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News of Missouri
Wednesday, January 26
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Missouri legislators are moving to block a voter-approved crackdown on so-called puppy-mill dog-breeding.
Saturday, January 22
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- It can be more difficult during winter to keep New Year's resolutions so U.S. health experts advise trying to establish healthy traditions instead.
Wednesday, January 19
JOPLIN, Mo., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A Missouri couple are being held liable for $6.4 million in civil damages for a fire that killed 11 people at a group home they owned but was run by others.
Friday, December 31
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The International House of Pancakes dropped a trademark-infringement lawsuit suit in Los Angeles against a Missouri-based church using the IHOP acronym.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- American actors Brad Pit and Angelina Jolie, fresh from celebrating the holidays in Africa, visited a pediatric cancer center in Pitt's boyhood town.
Wednesday, December 29
Cornerback Micah Hyde returned a fourth-quarter interception 72 yards for a touchdown Tuesday and Iowa snatched a 27-24 win over Missouri in the Insight Bowl.
Friday, December 24
HUNTLEIGH, Mo., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A 27-year-old woman was found dead at a St. Louis-area home owned by ex-Anheuser-Busch Cos. Chief Executive August Busch IV, a medical examiner's office said.
Thursday, December 16
BRANSON, Mo., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Dianne "Dee Dee" Lennon of the Lennon Sisters wonders "where did the time go" as the iconic U.S. musical act prepares to celebrate its 55th anniversary.
Sunday, December 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Police pulling over a driver in a Kansas City, Mo., McDonald's parking lot say they found a 3-foot-long alligator in the back of the car.
Saturday, December 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A class-action settlement on 131,000 former Enterprise Rent-A-Car vehicles that lacked side air bags is angering many who bought the cars.
Wednesday, December 1
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- With the 2010 congressional election less than a month in the past, candidates are beginning to line up for 2012, at least in Missouri.
Tuesday, November 30
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a faster and more accurate test for salmonella.
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it will challenge a Missouri county's ordinance banning the funeral protests of a controversial Kansas church.
Tuesday, November 23
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Federal authorities arrested six officers of a defunct funeral service insurance company in Missouri on charges they played fast and loose with company funds.
Thursday, November 18
TUSCUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A 13-year-old boy who admitted killing his mother and stepfather will face juvenile detention rather than be tried as an adult, a Missouri judge ruled.
Friday, November 12
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. college students who viewed images of beer cans packaged and displayed in university colors say drinking this beer was less dangerous, researchers say.
Thursday, November 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Nursing home residents who began using aggressive language were 69 percent more likely than others to be diagnosed with depression, U.S. researchers say.
Wednesday, November 3
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Rep. Roy Blunt has won the U.S. Senate race in Missouri, beating Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, returns indicate.
Sunday, October 31
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- At least 1,000 people watched about 200 hollow-eyed Halloween zombies dance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in Springfield, Mo., organizers said.
Friday, October 29
Oct. 29--HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. -- The man sought in connection with three murders was arrested without incident Thursday, ending a two-day manhunt and allaying concerns that others might be targeted.
Monday, October 25
Authorities say one of the three apparently barefoot prisoners who escaped from a Missouri jail was a convicted murderer.
MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Todd Ice, who had been the youngest person in the United States to be sentenced to death, died of a heart attack in Missouri, his father announced.
Saturday, October 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Hillcrest Bank, the seventh largest in the Kansas City, Mo., area with a heavy exposure in real estate loans, has failed.
Friday, October 22
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says for some women the impacts of breast cancer can be longer-lasting and do not end when they leave the hospital.
Thursday, October 14
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A scheduled appearance by the Midget Wrestling Tour in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has been canceled, the owner of a local club who booked the event said.
Thursday, September 16
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Tornado Alley has become a U.S. vacation destination for world tourists seeking an experience beyond just thrills, researchers say.
GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The California-based International House of Pancakes is suing a Missouri prayer group for allegedly using the restaurant's IHOP acronym.
Sunday, September 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Enterprise Rent-a-Car confirmed it was on the verge of settling a Missouri class action lawsuit involving cars that lacked side air bags.
