual assault • child rape • sodomy • Burrell Mohler • Lexington, Mo.

5 Missouri Men Busted
on Child Rape Charges

Accused believed to be father, four sons

Nov 11, 09 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Five members of the same family were arrested in connection with sex crimes against children in a raid on a Missouri farm yesterday. The men, aged from 47 to 77, are believed to be a father and his four sons, police say. They face multiple felony charges including forcible sodomy,... More »

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child molestation • Missouri • sex crime • child rape

 Penny Slots Bring In Big Bucks 


Aug 31, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Casinos are making big bank off the tiniest—and oft-most derided—denomination, USA Today reports. Gambling outfits have added penny slots at an amazing rate—in the last 2 years, Nevada has removed 12,000 more costly machines to make room for 7,000 penny slots—and the move... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • recession • casino • Missouri • Nevada • slot machines • gamblers • penny slots

UPDATED

Voinovich Makes 9 GOP Yeas for Sotomayor


Aug 6, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - As she coasts toward confirmation, Sonia Sotomayor picked up the support of a 9th Republican today, reports MSNBC. Ohio Sen. George Voinovich’s promised yea joins yesterday's announcement by Kit Bond of Missouri and on-again-off-again Obama cabinet nominee Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. Voinovich is among four of six retiring... More »

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New Hampshire • Senate Republicans • Missouri • George Voinovich • US Supreme Court • US Senate • opinion polls • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • Obama Cabinet • Christopher Bond • Kit Bond • Sonia Sotomayor • public opinion • confirmation vote

(AP) - A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. US District Judge George Wu acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Wu... More »

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social networking • suicide • MySpace • prosecutor • bullying • Missouri • misdemeanor • cyberbullying

'Tough' Toddler
Survives 2 Days
in Mo. Woods

He was 4 miles
from home—starved,
naked, and grinning

May 7, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - By the time his bare bottom was spotted in the woods yesterday, rescue crews were doubtful they would find Joshua Childers alive. But the 3-year-old sprang up and grinned when a volunteer called out to him. He had wandered into the Missouri woods Monday morning and survived 50 hours barely... More »

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Missouri • toddler • missing child • forests • Joshua Childers • survival

(Newser) - Penny-pinching gamblers are flocking to casinos for a cheaper bet these days: penny slots. The machines enable them to play longer with the same amount of cash, and, thanks to modern paper payouts, no longer burden them with noisy bucket-loads of coins. Casinos don't mind the games, either. "... More »

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gambling • casino • Missouri • slot machines

 St. Louis Pizza Maker 
 Cooks for Obamas Today  

Obama became a fan during campaign

Apr 10, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first family is having pizza delivered for lunch today—from St. Louis. President Obama became a fan of restaurant Pi during a campaign stop in Missouri, and yesterday the owner flew to Washington to make 20 pizzas in the White House for the president’s family and staff, People ... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • St. Louis • Missouri • pizza

(Newser) - The plane thief who led US fighter jets on a chase across six states yesterday did so as part of a bizarre suicide attempt, according to the Missouri trooper who arrested him. Yavuz Berke was hoping that if he flew the Cessna stolen in Canada into the US he’d... More »

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suicide • Canada • fighter jet • Missouri • Cessna • NORAD • Yavuz Berke

Canadian Plane Thief Nabbed on Mo. Highway After Wild Chase

US fighter jets tracked Cessna lifted in Ontario

Apr 7, 09 1:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pilot of a stolen Cessna has been captured after landing the plane on a Missouri highway and attempting to flee on foot, CNN reports. The plane had been intercepted and tracked by US fighter jets since heading into American airspace shortly after it was stolen from a flight school... More »

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Canada • fighter jet • Missouri • Cessna • NORAD

 Stimulus in Hand, 
 States Race to 
 Start Projects 

NE, CA, MO, and MD all moved immediately with federal dollars

Mar 17, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four states—Nebraska, Missouri, California, and Maryland—claim to be the first to use their federal stimulus money, the New York Times reports. "Our project is definitely the first one to use shovels," said an official in California, where forest trail work started yesterday. But shovels aside, Missouri... More »

