News for March 13, 2010

Saturday March 13, 2010
Posted on 3.13.10 at 11:01 PM
"48 Hours" Probes Missouri Murder Mystery
A Teenage Girl is Discovered in Her Car, Brutally Murdered; Was She Running For Her Life? In Full: A teenage girl ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 10:01 PM
Brad Belk: Company connected with city's mining heritage
For approximately 75 years, the Tri-State Mining District produced more than 500 million tons of ore. An outgrowth to this zinc-mining ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 9:01 PM
2 die in head-on crash in southeast Missouri
(AP) - Two people have died in a head-on crash in southeast Missouri's Wayne County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 9:01 PM
Watts scores 35, as Mules gallop past Missouri Western; meet Fort Hays Sunday ...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas- – Senior forward Sanijay Watts poured in a career-high 35 points to lead the way, as second-seeded Central ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 8:01 PM
Missouri college goes smoke free
The private, two year school Westminster College, in Fulton, will not allow any smoking on campus by summer. According to the ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 6:01 PM
USM blanks Missouri State in baseball
HATTIESBURG -- Scott Copeland pitched a three-hitter today, leading Southern Miss to a 6-0 victory over Missouri State in a non-conference ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 5:01 PM
WSU women reach MVC semifinal
By Eagle staff and news services Wichita State outscored Missouri State by 12 in the second half and won a quarterfinal ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 3:01 PM
Missouri college to ban smoking on campus
A central Missouri private college plans to ban smoking from its campus, and voters in the surrounding city will decide whether ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 1:01 PM
Battleship Missouri Memorial Visitors Say 'Thank You'
HONOLULU -- Visitors to the Battleship Missouri Memorial are being given the opportunity to leave "thank you" messages that will become ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 12:01 PM
Closing of Kansas City, Missouri schools may signal trend for Argentine's schools
In the 1980s, the Kansas City, Missouri school district had over 77000 students. Today, the district has 17000 and is on ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 10:01 AM
Voices: Agree absolutely
Recently a letter to the editor appeared in The Joplin Globe titled "Anybody agree?" by Pete Peterson. Peterson's letter cited the ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 10:01 AM
Central Missouri Jennies knocked out of D-II tourney
After being down by 14 points heading into halftime, the Central Missouri Jennies basketball team outscored Washburn, ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 9:01 AM
Rich Brown: Retired pastor ready to establish new church
Bert Ott retired from the ministry two years ago. But, at 71, he's ready to resume his pastoral duties on a ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 9:01 AM
In our view: Casualties of the economy
An announcement on Friday from the Area Agency on Aging that the Community Center, 110 S. Main Street in Joplin, would ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 9:01 AM
Budget cuts force Joplin senior center to close its door
JOPLIN, MO. - Some Joplin seniors are upset that budget cuts are forcing one of Joplin's two senior centers to close ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 9:01 AM
Missouri's present tops Tigers' past
The Missouri softball team's 2-0 victory over New Mexico yesterday at University Field came on the kind of day former Tigers ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 7:01 AM
Jensen, Creighton hold off Drake in Missouri Valley tournament
7 Drake 65-62 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference women's tournament at Family Arena. The Jays (19-9), ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 6:01 AM
Sex offender caught after 33 years on the lam
Berney V. Ferguson Jr., 71, was convicted of incest in March 1977 but failed to turn up to the court in ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 4:01 AM
Nixon proposes cuts to state funding for private school students
Jay Nixon on Thursday proposed to eliminate $50 million in state-funded scholarships and grants for Missouri students attending private institutions. ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 3:01 AM
Oil companies to tap into water from Missouri River
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Posted on 3.13.10 at 2:01 AM
Guest blog by Jay Nixon
(Excerpts of remarks Nixon delivered Thursday -- promoting his major proposed reductions in the size of Missouri government -- in Springfield. ...
Posted on 3.13.10 at 12:01 AM
MOCAP unites business and education
Dr. Bruce Speck, president of Missouri Southern State University, describes the university's role in the newly formed Missouri Center for Advance ...

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