News for February 8, 2012

Wednesday February 8, 2012
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'A creek runs through it' concept posed for new JHS
By Kelsey Ryan news@joplinglobe.com JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Joplin Board of Education got its first peek at preliminary architectural renderings for ...
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Restoration of $40 million to Missouri campuses hailed as 'life raft' for hard ...
By Jo Mannies and Dale Singer, Beacon staff One day after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said he was restoring $40 million ...
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Small victories buoy Missouri women's basketball team
BY James Ayello COLUMBIA -- For the Missouri women's basketball team, small victories are really the only thing they're competing for ...
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Missouri teen gets life sentence in murder of girl
By DAVID A. LIEB AP A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" ...
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Cattle prices reach record highs as inventories drop to 60-year lows
Just a few years ago, a 700-pound steer calf brought 60 cents a pound for Jim McCann, a cattleman who lives ...
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Judge overrules defense motions in infant death case
By Jeff Lehr news@joplinglobe.com JOPLIN, Mo. -- A judge has denied a recent series of motions by Eddie Salazar's attorney to ...
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Missouri St. 56, S. Illinois 54
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Caleb Patterson scored 18 points off the bench, Kyle Weems added 14 - including a tip-in with ...
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Missouri Arts Council honors Joplin as Creative Community
Joplin was honored by the Missouri Arts Council as the 2012 Creative Community. About 70 Joplin artists, and business and city ...
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Man seeking safer Missouri shot, killed
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Winston was carrying petitions for A Safer Missouri Citizens' Coalition, which is sponsoring a ballot initiative ...
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Kansas should discontinue the Border War
By CJ Matson Missouri's departure to the Southeastern Conference next season jeopardizes the viability of its rivalry with Kansas. Whether or ...
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Opponents of Missouri payday loan ballot measure hold rally at state Capitol ...
The group Stand Up Missouri held a rally Wednesday at the state Capitol to oppose the measure. They say the ballot ...
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Missouri teen gets life in killing of neighbor, 9
(CNN) -- An 18-year-old Missouri resident received a life sentence Wednesday for the thrill killing of her 9-year-old neighbor, authorities said. ...
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Missouri teen gets life in death of neighbor, 9
(CNN) -- An 18-year-old Missouri resident received a life sentence Wednesday for the thrill killing of her 9-year-old neighbor, authorities said. ...
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Missouri House Approves Data Center Tax Breaks
( Jefferson City , MO ) -- The Missouri House of Representatives Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a piece of last ...
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9-Month Old Missouri Baby Recovering from Slit Throat
A 9-month old mid-Missouri baby is in protective custody after surviving knife wounds to her throat. KYTV reported Monday that Bradie ...
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Joplin police offer to provide parents with free drug testing kits
By Lisa Olliges, Reporter and Weekend Anchor - bio | email The Joplin Police Department is teaming up with the company ...
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Missouri: Healthcare at the heart of an AG battle
Missouri is also among the most staunchly opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); the individual mandate specifically. ...
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Joplin's Boys & Girls Club gets new gym floor
By Jordan Aubey, Reporter - bio | email Joplin's Boys & Girls Club celebrates the reopening of its gymnasium with a ...
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Missouri primary win gives Santorum new life in GOP primary
Pundits were prepared to completely ignore the Missouri primary Tuesday as the state will hold another nominating contest on March 17. ...
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Mitt Romney and the enthusiasm gap
In the aftermath of Rick Santorum's clean sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Mitt Romney is still, in fact, the front-runner ...
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Governor's announcement will reduce expected cut to MSSU by $1 million
By Roger McKinney Globe Staff Writer JOPLIN, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon's announcement that he will restore $40 million of proposed ...
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Debate: Workplace Discrimination Laws in Missouri
After a relatively short debate, the Missouri Senate voted 25 to 8 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would set ...
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Interesting Results from Missouri Primary
The Missouri presidential preference primary held Tuesday won't count toward the final delegate total at the Republican National Convention. The Springfield ...
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KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgOkla. House panel OKs dual-service exemption
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma public officials activated for military service could not be removed from office under a proposal that ...
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Missouri senator urges later candidate filing period
BY AP JEFFERSON CITY -- A Missouri senator has introduced legislation that would push back the state's time period for candidates ...
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Missouri teen thrill killer gets life in prison
By Kevin Murphy | KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Missouri teenager who described her experience of killing a 9-year-old girl ...
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Voters in Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri choose Santorum
The Republican presidential candidates made last-minute campaign stops before the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses and the Missouri primary. Tuesday was a ...
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Thrill-killing Missouri teen gets life for strangling neighbor, 9
A Missouri teenager who was 15 when she was accused of killing her 9-year-old neighbor -- just to see what it ...
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Turnout predictions for Missouri primary were way off
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum was the only GOP candidate to earnestly campaign in Missouri. Show-Me Republicans -- the few who ...
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Missouri LT Elvis Fisher cleared for sixth year
Missouri is going to need all hands on deck for its inaugural season in the SEC. And fortunately for the Tigers, ...
