News for March 11, 2010

Thursday March 11, 2010
Posted on 3.11.10 at 11:01 PM
Joplin board reviews summer school changes
What has traditionally been a 25-day program will be broken into two, two-week-long sessions in June and July, according to Assistant ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 11:01 PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers take respect, but Texas A&M Aggies take 70-64 victory
5 Missouri on Wednesday and having put a serious scare into the No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies on Thursday. Despite never ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 10:01 PM
City clears 'Tent City'
Joplin has cleared out "Tent City" and bulldozed brush from a three-acre area around a downtown warehouse district known as a ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 10:01 PM
Mike Pound: Joplin's Jolly Boys to be honored
Careers change. So do addresses. Family life takes over, and suddenly you realize it's been 10 years since you talked to ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 10:01 PM
Estranged husband accused of burning wife's home w/ charges and probable-cause ...
Just hours after Timothy A. Elsey allegedly torched his estranged wife's home in Joplin, killing her pet cats and guinea pig, ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 10:01 PM
Kansas State Shoots for the Upset in Big 12 Opening Day
12 seed Missouri and held on for a 64-59 win that marks the end of Cindy Stein's tenure as the Tigers' ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 PM
Local muralist discovers new canvas after injury
ARMA, Kan. -- Gary Lofts says he and a 10-foot ladder had different ideas about the direction he should take as ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 PM
Incumbent bows out of council race
Joplin City Councilman Phil Stinnett withdrew Thursday as a candidate for re-election in April. He cited health concerns. ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 PM
Ceremony scheduled for military police unit leaving for Afghanistan
Nearly 160 soldiers in the 414th Military Police Company, an Army Reserve company based in Joplin, will ship out this weekend ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 PM
Loss has Tigers cloaked in doom and gloom
Missouri's Michael Dixon is beside himself on the bench in the second half. Dixon had eight points but fouled out in ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 PM
A Look at Mid-Missouri Districts
Fulton Public Schools Superintendent Jacque Cowherd said smaller Mid-Missouri districts are suffering from similar problems. Cowherd said Fulton schools ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 7:01 PM
Mizzou's Taylor taking nothing for granted
By Daniel O'Leary APDespite having a 22-10 record and an Elite Eight appearance on their tourney resume, Zaire Taylor and Missouri ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 6:01 PM
Nixon seeks to eliminate Access Missouri scholarships for private school students
Jay Nixon proposed ending Access Missouri and other state-funded scholarships for private school students in an address earlier today in Springfield. ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 6:01 PM
Mizzou women come up short in Big 12 tournament
The Cindy Stein era at Missouri is over. The Lady Tigers as the number 12 seed beat by 20th ranked Texas ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 5:01 PM
Text of Nixon's address on refocusing state government
Moody's continues to rate Missouri one of the top states to lead the nation in economic recovery. And we are the ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 4:01 PM
US city district to close nearly half its schools
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- Nearly half the public schools in Kansas City, Missouri are slated for closure as the cash-strapped district ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 4:01 PM
The entry titled "Texas vs. Missouri women."
Earneshia Williams' key defense forced a Missouri turnover, and Texas clings to a 63-59 lead with 12 ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 4:01 PM
Missouri unemployment remains high
Missouri's unemployment rate hit 9.9 percent in January, rising from 9.3 percent in December and 8.9 percent a year before, the ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 4:01 PM
Book clubs for doctors show human side of medicine
Blake's lifelong love of literature led him to retire early from the University of Missouri medical school to write short stories ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 PM
Helping Watered Gardens in their mission
Watered Gardens, 531 Kentucky Ave., Joplin, is a Christian outreach that offers a variety of services to comfort those in need. ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 PM
Mo. AG creates task force to crack down on extended car warranties
(KMOX) -- Missouri's Attorney General says the state needs to buckle down on the extended car warranty business. "Our inability to ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 PM
Scalpel, stethoscope, Tolstoy: Doctors embrace literature as tool to connect ...
Blake's lifelong love of literature led him to retire early from the University of Missouri medical school to write short stories ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 PM
Stein's Tigers Look to Win
KANSAS CITY - Cindy Stein and the Missouri Tigers face the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the Big 12 ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 2:01 PM
Joplin councilman: If elected, he would resign
Joplin City Councilman Phil Stinnett says he does not want to be re-elected to the council. Stinnett earlier today issued a ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 2:01 PM
Estranged husband charged with setting fire to Joplin house wife was renting
A Joplin man has been charged with setting a fire that badly damaged a house his estranged wife was renting. Timothy ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 2:01 PM
Mizzou and the NCAA Tournament: The Sun Also Rises
Outside the Missouri locker room at Kansas City's Sprint Center, Tigers Coach Mike Anderson tried to lend ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 1:01 PM
Missouri attorney general's office forms task force to study auto service ...