Tuesday, August 31
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- "Free as a bird" may not be as free as it sounds, researchers say, as a study suggest what's on the ground greatly affects where birds fly.
Saturday, August 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A suspect has reportedly confessed to strangling an assignment editor from a Kansas City television station during an alleged burglary, court documents said.
Friday, August 27
LEXINGTON, Mo., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A kayaker in the Missouri River 340 boat race said he was hit in the face by an Asian silver carp that leaped from the water.
Saturday, August 14
CHAPEL HILL, Mo., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. physician says back, neck, head or hand pain can characterize what he called laptop-itis.
Thursday, August 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Federal authorities in Kansas City, Mo., have charged two men with scheming to create fictitious credit histories to help others buy expensive homes.
GRAY SUMMIT, Mo. -- They worked through the summer, washing cars and selling candy, to pay for their annual summer trip to Six Flags Over Mid-America. And on Thursday morning, triumphant members of the Red Regiment Band boarded two school buses for the nearly 70-mile trip from their high school in St. James, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- One of the nation's oldest Asian elephants, "Ol' C.C.," has died at a Missouri zoo, a report said.
Wednesday, August 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Four black men have filed a lawsuit, saying they were kept out of a Kansas City bar because of their baggy clothes when whites in similar outfits were admitted.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt won the GOP Senate primary and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan won the Democratic primary Tuesday, election returns show.
Primary voters in Michigan appeared to be booting a veteran congresswoman Tuesday and primary races also were being decided in Missouri and Kansas.
Friday, July 30
ST. LOUIS, July 30 (UPI) -- Actress and Missouri native Ellie Kemper has agreed to serve as host of the 2010 Mid-America Emmy Awards gala in St. Louis, organizers said Friday.
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have developed a Web-based program for women experiencing intimate partner violence to develop individualized safety plans.
Thursday, July 29
ST. LOUIS, July 29 (UPI) -- Federal Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard warned Thursday that the U.S. economy could be headed toward a sluggish period marked by falling prices.
ST. LOUIS, July 29 (UPI) -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car said it had plans to put electrically powered vehicles into its U.S. fleet of rental cars, starting with the Nissan Leaf.
Wednesday, July 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 28 (UPI) -- Community leaders in Kansas City, Mo., say they will suspend a fabric canopy under a highway to catch pigeon waste to try to keep a sidewalk clean.
ST. LOUIS, July 28 (UPI) -- An estimated 34,000 U.S. children and teens visit emergency rooms annually for injuries and complications caused by contact lenses, U.S. researchers found.
Tuesday, July 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There's bad. There's historically bad. And there's that island somewhere far beyond both where the Royals found themselves Monday night in a 19-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium.
Monday, July 26
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 26 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a diabetes monitoring device reduces the stress of obtaining multiple blood samples from patients -- whether human or animal.
Sunday, July 25
ST. LOUIS, July 25 (UPI) -- The call of nature overcame the call to rock at a St. Louis concert venue when the Kings of Leon were forced offstage by a barrage of pigeon poop.
Tuesday, July 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 20 (UPI) -- Veterinary cardiologists say dog owners should know heart disease is almost as prevalent in dogs as it is in humans.
Friday, July 16
ST. LOUIS, July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. manufacturer Boeing unveiled a hydrogen-powered surveillance aircraft that company officials say can stay aloft for days without refueling.
Thursday, July 15
SENECA, Mo., July 15 (UPI) -- Members of the Seneca, Mo., High School football team were charged with 39 counts of aggravated battery stemming from a hazing incident in June, officials said.
Wednesday, July 14
ST. LOUIS, July 14 (UPI) -- Congressional representatives say a whistle-blower at a St. Louis Veterans Affairs hospital was fired, while employees who put patients at risk remain there.
Monday, July 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 12 (UPI) -- The NAACP said it will consider a resolution formally condemning the Tea Party for "explicitly racist behavior."
Friday, July 9
ST. LOUIS, July 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher suggests some bedridden patients may benefit from anti-clotting drug therapy.
Thursday, July 8
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., July 8 (UPI) -- A man suspended from his job at a Missouri Best Buy for Internet videos making fun of iPhones and their buyers does not plan to return to work there.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama told a Missouri audience Thursday his administration has acted to keep the country out of a "second Great Depression."
