News for February 9, 2012

Thursday February 9, 2012
Posted on 2.9.12 at 11 PM
Mike Pound: Spirit of competition evident during double-overtime game
By Mike Pound news@joplinglobe.com JOPLIN, Mo. -- When I played basketball in high school, I played in several very close games. ...
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Architects present preliminary JHS plans at community meeting
By Kelsey Ryan news@joplinglobe.com JOPLIN, Mo. -- Reaction appeared mostly supportive Thursday night among the roughly 50 people who attended a ...
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City wants to buy weather radios for those without
Phil Jones had been working on a construction project outside his house all day on May 22 and was unaware that ...
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Confessed shooter testifies against co-defendants in Pittsburg murder case
By Jeff Lehr news@joplinglobe.com GIRARD, Kan. -- Rickey Smith testified Thursday that as he came in the back door of Ryan ...
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British man wanted in 1993 armored car heist nabbed in Missouri
A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million in 1993 has been captured in ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 11 PM
Backers of Missouri tax plan committed to November vote
9, 2012, during Missouri Press Association and The Associated Press Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Moody said a ...
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Missouri men's basketball team adapts to tournament-like schedule
BY Amy Backes COLUMBIA – Short spaces and long gaps have made up the Missouri men's basketball schedule for the past ...
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Missouri House passes voter photo ID bill
By JASON HANCOCK JEFFERSON CITY -- Nearly six years after the Missouri Supreme Court threw out a law requiring voters to ...
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Attorney General Outlines Missouri Mortgage Settlement
(Jefferson City, MO) -- Missouri homeowners who did business with any of the nation's five biggest mortgage banks could be in ...
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Fugitive sought in $1.6 million British heist arrested in Missouri Ozarks
By MARK MORRIS and TONY RIZZO An Englishman believed to have swiped nearly $1.6 million in a 1993 British armored car ...
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Missouri to offer $10M in grants for colleges to develop new student ...
Missouri will offer $10 million in competitive grants for public colleges and universities to develop programs that will allow students to ...
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MISSOURI DISTRICT WRESTLING: Five things to watch
Wrestlers in Missouri will compete Saturday in district tournaments, where state qualifiers in four classes will be determined. You want dominance? ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 8 PM
British fugitive wanted in 1993 armored-car heist arrested in Missouri, worked ...
(AP) -- A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 8 PM
Missouri to get $161M from national mortgage settlement
JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri will receive more than $196 million from a national settlement over home foreclosure abuses among most states, ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 7 PM
British man wanted in 1993 heist nabbed in Missouri
A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 7 PM
Missouri Students Push for 'Jumping Jack' to be State's Exercise
Students from Pershing Elementary School appeared before lawmakers in the state capitol Wednesday to present a bill that would make the ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 6 PM
Missouri Entitled To $196 Million In Mortgage Settlement
Missouri gets about 196 million of that. Fourtyone million dollars of the mortgage settlement will come in cash. It'll go to ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 6 PM
Missouri Child Killer Gets Life Sentence
By JOE HARRIS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CN) - A teenager who killed her 9-year-old neighbor because she wanted to know what ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 5 PM
Missouri Gov. Nixon says installing tolls on I-70 should require voter-approval
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says approval from voters should be required before tolls are installed on Interstate 70 -- though he ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 4 PM
Seeking school testing waiver, Missouri hopes to learn from others
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff With the first 10 states winning waivers from Washington from the mandates of No Child Left ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 4 PM
Missouri House approves workplace discrimination bill
Despite several lawmakers voicing fears about reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, the Missouri House approved a measure that would ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 3 PM
British fugitive wanted in 1993 armored-car heist arrested in Missouri working ...
A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 2 PM
KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgMo. optometrist filed $40 million refund claim
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri optometrist who filed a tax return claiming a $40 million refund has been sentenced ...
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Missouri House approves bill to change workplace discrimination rules
BY AP JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri House of Representatives has approved a measure that would change the rules for workplace ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 2 PM
Felixstowe/Missouri: Eddie Maher is charged with firearms offences
Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Maher, who was arrested in Ozark, Missouri, has ...
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Missouri Teen Gets Life For Slaying Neighbor, 9
(CNN) An 18-year-old Missouri woman received a life sentence Wednesday for the thrill killing of her 9-year-old neighbor, authorities said. Alyssa ...
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Parents' planner (Feb. 9-15)
JOPLIN: Marimekko plate design, 11 am to 12:30 pm Saturday, Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. Third St. Students ages ...
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Sarah Coyne: Sick kids require different routines
By Sarah Coyne Globe Columnist JOPLIN, Mo. -- We've all been through it: a child home, sick, while the work of ...
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Exercise may make a great antidepressant
By Joe Hadsall Globe Metro Editor JOPLIN, Mo. -- Mark Stewart said he is an ex-jock. He used to keep a ...
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British fugitive wanted in 1993 1M-pound heist arrested in Missouri working as ...
A British security van driver suspected making off with 1 million pounds in a brazen 1993 heist was arrested in rural ...
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Missouri House leader backs using mortgage settlement money for higher education
The Missouri House Budget Committee chairman said today that he supports Gov. Jay Nixon's proposal to use $40 million of a ...
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Bill to change Missouri's probation-parole system gets backing
JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri's prosecutors have signed on to an overhaul of the state's probation and parole system that aims to ...
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Horses getting dumped into Missouri's wild herd
(AP) -- Owners who can no longer afford to care for their horses are abandoning them in southern Missouri hoping they ...
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Can Missouri compete in the SEC? Tigers believe it
Be careful what you wish for, many who worship at the altar of the SEC might caution the Missouri football program ...