(AP) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is creating a task force to work on scams involving auto service contracts. Koster ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 PM
Councilman withdraws from Joplin race
Joplin City Councilman Phil Stinnett has announced that he is withdrawing from the current council race and will not serve another ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 PM
Tarrant named MSSU Board student representative
Ezekiel "Zeke" Tarrant, senior biology and biochemistry major from Joplin, has been appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon as the new ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 PM
Attorney general Koster says 'Say no to scams'
But it is a word Missouri's attorney general wants older adults to remember and to use. Attorney General Chris Koster visited ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 PM
St. Louis casino revenue flat in February
The casinos' revenue totaled $88.1 million in February, compared with $88.3 million in February 2008, according to data released Wednesday from ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 11:01 AM
Sneezes, wheezes: Allergy season approaches
Sorry, folks. It's coming. Not even the nasty cold winter that Joplin suffered could suppress all the pollen that's getting ready ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 11:01 AM
Man wanted on Fort Worth warrant dies in Missouri shootout
... hearing was shot and killed Tuesday by a Missouri Highway trooper after leading authorities there on a chase, then firing ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 10:01 AM
Officers investigating outbreak of burglaries in 6 northwest Missouri counties
(AP) -- Law enforcement officers in six northwest Missouri counties are investigating a rash of burglaries, mostly at businesses. The St. ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 10:01 AM
Democrats flee as Obama approaches Missouri
Missouri Democrats aren't buying it. Most of them fled as Obama visited their state for a fundraiser for Claire McCaskill and ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 AM
Benefit scheduled for Carthage man
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Posted on 3.11.10 at 9:01 AM
Mississippi, Missouri rivers on the rise
LOUIS (AP) - Snow melt and recent rains have the Mississippi and Missouri rivers rising, along with their tributaries, prompting flood ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 8:01 AM
St. Louis casino's closing makes license available
LOUIS (AP) -- The closing of the oldest casino in St. Louis leaves a valuable gambling license up for grabs in ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 7:01 AM
Missouri: A Kubler-Ross Perspective
Missouri has not shot well from the perimeter for a while now despite shooting A LOT from the outside. Check out ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 5:01 AM
College Heights students spend a week volunteering their free labor
CARTHAGE, MO. - Students from College Heights Christian School in Joplin are taking a week away from school to work in ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 5:01 AM
Decision to close St. Louis' President casino opens way for new bids for license
LOUIS (AP) -- The closing of the oldest casino in St. Louis leaves a valuable gambling license up for grabs in ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 4:01 AM
AP Top News at 2:28 am EST
Obama himself, rallying support outside Washington for the second time this week, shouted to a crowd in Missouri, "The time for ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 4:01 AM
Nebraska stuns Missouri in Big 12 tournament
12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked fifth-seeded Missouri, 75-60, Wednesday in an opening-round Big 12 ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 AM
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: 12th-seeded Nebraska stuns Missouri in Big 12 tournament
12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked fifth-seeded Missouri, 75-60, Wednesday in an opening-round Big 12 ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 AM
Meet Me in St. Louis
The candidate who stands to benefit the most from the Presidential visit wasn't even in St. Louis, or the state of ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 3:01 AM
Foreclosure pain still being felt in Kansas, Missouri
Problems still out thereThe home foreclosure action in Kansas and Missouri moved in the opposite direction in February from the national ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 2:01 AM
Nebraska upsets Missouri in Big 12
5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City, Mo. The Cornhuskers (15-17) ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 1:01 AM
$22000 in items taken from store
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Posted on 3.11.10 at 1:01 AM
President Casino Closing In St. Louis After Deal Is Reached
The legal battle between Pinnacle Entertainment and gaming regulators in Missouri over the President Casino is now over. After months of ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 1:01 AM
Grand jury quizzes Jetton on his handling of adult-entertainment bill in 2005
Former Missouri House speaker Rod Jetton confronted a federal grand jury face to face and without a lawyer Wednesday amid signs ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 AM
Three injured in traffic accident in Barton County
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Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 AM
Federal grand jury quizzes Jetton
Former Missouri House speaker Rod Jetton confronted a federal grand jury face-to-face and without a lawyer Wednesday amid signs that a ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 AM
12th-seed Nebraska stuns Missouri
Missouri entered the Big 12 tournament having thrown only 11 of its previous 59 three-point shots into baskets from Manhattan, Kan., ...
Posted on 3.11.10 at 12:01 AM
Missouri women hope to pull another upset
Missouri forward Amanda Hanneman pointed to the spot on the floor at Municipal Auditorium where she hit the three-pointer that sent ...

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