Saturday, July 3
SUGAR CREEK, Mo., July 3 (UPI) -- Three tanker cars loaded with chemicals caught fire near a BP refinery in Missouri early Saturday, firefighters said.
Friday, July 2
ST. LOUIS, July 2 (UPI) -- Missouri researchers studying Ozzy Osbourne's genes said they hope his DNA profile will give clues about how the 61-year-old rocker tolerates alcohol and drugs.
ST. LOUIS, July 2 (UPI) -- People write down their things-to-do list before going to sleep carry out their intentions better, U.S. researchers said.
Wednesday, June 30
ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Hundreds of veterans may have been exposed to viruses when they had dental work performed at a St. Louis facility, the Department of Veterans Affairs said.
Friday, June 25
ST. LOUIS, June 25 (UPI) -- A substance found in red wine and other sources could protect blood vessels in the eyes from being damaged by aging, a new study suggests.
Thursday, June 24
ST. LOUIS -- In the American culture, soccer tends to divide us as sports fans. Soccer aficionados celebrate the beautiful game and are bewildered by those who claim to be bored by it. We take our respective sides and refuse to budge. Soccer people. Non-soccer people. It's a hopeless standoff.
Wednesday, June 23
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. said the end of the year would also be the end of the road for Escape vehicles production in Missouri, a union local president said.
Tuesday, June 22
ST. LOUIS, June 22 (UPI) -- U.S. molecular biologists say they've found a way to utilize the enzyme thrombin's anti-coagulant properties, opening the door to new blood clot medications.
Sunday, June 20
ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- This week marks the premier of a U.S. opera version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" that some leaders in the field see becoming the next "Nutcracker."
Wednesday, June 9
ST. LOUIS, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a protein that helps build the brain in infants might help in restoring brain damage caused by neurodegenerative diseases.
Friday, June 4
ST. LOUIS, June 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says there is a need for cessation programs to help smokers who have human immunodeficiency virus.
Thursday, June 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Day Two of the Call Missed 'Round the World drama involved defense of an umpire's character, ridicule of his call, a new Corvette for a wronged pitcher, a reaction from the sport's commissioner, a cameo by the Michigan governor and, well, enough already.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 3 (UPI) -- U.S. drivers are cheated by gas stations selling "hot fuel" that has expanded when temperatures rise, lawsuits against several companies allege.
Wednesday, May 26
ST. LOUIS, May 26 (UPI) -- Worms invading the brain, lungs and other organs have made six U.S. patients sick after they ate raw crayfish.
Monday, May 24
ST. LOUIS, May 24 (UPI) -- Estrogen-lowering drugs improve surgical outcomes in breast cancer patients, U.S. researchers said.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say introducing physical activity -- re-inventing recess, so to speak -- as part of elementary school class time will reap benefits.
Friday, May 21
ST. LOUIS, May 21 (UPI) -- Treating depression in preschoolers may be beneficial, U.S. researchers said.
Friday, May 14
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 14 (UPI) -- Psychological research based on U.S. samples may have cultural blind spots, a doctoral student suggests.
Thursday, May 13
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say animal models indicate hormone therapies may increase the chance of breast cancer metastasis.
Tuesday, May 11
MILWAUKEE, May 11 (UPI) -- Four Wisconsin TV stations and a Missouri station said they were tricked into putting a man on air who claimed to be a yo-yo champion.
Friday, May 7
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers advise elite cyclists maintain proper nutrition during races to avoid bone loss.
Tuesday, May 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 4 (UPI) -- Federal agents in Kansas City say they are testing software developed by a private company that can be used to identify Internet sellers of stolen goods.
Wednesday, April 28
QUINCY, Ill., April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's mid-America tour took him to Missouri and Illinois Wednesday, where he touted alternative energy and financial reform.
WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- The White House-to-Main Street tour stays in the Midwest Wednesday as U.S. President Barack Obama visits Missouri and Illinois.
Tuesday, April 27
ODESSA, Mo., April 27 (UPI) -- A former national director of neo-Nazi group Aryan Nations should be stopped from opening an under-21 club in Odessa, Mo., the city's mayor said.