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California • Maryland • Nebraska • Missouri • infrastructure • economic stimulus package

FEMA Is Also in the
Prevention Business

Agency funds preparation projects; some scientists want to see more

Feb 15, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - FEMA may be best known for its response in times of crisis, but it also tries to provide help before disaster strikes, NPR reports. In the tiny Missouri hamlet of Niangua, a tornado shelter mostly funded by the agency will soon be able to house the entire town—a relief... More »

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tornado • shelter • FEMA • Missouri • disaster preparedness

(Newser) - You probably won’t find it in the supermarket, but out in a parking lot in Missouri, you could easily cross paths with a raccoon, the Kansas City Star reports. Not one ravaging the Dumpster, but one dressed and packed for dinner. A best guess has Missourians yearly consuming... More »

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food • Kansas City • Missouri • game • barbecue • raccoons • animal • trapping

ANALYSIS

Strong Candidates Give GOP Hope for Open Senate Seats

No dearth of Republican recruits for 2010 races in Fla., Mo., Ohio

Jan 14, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Don’t let the stories about how grim 2010 looks for the Senate Republicans fool you. The spate of retirements in swing states is no boon, to be sure, but, Politico reports, the GOP will have no trouble coming up with good candidates in Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. A state-by-state... More »

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Florida • Ohio • Rob Portman • Senate Republicans • Missouri • Jim Talent • Mel Martinez • George Voinovich • Senate race • Roy Blunt • US Senate • Election 2010 • Marco Rubio • Kit Bond • Sarah Steelman

GOP Stalwart Bond Will Leave Senate After 2010

Open Missouri seat sure to invite a contest

Jan 8, 09 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - The GOP just can’t catch a break. Kit Bond, another senior Republican senator from a swing state, announced his retirement today, Politico reports. Bond joins Florida’s Mel Martinez, Kansas’ Sam Brownback, and, likely, Texas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison in a clutch of GOP Senate retirements. His decision not to... More »

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Sam Brownback • Senate • GOP • retirement • Republican Party • Missouri • Mel Martinez • Senate GOP • Kay Bailey Hutchison • Christopher Bond

 Finally: Mac Wins Missouri 

Last state to be called leaves tally at Obama 365, McCain 173

Nov 19, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Missouri, the last state up for grabs, looks to have gone Republican by less than a 1% margin, leaving John McCain with 173 electoral votes to Barack Obama’s 365, the Kansas City Star reports. There are still 3,000 uncounted provisional ballots, but McCain’s margin is large enough... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Missouri • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • President Obama

governors races

 Dems Gain a State With Nixon Win in Missouri

They take 7 of 11 governor contests

Nov 5, 08 1:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats captured a Republican governor's seat last in Missouri, where state Attorney General Jay Nixon defeated Rep. Kenny Hulshof, AP reports. And in the night's closest races, Democrats Bev Purdue won in North Carolina and Christine Gregoire beat her opponent in Washington. With all 11 races in, Democrats now control... More »

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New Hampshire • Montana • Vermont • North Carolina • Indiana • Utah • Washington state • North Dakota • Missouri • Delaware • West Virginia • Election 2008 • gubernatorial races

 'I Have Never Seen 
 Anything Like This' 

Huge turnout gums up voting system, but most Americans take it in stride

Nov 4, 08 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Huge turnout caused long waits for some voters today, but most politely waited their turn, the AP reports. New Yorkers lined up at polling places well before dawn, and long lines persisted throughout the day. California’s voting system bent but did not break under the weight of estimated 80%... More »

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California • New York • Virginia • voting • Missouri • voter turnout • Election 2008

(Newser) - At 5 tonight, a wave of exit-polling results will be distributed to media insiders, who'll try manfully to resist sharing anything that might prejudice voters—even though it will kill them. At 6 pm, the results will start rolling in, and Politico gives you a play-by-play guide to what to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Missouri • Election Day • Senate race • exit polls • Election 2008 • swing states • battleground states • House race

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