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Missouri falls to 0-11 in Big 12 with loss to Iowa State
By Connor Casey For the 11th game in a row, the Missouri women's basketball team (10-12, 0-11 Big 12 Conference) couldn't ...
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British man wanted in '93 heist nabbed in Missouri
(AP) -- A British security van driver suspected making off with 1 million pounds in a brazen 1993 heist was arrested ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 10 AM
Gorillas win program-record 15th MIAA game
Pittsburg State forward Brooke Conley eludes Northwest Missouri State defenders as she drives the ball Saturday afternoon. Conley finished with 12 ...
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PSU men fight to the end
Pittsburg State guard Eric Ray is fouled while shooting by Bryston Williams of Northwest Missouri State Saturday afternoon at John Lance ...
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Missouri woman accused of slashing baby's throat
A Missouri woman accused of slashing her baby's throat allegedly told a pastor months ago that she thought she was possessed ...
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Missouri mother Bradie Simpson 'assaulted baby'
Bradie Simpson, 39, of Camdenton, Missouri, was found in woods 225ft from her home as she held the baby covered in ...
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Why Mitt Romney isn't worried about Rick Santorum, yet
Rick Santorum's wins in Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri aren't going to mean much unless Santorum can raise more money, says DCDecoder. ...
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Missouri teen Alyssa Bustamante gets life for slaying
8 (UPI) -- A Missouri teen who described brutally killing her 9-year-old neighbor as "ahmazing" was sentenced to life in prison ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 9 AM
More Missouri Students Succeed in Advanced Placement Courses
Missouri's class of 2011 continued the slow, steady climb in the number of high school students scoring well on AP exams, ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 8 AM
Hundreds Support Stand Up Missouri in Rally at State Capitol
By Stand Up Missouri JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 8, 2012 -- Coalition and supporters call on Missourians to say "No, Thank ...
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Missouri State wins eighth road game of the season
Missouri State (15-11, 8-6) picked up its eighth road victory of the season with a 56-54 win at Southern Illinois (8-17, ...
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British man wanted in connection with £1m security van raid 19 years ago is ...
'Fast' Eddie Maher, 56, was held on immigration charges in Ozark, Missouri, where he is believed to have been working for ...
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Missouri farmers lay groundwork for truffle market
Ozark Forest Mushrooms, located near the Current River in southern Missouri, is preparing to be the first commercial truffle farm in ...
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Missouri needs 'super' districts for fair voting
After months of legislative gridlock and political acrobatics, Missouri's congressional redistricting plan -- widely considered a partisan gerrymander -- awaits review ...
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Romney Missouri backers say he has to step up his game
Roy Blunt said Wednesday he was disappointed that Mitt Romney did not put any time or money into Missouri's presidential preference ...
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KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgResurging Santorum to visit Okla. City, Tulsa
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Fresh off this week's primary victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado, resurging GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 5 AM
Cyclones leave Missouri in Big 12 cellar
The rough-and-tumble Big 12 took no mercy on the Missouri women's basketball team Wednesday night. Iowa State dealt the Tigers their ...
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Missouri House endorses sales tax incentives to attract more computer data centers
Missouri House members have endorsed new incentives aimed at persuading companies to bring their computer data centers to Missouri The legislation ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 3 AM
KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgSmall earthquake reported northeast of Okla. City
The US Geological Survey says a 2.8-magnitude quake struck about 1:04 pm Wednesday about a mile north-northeast of Jones in Oklahoma ...
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Missouri Senate Sends Discrimination Measure to House
AP newsalerts@ky3.com The Missouri Senate has approved a measure that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws. The bill would require ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 3 AM
Missouri teenager Alyssa Bustamante gets life for murder
18-year-old Missouri teenager, Alyssa Bustamante, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the "thrill killing" of her 9-year-old neighbor Elizabeth ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 2 AM
Kansas again in control of Big 12 destiny after big win over Baylor
Three quick thoughts on Kansas' impressive 68-54 win over Baylor on Wednesday night, which dropped the Bears a game behind both ...
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Missouri GOP caucuses look to be truer test than primary
LOUIS • Rick Santorum scored his best night of the primary season on Tuesday, securing victories in three states, including a ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 1 AM
KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgNo. 19 Missouri Southern wins double-overtime ...
By Brandon Spiegel - email JOPLIN -- Sophomore Marquis Addison took the No. 19 Missouri Southern Lions on his back and ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 1 AM
Camdenton pulls away from Eagles
By Anvil Welch Globe Sports Writer Visiting Camdenton, leading by just a point, outscored Joplin 11-1 to close out the second ...
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Dumped horses are a problem for wild horse herd in southern Missouri
Owners who can't afford to care for their animals are dumping them into southern Missouri's wild group. By DONALD BRADLEY Bill ...
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Rob Dauster: Kansas again in control of Big 12 destiny after big win over Baylor
Three quick thoughts on Kansas' impressive 68-54 win over Baylor on Wednesday night, which dropped the Bears a game behind both ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 1 AM
Southeast Missouri State softball season preview: Redhawks eager to build on ...
By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian The Southeast Missouri State softball team came within one win of the Ohio Valley Conference ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 12 AM
Conley Leads Gorillas Over MSSU to Win Sonic Point
By Brandon Spiegel - email JOPLIN – Brooke Conley led the Gorillas with 25 points as PSU earned an 88-74 win ...
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Patterson scores 18, Weems gets key basket as Missouri State holds off ...
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Caleb Patterson scored 18 points off the bench, Kyle Weems added 14 -- including a tip-in with 42 ...
Posted on 2.9.12 at 12 AM
Wichita State maintains Missouri Valley lead, beats Northern Iowa 82-57
The Shockers lead the Missouri Valley race by one game over No. 17 Creighton; they travel to Omaha, Neb., to play ...

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