Sunday, April 25
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama will go to Illinois and Missouri this week as part of what the administration calls his "Main Street Tour," the White House said Sunday.
Saturday, April 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In an NFL draft that featured a record nine Big 12 picks in the first round and another five in the second and third rounds, the quarterback who won more games than any in NCAA history waited.
Tuesday, April 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed in Kansas City charges sexual abuse of teenage swimmers by coaches is widespread in USA Swimming programs.
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 20 (UPI) -- A dance therapy program developed by a registered nurse and doctoral student improves balance and gait in older adults, U.S. researchers said.
Sunday, April 18
ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia and Johan Santana began Saturday afternoon as headliners on a national stage. They ended up as opening acts for almost seven hours of Vaudeville offense, unheard-of match-ups, inscrutable tactics and an almost unprecedented 2-1, 20-inning Cardinals loss to the New York Mets at Busch Stadium.
Friday, April 16
ST. LOUIS, April 16 (UPI) -- Young women who drink alcohol increase their risk of non-cancerous breast disease, a U.S. researcher says.
Thursday, April 15
ST. LOUIS -- Even before the Cardinals were in position to sweep Houston, manager Tony La Russa outlined reasons why the winless Astros unnerved him.
Apr. 15--What was the giant fireball that lit up the Midwestern sky around 10 p.m. yesterday?
Wednesday, April 14
ELMO, Mo., April 14 (UPI) -- A blind teenager from Kansas shot a prize turkey on his first hunt with some help from a couple of skilled assistants.
Tuesday, April 13
ST. LOUIS, April 13 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they have identified a pair of proteins secreted in the urine that might lead to a urine test for kidney cancer.
Friday, April 9
ST. LOUIS, April 9 (UPI) -- An herbal remedy for anxiety -- St. John's wort -- has not been proven, a U.S. researcher says.
Wednesday, April 7
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 7 (UPI) -- Siblings have conflicts over issues including personal space as well as equality and fairness, U.S. researchers say.
Wednesday, March 31
ST. LOUIS, March 31 (UPI) -- Spring is an ideal time to clean out the medicine cabinet, but any time is a good time to get rid of expired products, a U.S. health services provider says.
Tuesday, March 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 30 (UPI) -- A radio station in Kansas City, Mo., says it has no choice but to air racist and anti-Semitic ads from a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate from Missouri.
Thursday, March 25
ST. LOUIS -- Ohio State has the luxury -- or the burden -- of being the only team in the Midwest Region that can be considered a clear-cut favorite.
Sunday, March 21
Mar. 21--BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Missouri basketball team saw its season come to a frustrating end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Friday, March 19
Mar. 19--BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Missouri basketball team's defense pressured Clemson right out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Wednesday, March 17
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 11 (UPI) -- An estimated 33 percent of U.S. women have low sexual desire and it is the top problem women bring to sex therapists, a researcher says.
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 11 (UPI) -- An estimated 33 percent of U.S. women have low sexual desire and it is the top problem women bring to sex therapists, a researcher says.
Tuesday, March 16
KNOSTERS KNOB, Mo., March 16 (UPI) -- A defense department audit of eight U.S. Air Force bases found problems with inventory and control of nuclear weapons at five of them, officials say.
Monday, March 15
ST. LOUIS, March 15 (UPI) -- People should trust their feelings when gauging what sort of first impression they've made on others, U.S. researchers suggest.
Thursday, March 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 11 (UPI) -- An estimated 33 percent of U.S. women have low sexual desire and it is the top problem women bring to sex therapists, a researcher says.
Wednesday, March 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. patients prefer being treated by doctors, given the choice, but for minor illnesses they prefer the same-day service of a retail clinic, researchers say.
Tuesday, March 9
ST. LOUIS, March 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say early-stage breast cancer patients may not need radiation after a mastectomy.
Monday, March 8
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 8 (UPI) -- Many who lose weight subsequently regain it, but U.S. researchers say exercise can maintain the health benefits of weight loss, such as lower blood pressure.
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security found software for Energizer's Duo USB battery charger can leave computers vulnerable to attack.
Wednesday, March 3
ST. LOUIS, March 3 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer experts say they've found a newly identified cancer biomarker might define a new subtype of breast cancer and offer a potential way to treat it.