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Missouri man dies while skiing Berries run at Vail
By RealVail A 37-year-old Missouri man died while skiing on Berries trail on the front side of Vail Mountain Tuesday, according ...
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Gorillas gear up to take on Missouri Southern
By BROCK SISNEY Not for the Pittsburg State men's basketball team. Since 2009, the Gorillas are 4-20 in February, including 1-6 ...
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Missouri Mom Accused of Slashing Baby's Throat
A central Missouri mother who claims that she was "possessed" is under arrest, accused of slitting the throat of her 9-month-old ...
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Missouri senator wants to push back election filing date
(AP) -- A Missouri senator has introduced legislation that would push back the state's time period for candidates to file for ...
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Your View: Prime suspects
By Steve Goebel Special to The Globe JOPLIN, Mo. -- If it's too cool in the house, you can turn up ...
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Missouri Stop-Sale System Achieves Significant Results in Battle Against Meth
... healthcare professionals, state regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the prevention and investigation of drug diversion - today lauded the ...
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Santorum's Missouri victory a big success but challenges await
But Santorum will need more than well-crafted phrases and a sudden burst of momentum from his wins in Missouri, Minnesota and ...
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Missouri Grand Jury Indicts Jacksonville Company on Forgery Charges
by Alex Ferreras on February 8, 2012 in Scams (Source: Roger Bull The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville) – A grand jury in ...
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Missouri teenager handed life sentence for killing nine-year-old
A teenage girl from central Missouri who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a nine-year-old girl because she wanted to know ...
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Was money spent on the non-binding Missouri primary worth it?
The Secretary of State's office predicted 23 percent of Missouri voters would cast ballots in the presidential primary. But in St. ...
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Missouri paper held Obama piece hitting Romney until after GOP primary
Turns out, the White House submitted the piece Friday, but the newspaper held it until the polls closed in the Missouri ...
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rICK Santorum sweeps to victory in Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri
"Conservatism is alive and well today in Missouri and Minnesota," a triumphant Santorum said in a victory speech from Missouri. The ...
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Missouri Teen Described as Thrill Killer
A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she's sentenced ...
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Marcus Denmon Returns To Lead Missouri Against Kansas And Oklahoma
By Jason Brynsvold - Staff Writer After going through a 12-game stretch where he saw his scoring average sit at 14 ...
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University of Missouri sees more interest from out-of-state students
COLUMBIA -- The University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia says it's receiving more applications from prospective out-of-state students than from ...
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Missouri grand jury indicts former subsidiary of Jacksonville-based LPS on ...
By Roger Bull A grand jury in Missouri has indicted a former subsidiary of Jacksonville's Lender Processing Services on forgery charges. ...
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Rick Santorum wins Republican votes in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado
The former Pennsylvania senator's wins in the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and Missouri primary were setbacks for Romney, the national front-runner, ...
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KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgAnti-abortion groups to rally at Okla. Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Hundreds of anti-abortion activists are expected to descend on the Capitol to urge state lawmakers to support ...
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KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgOkla. Senate committee passes public house measure
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A legislative panel has passed a measure its author says would help public housing authorities recoup financial ...
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Voter ID bill gains Missouri House approval
What it does: Requires Missouri voters to show a government-issued photo identification card before voting. Provides measures for people who don't ...
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Santorum sweeps Northeast Missouri in light voter turnout
By DANNY HENLEY While voter turnout was extremely light, those who did turn out Tuesday to cast ballots in the presidential ...
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Santorum revives campaign with wins in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota
DENVER -- Rick Santorum had a breakthrough night Tuesday, winning GOP presidential contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, all of which ...
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Man charged with endangering young children
A 32-year-old man was arrested Monday and charged with felony child endangerment after three children were reported to have been left ...
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Three motorists hurt in traffic accidents on roads in area
A Neosho man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 6:20 am Tuesday on Eland Road, two miles south of Joplin ...
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Missouri license worker among 3 charged in federal ID case
LOUIS • An employee of a privately run Missouri drivers license office in St. Louis County is among four people charged ...
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Most Big 12 women's teams could end up in tournament
By TOM SMITH Wichita State at Missouri State, 7 pm Friday (Fox Sports Kansas City). Missouri State, which is one game ...
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The Missouri Tigers are preparing for their biggest game of the season. Does ...
The Missouri Tigers are preparing for their biggest game of the season. Does that hyperbole sound familiar? It should. The same ...
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Hornets' late charities sting Joplin
By Richard Polen Globe Sports Writer Springfield Hillcrest overcame a one-point Joplin lead by making eight of 10 free throws late ...
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JHS' Ryan Davidson signs with Central Arkansas
By Richard Polen Globe Sports Writer Distance runner Ryan Davidson of Joplin signed a national letter of intent Tuesday to continue ...
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Rick Santorum sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum swept the nominating contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado Tuesday night, putting him back in contention ...
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Missouri seeks criminal charge in mortgage case
Missouri has joined the list of states going after banks and other companies on behalf of consumers apparently caught in a ...
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Santorum wins 'beauty contest' primary in Southeast Missouri counties
The Associated Press called Missouri for the former US senator from Pennsylvania after he had 55 percent of the vote with ...

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