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Demand trumps supply leading to increased beef prices

Demand trumps supply leading to increased beef prices

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Red Cross honors 2 for crucial radio coordination after Joplin tornado

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- When the EF-5 twister struck Joplin last May, there was no communication in the disaster zone.  Land lines, cell...

 

Report: Hospitals' reporting systems don't capture most patient harm

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Health care is a complex industry.  It's unique.  A single mistake made by the staff could seriously injure...

 

Enrollment rises at Missouri S&T

ROLLA, Mo. -- The official fourth-week enrollment figures at Missouri University of Science and Technology show 7,008 students.  This...

 

Arkansas highway agency studies possible speed limit increases

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department is studying whether speed limits on some rural highways should be...

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Optometrist from Nixa heads to prison for evading income taxes

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Nixa was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for evading income taxes, bankruptcy fraud, impeding the work...

MSU researchers search for history of Delaware tribe in the Ozarks

NIXA, Mo. -- A team of researchers at Missouri State University is working to unearth a bit of invisible Ozarks history. ...

British fugitive arrested in Ozark now faces weapons charges in U.S.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A fugitive from England is now charged in U.S. federal court with illegal possession of firearms.  Law...

Opponents of Springfield's smoking ban turn in petition to overturn it

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Opponents of the city's ban on smoking in most public places on Thursday turned in more than 4,000 signatures on a...

Ex-councilman Ibarra faces more felony charges; 'I wasn't drunk'

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Former city councilman Nick Ibarra was charged on Thursday with assaulting two people, as well as trying to cover it up,...

Hollister students get to fly to Atlanta for career day

HOLLISTER, Mo. -- It will be a career day trip of a lifetime for a group of students in Taney County.  Juniors at Hollister High School...

Man pleads guilty in Stone County for arranging dog fights

GALENA, Mo. -- One of two men charged with running a dog fighting operation in Stone County pleaded guilty to the charges on Thursday. ...

Continuance granted in murder suspect's bench trial in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The end of the bench trial for a man from Springfield who is charged with killing a Hillcrest High School student is...

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Israeli hiker accused of causing Chile wildfire agrees to spend $10,000, help replant trees

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has settled its criminal case against an Israeli hiker accused of negligently causing a fire that...

Report: Ohio State should create ethics office to monitor rules compliance across university

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Consultants have recommended that Ohio State hire a vice president to oversee a new office and new committee...

Lawsuit compares Mortenson's 'Three Cups of Tea' to discredited Frey memoir

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys who accuse Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in his best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" say his case is...

Bolivia seizes 17 properties from family suspected of using real estate to launder drug money

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian authorities say they've seized 17 properties from a provincial clan ostensibly in the gravel...

Dominican rescuers find more bodies of migrants, raising death toll to 51 from boat capsizing

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have recovered 10 more bodies from the weekend...

Okla. agency sends out email listing off-color criteria in search for tornado award winner

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma state worker is facing disciplinary action after an official email that contained an off-color term...

Ecuador says Italian police found 40 kilos of cocaine in Ecuadorean diplomatic mail

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's foreign minister says police in Italy found nearly 90 pounds (40 kilos) of cocaine in diplomatic...

Missouri to get $196M from national settlement over home foreclosure abuses

Royals agree to terms with Alex Gordon on $4,775,000, 1-year deal, avoid arbitration

Here is the latest Missouri news from The Associated Press

Mo. House OKs bill to change workplace discrimination laws, must reconcile with Senate measure

Critics seeking to repeal a Springfield smoking ban submit 4,000 signatures to city officials

Here is the latest Arkansas news from The Associated Press

Arkansas lawmakers propose repealing tax break for truckers during fiscal session

Arkansas man sentenced to 30 years in prison for meth distribution ring case

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds Junction City man's capital murder conviction in 2009 slaying

Arkansas' Sanchez doubtful against South Carolina with shoulder injury

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