Thursday, February 25
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say the use of laser-induced ultrasound could help physicians locate the general area of a lymph node where melanoma cells might reside.
Wednesday, February 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- A Kansas, Mo., man's lawsuit against the Kansas City Royals alleges he suffered an eye injury from a hot dog thrown by team mascot Sluggerrr.
Tuesday, February 23
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Husbands' hostile and anti-social behaviors increased their wives' symptoms of depression over time, a U.S. researcher found.
Friday, February 5
EUREKA, Mo., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A Missouri hotel dubbed the second-dirtiest in the United States by a travel Web site is facing further trouble from a lawsuit brought by Six Flags.
Thursday, February 4
SALEM, Mo., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The recent natural disasters should have taught us how to offer a reasonably coordinated international relief effort, U.S., Greek and Australian doctors say.
Tuesday, February 2
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- University of Missouri scientists say they've mapped the soybean genome and identified 1.1 million base pairs of DNA, including more than 90 distinct traits.
Friday, January 29
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- An antibiotic that can cause hearing loss in people actually protected the ears of young mice given extended low doses of the drug, scientists in Missouri said.
Wednesday, January 27
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say they are developing an anti-HIV compound that is substantially more potent and longer-lasting than existing therapies.
Tuesday, January 26
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- When Bill Self says he wants a team that plays with an identity, what he is really saying is that he wants a team that plays inside-out first, a team with a sturdy backbone that can withstand poor shooting with its brawn and sheer power.
Thursday, January 21
CLINTON, Tenn., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Confluence Solar, a start-up company from Missouri, will build a $200 million manufacturing and distribution complex in Tennessee, officials announced Thursday.
Wednesday, January 13
ST. LOUIS -- Mark McGwire, saying "I feel a lot better today . . . a weight has been lifted," softened a bit Tuesday on his stance that steroid use did not help him hit home runs, allowing that there could have been some cause and effect.
Friday, January 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Thirteen years ago, when Todd Haley was still trying to establish himself as an NFL assistant coach with the New York Jets, he took some of his orders from the team's offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis.
Tuesday, December 29
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Kansas City Chiefs Coach Todd Haley approached a stranger at a bus stop and gave him a late Christmas present -- a stack of $20s, the recipient said.
Tuesday, December 15
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Apparel maker The North Face filed a lawsuit in Missouri against The South Butt, a company started by a teen to mock the high-end clothing manufacturer.
Monday, December 14
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A woman becoming a breadwinner impacts family relationships, individual identities and organizational policies, a U.S. researcher says.
Thursday, December 3
EAGLEVILLE, Mo., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The prairie chicken population in Missouri appears to be increasing after enduring a couple of minimal breeding seasons, experts said.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Over-the-counter drugs, such as aspirin and Tylenol, that inhibit certain enzymes could impact the effectiveness of vaccines, U.S. researchers said.
Tuesday, December 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A spokesman for AMC Entertainment of Missouri said the company has decided to ban patrons from bringing outside food into its cinemas.
Sunday, November 22
ST. MARTINS, Mo., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Child welfare and judicial officials in Missouri are trying to determine how to deal with a 15-year-old girl accused of child murder, observers say.
Thursday, November 19
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says the health system isn't giving stroke patients enough time to regain any lost function because it underestimates what the brain can do.
Tuesday, November 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- They were smiling in the locker room, and that has been an unusual thing to see after Chiefs games this season.
Thursday, November 12
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say measuring eye response to light could help diagnose autism earlier.
Tuesday, November 10
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- University of Missouri researchers say they found ways to make ice cream not only tastier but healthier by adding fiber, antioxidants and probiotics.
Monday, November 2
PACIFIC, Mo., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service said Monday that water levels at the Meramec and Mississippi rivers in Missouri are above flood stage.
Friday, October 30
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- An auction official said more than 3,000 comic books, including several rare items, are set to go on the auction block in St. Charles, Mo.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The part of the Mississippi River that flows past St. Louis must be cleaned up enough to support recreational uses, federal officials said.
Wednesday, October 28
HERCULANEUM, Mo., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- More than 100 properties near a Missouri smelter that have been through cleanup in the past decade have high levels of lead in the soil, federal regulators say.
