News for March 17, 2010

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Wednesday March 17, 2010
Posted on 3.17.10 at 11:01 PM
 Southwest City girl wins spelling bee w/ slide show
Emma Moore seized her opportunity when "onomastics" was misspelled by her competitor. After correctly spelling that word and then "avionics ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 11:01 PM
 Jury clears store of blame in slip-and-fall lawsuit
A Jasper County jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant Wednesday at the conclusion of the trial of a ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 11:01 PM
 Jacobs grad Moran relishing another NCAA opportunity
UNI has allowed an opponent 70 points just once (in an 84-76 win against Missouri State on Jan. 3). "Defensive is ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 11:01 PM
 Missouri softball pitching continues to dominate
Missouri ace Chelsea Thomas stymied Wichita State's hitters Wednesday getting 12 strikeouts to bring her total to 100 for the season. ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 10:01 PM
 Project Homeless Connect offers help in one location
John Rodgers on Wednesday found information about educational opportunities at the Project Homeless Connect event at Joplin's Memorial ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 10:01 PM
 Carthage baby's father bound over for trial
A Carthage father accused of killing his infant son and a Joplin man charged with manslaughter in a fatal police chase ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 10:01 PM
 Hundreds give budget-cutting tips to Missouri lawmakers
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has cut more than $850 million from a $23.7 billion budget. Last week, Nixon outlined additional ideas ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 10:01 PM
 Clemson has Booker, post advanatge over Missouri
A win over Mizzou, however, delays off the inevitable, and gives the man that Missouri head coach Mike Anderson called a ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 9:01 PM
 Sheriff, Duquesne lining up dispatching services
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The new head of the Jasper County Emergency Services Board may have a smaller service to supervise. ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 9:01 PM
 Southwest City girl wins spelling bee
Emma Moore, a sixth-grader at Southwest City Elementary School, won the Joplin Globe's 2010 spelling bee this evening by correctly spelling ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 9:01 PM
 Missouri House Approves Bill Outlawing K2
(Jefferson City, MO) -- The Missouri house has approved a bill outlawing synthetic marijuana, also known as K2. It passed in ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 9:01 PM
 Northern Iowa men try to scratch 20-year itch
followed Maurice Newby's buzzer-beating 3-pointer and punctuated the Panthers' only NCAA Tournament victory -- a 74-71 thriller over Missouri, on March ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 8:01 PM
 Aging issues can be tougher on gays
Kelly Glossip and Dennis Engelhard attend a Mardi Gras festival in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2007. (CNN) -- Last Christmas, Missouri ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 7:01 PM
 Missouri set for cat fight
After more than a week off, Missouri's start to the game will be key. While containing All-ACC player Trevor Booker remains ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 7:01 PM
 Worry over floods in Missouri river towns eases, for now
LOUIS -- Concerns of early spring flooding in Missouri eased Wednesday as the Mississippi River crested north of St. Louis and ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 6:01 PM
 Missouri House OKs bill sparing some schools from cuts
JEFFERSON CITY-- The Missouri House endorsed legislation Wednesday that would shield more than one-quarter of Missouri's public school ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 6:01 PM
 Hundreds stand up for Premium Standard Farms
... It was another packed house as the panel of experts met with the public and officials from Premium Standard Farms ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 4:01 PM
 Missouri House rejects school funding formula changes
AP JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri House has rejected an effort by rural lawmakers to change which school districts would bear ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 3:01 PM
 Missouri Gearing Up Green Sales Tax Holiday
People who purchase new ENERGY STAR qualified appliances in Missouri during the holiday will save at least 4.225 percent off the ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 3:01 PM
 EDITORIAL: Panthers provide plenty of thrills
5 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the women's squad knocked off No. 1 seed Illinois State 61-59 in the semifinals. ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 2:01 PM
 Fugitive found in Missouri pleads guilty to bank robberies
Arrested in Missouri, Schaffner entered the pleas in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Greeneville, Tenn. ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 2:01 PM
 Missouri man charged with stomping dog to death
AP HANNIBAL, Mo. | Municipal charges have been filed against a Hannibal man accused of stomping a dog to death. The ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 1:01 PM
 Health Literacy Missouri names Weber operations director
St. Louis-based Health Literacy Missouri, led by President and CEO Arthur Culbert, organized in 2009 to make health information more easily ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 1:01 PM
 Missouri Senate Gives Initial Approval to K2 Ban
(Jefferson City, MO) -- It's seems the Missouri House and Senate are on the same page for at least one issue, ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 12:01 PM
 Springfield posts state's only February jobs gain
Missouri's February jobs report showed state totals on the rise, with Springfield leading the way among metropolitan areas. Missouri payrolls added ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 12:01 PM
 Bill to ban K2 receives initial approval in House
By Staff reports The same day the City of St. Robert banned the sale and possession of K2, a synthetic marijuana, ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 7:01 AM
 Missouri lawmakers mulls cutting their own budgets
AP Writer Missouri lawmakers who are considering whether to lay off state workers, eliminate state programs and combine state agencies to ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 6:01 AM
 Gov. should leave Access Missouri alone
He now recommends elimination of Access Missouri scholarship funding for Missouri students who attend private institutions of higher education. ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 5:01 AM
 Missouri Senate advances measure allowing ornamental birth, marriage certificates
(AP) -- Missouri senators have advanced a bill that would create ornamental birth and marriage certificates worthy of framing. The Senate ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 4:01 AM
 Two Missouri House Republicans identify nearly $400 million in cuts to ...
Maynard Wallace, chairman of the House education committee, has introduced legislation that would: - Eliminate summer school funding from Missouri's formula ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 3:01 AM
 Mo. hog giant gets community backing at hearing
Supporters of Premium Standard Farms are urging a team of agricultural experts to give the northern Missouri company more time to ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 2:01 AM
 Missouri Senate advances bill to ban fake marijuana
The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a ban on a widely available and legal drug that mimics the effects ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 1:01 AM
 Missouri House sends to Senate plan for voiding federal requirement to buy ...
JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri House on Tuesday gave final approval to a proposed state constitutional amendment that would attempt to ...
Posted on 3.17.10 at 12:01 AM
 Missouri-Clemson To Meet In The NCAA Tournament
(AP) -- Missouri Basketball returns to NCAA Tournament play for the second consecutive year after advancing to the Elite Eight in ...

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