Tuesday, October 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Some U.S. doctors who mostly treat elderly patients say they are troubled by a proposed 21 percent Medicare reimbursement cut.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Bruce Springsteen said on his Web site he canceled Monday night's concert in Kansas City, Mo., because his cousin, Lenny Sullivan, has died.
ST. LOUIS -- The Mark McGwire Hall of Fame Rehabilitation and Legacy Makeover Tour began Monday morning at Busch Stadium, with Tony La Russa serving as scrub master for the former home run king's tarnished legacy.
Monday, October 26
WASHINGTON, Mo., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- An ordinance in Washington, Mo., requiring prescriptions to purchase decongestants containing pseudoephedrine has resulted in plummeting sales, officials say.
Saturday, October 24
A teenager is suspected of killing a 9-year-old Missouri girl whose body was found hidden in a wooded area, police said Saturday.
Friday, October 23
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman whose monkey was denied status as a service animal said having to leave the pet at home will restrict her activities.
Wednesday, October 21
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international team of scientists says it's created a very accurate "family tree" of cows and other ruminants going back up to 29 million years.
Saturday, October 17
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- State biologists in Missouri, Wisconsin and other Midwest states say they are beset annually with reports of cougars in areas where there are none.
Tuesday, October 13
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- AT&T Missouri agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.4 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit concerning its E-Rate program, the Justice Department said.
Friday, October 9
BALLWIN, Mo., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A judge in Missouri says a retired art teacher's front yard art work is simply too dangerous to allow.
Thursday, October 8
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. electrical engineers say they are developing a smaller, lighter and more efficient battery that uses a nuclear energy source.
Friday, October 2
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Missouri officials allowed people to swim for two weeks this spring in waters known to be tainted with E. coli bacteria, Gov. Jay Nixon said.
Wednesday, September 30
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Half of young patients may "outgrow" bipolar disorder by age 30, U.S. researchers suggest.
Tuesday, September 29
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Pets lower hypertension, spur exercise and improve psychological health, and if this appeared in pill form it would be called a wonder drug, a U.S. expert says.
Monday, September 28
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say sound planning activities and positive emotions have a large impact on success in finding a job.
Thursday, September 24
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- About 2 million U.S. residents use cocaine for its side-effects of euphoria and U.S. scientists want to determine how the brain reacts to the drug.
Wednesday, September 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A home in Kansas City, Mo., that once belonged to H&R Block co-founder Richard Bloch is being razed to improve the value of the property, an official says.
Wednesday, September 16
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Spanking 1-year-old children leads to more aggressive behavior and less sophisticated cognitive development in the next two years, U.S. researchers say.
Tuesday, September 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A Deutsche Telekom attempt to buy U.S. wireless carrier Sprint is a "necessary evil," good for both companies, despite the problems, an industry analyst said.
Friday, September 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of Missouri say they're testing a new blast-resistant glass that is thinner and lighter than current varieties.
Thursday, September 10
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Monsanto Co. is eliminating 900 more jobs -- doubling the cuts announced earlier this summer--as the biotech giant responds to a glut of cheap Chinese-made herbicide that's taking a bite out of Roundup sales.
Wednesday, September 9
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have determined two different brain circuits might control the motivation to seek food and then consume it.
Saturday, September 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Two U.S. researchers say dogs appear to be helpful to soldiers and former soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Monday, August 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- From the start, the union between Todd Haley as head coach and Chan Gailey as offensive coordinator made no sense to Larry Johnson.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A federal judge has officially acquitted a Missouri mother in a cyberbullying case linked to the 2006 suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, authorities said.
Friday, August 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Police in Missouri say they may have a hard time enforcing a new statewide ban on text messaging by young drivers.
Sunday, August 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car ordered thousands of new Chevrolet Impalas whose side-curtain air bags had been purposely deleted, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star said Sunday.
Friday, August 14
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A St. Louis-area man was charged Friday with duping investors out of $2.5 million by claiming he was buying foreclosed real estate.
Thursday, July 30
ST. LOUIS, July 30 (UPI) -- The practices of Thailand's hill farmers have helped preserve the genetic diversity of rice, researchers in the United States and Thailand found.
Tuesday, July 28
ST. LOUIS, July 28 (UPI) -- People who own more than one cat often are described as lonely, homebodies, cluttered and "crazy cat ladies" by non-cat owners, a U.S. survey indicates.
Friday, July 24
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 23 (UPI) -- Researchers report creating what they call "bacterial computers" which potentially can solve complicated human mathematical problems.
Thursday, July 23
ST. LOUIS, July 23 (UPI) -- A Nestle SA U.S. pet food manager was indicted on fraud charges for allegedly spending $250,000 on himself with his company credit card, prosecutors said.
Wednesday, July 22
ST. LOUIS, July 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. rock label No Sleep Records says it has signed Double Vision, its first hip-hop act.
Tuesday, July 21
ST. LOUIS, July 21 (UPI) -- Jason Mraz, Wilco, Jamey Johnson and Phosphorescent have joined the lineup of Farm Aid 2009 in Missouri, organizers said Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 21 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman was charged Tuesday with bilking 180 farmers out of $50 million in a Ponzi scheme built on grain purchases, the state attorney general said.
ST. LOUIS, July 21 (UPI) -- An Ohio man has been jailed in St. Louis after allegedly threatening a telemarketer that he would kill the company's employees, authorities say.
Monday, July 20
STOCKTON, Mo., July 20 (UPI) -- A couple who sued a nearby hog farm over the smell it creates on their Kansas property has been awarded a $1.1 million settlement.
Sunday, July 19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 19 (UPI) -- The Missouri attorney general is investigating whether state officials violated the law by holding back a report on E. coli in a lake, a spokeswoman said.
Saturday, July 18
BUTLER, Mo., July 18 (UPI) -- A Missouri car dealer who gave buyers vouchers for handguns last year has upped the firepower this year to AK-47s.
Friday, July 17
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 17 (UPI) -- Turmeric may help lower risk of breast cancer after exposure to hormone replacement therapy, U.S. researchers say.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 17 (UPI) -- A Missouri state agency says it delayed releasing a report on high levels of E. coli bacteria in a lake because officials did not want to cause "panic."
ST. LOUIS, July 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. economic racial divide between whites and blacks is immense and it colors the perceptions of people in the two races, a researcher found.
Thursday, July 16
ST. LOUIS, July 16 (UPI) -- Willie Nelson says he, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews are set to perform at Farm Aid in St. Louis this fall.
Tuesday, July 14
ST. LOUIS, July 14 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international team of scientists says it has produced the first direct evidence of substantial fish consumption by early modern humans in China.
Thursday, July 9
ST. LOUIS -- Technically, the 378 pit bulls seized this week by authorities in Missouri and Illinois still belong to the same men accused of training them in the blood sport of dogfighting.
ST. LOUIS, July 9 (UPI) -- People want food to be local and they want to know where it comes from and how it is made, a Washington state research firm said.
Monday, July 6
ST. LOUIS, July 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. sports medicine expert advises Little Leaguers to big league all-stars -- to stay off the disable list, it's best to stay in shape.
Saturday, July 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Maybe the Royals were just waiting for Independence Day to generate some offensive fireworks. Or perhaps they were simply overdue.
ST. LOUIS, July 3 (UPI) -- Four out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed, U.S. researchers found.
Friday, July 3
ST. LOUIS, July 3 (UPI) -- Nestle Purina PetCare says the canine stars of the U.S. company's new short movie "Mighty Dog Nation: The Movie" will be picked by the general public.
Thursday, July 2
A federal judge in Los Angeles Thursday dismissed charges against Lori Drew, the Missouri woman whose online deception had been blamed for a teenager's suicide.
CAMERON, Mo., July 2 (UPI) -- State and federal environmental agencies say testing has uncovered farm soil in northwest Missouri that is contaminated with chromium 6.
Tuesday, June 23
ST. LOUIS -- When Donald Fehr first came into baseball more than a quarter of a century ago, he was the sort of labor attorney who could have gone through his entire professional life without creating so much as a ripple.
Saturday, June 20
ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- A federal program called Troops to Teachers is helping current and former U.S. soldiers pay for the education to become classroom teachers, officials say.
Wednesday, June 17
ST. LOUIS, June 17 (UPI) -- Missouri inmate Reginald Clemons remained on death row Wednesday as a federal court stay of his midnight execution remained in effect.
Sunday, June 14
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 14 (UPI) -- Brad Pitt's brother Doug said the actor, his family and actress Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo.
Tuesday, June 9
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9 (UPI) -- Bee swarms have become so common in Kansas City two have had to be removed from the stadium where the Kansas City Royals play.
Monday, June 8
ST. LOUIS, June 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have created a line of fruit flies that they hope might someday help shed light on the mechanisms that cause insomnia in humans.
Thursday, June 4
ST. LOUIS, June 4 (UPI) -- Adventurer Dan Cook says rowing 3,700 miles through U.S. rivers to increase awareness for disabled war veterans has been a "challenge."
Wednesday, June 3
ST. LOUIS, June 3 (UPI) -- The ring of a cell phone may be just as distracting as talking on a cell phone while driving, especially in a classroom setting, U.S. researchers say.
Tuesday, June 2
ST. LOUIS, June 2 (UPI) -- A body found Tuesday morning in the Missouri River near St. Louis was tentatively identified as I.E. Millstone, 102, founder of a construction firm.
ST. LOUIS, June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have found an FDA-approved drug that might prevent genetically caused epilepsy also might help prevent more common forms of the condition.
Sunday, May 31
ST. LOUIS, May 31 (UPI) -- Rapper Ortega Devon Henderson, who performed under the name Tega, has died of wounds suffered in a Missouri shooting, a friend says.
Thursday, May 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28 (UPI) -- The body of a Kansas City man returned home Thursday, 64 years after he was killed in World War II and a day after the Army shipped the wrong remains.
Wednesday, May 27
WATERLOO, Mo., May 27 (UPI) -- A televangelism operation in Missouri has been drawn into a wrongful death case involving a former security guard, court papers indicate.
Friday, May 22
BRANSON, Mo., May 22 (UPI) -- The musical "Peter Pan," starring ex-Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby, is to start a three-month run at the Mansion Theatre in Branson, Mo., the theater announced.
Thursday, May 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Catcher Miguel Olivo stood in the Royals' clubhouse, disappointment painted on his face, and pointed his hand in the shape of a gun at his head as he looked around before pulling the trigger in pantomime.
Wednesday, May 20
ST. LOUIS, May 20 (UPI) -- A young St. Louis woman's apparent recovery from her third bout with cancer is being attributed as a miracle by the founder of the Marianist order.
Monday, May 18
ST. LOUIS, May 18 (UPI) -- Parts suppliers for U.S. plane maker Boeing said cuts in defense contracts would ripple through the economy, leading to possible layoffs.
ST. LOUIS, May 18 (UPI) -- A 21-year-old New York resident earned $40,000 for winning his second U.S. Chess Championship, in St. Louis, say tournament officials.
Tuesday, May 12
ST. LOUIS, May 12 (UPI) -- Although obesity and gallstones often go together, U.S. scientists say genetically modified mice fed high-fat food don't grow fat, but do develop gallstones.
Thursday, May 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Who knows if the Royals are really this good? And who knows how long this will last? But right now -- right now -- the Royals are pretty much getting whatever they need whenever they need it.
Tuesday, May 5
ST. LOUIS, May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest autism diagnoses are not occurring soon enough.
ST. LOUIS, May 5 (UPI) -- Alzheimer's patients sift the important from less important less efficiently early on, U.S. researchers say.
Wednesday, April 29
ARNOLD, Mo., April 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking to a town hall meeting in Missouri on his 100th day in office, said Americans "have begun to pick ourselves up."
Saturday, April 25
ST. LOUIS, April 25 (UPI) -- Various props from actor George Clooney's newest movie, "Up in the Air," will be sold at an upcoming event in St. Louis, event organizers say.
Wednesday, April 22
ST. LOUIS, April 22 (UPI) -- U.S. engineers say they have created a USB-based ultrasound probe technology that enables a smart phone to become a medical imaging device.
Monday, April 20
COTTLEVILLE, Mo., April 20 (UPI) -- More than 130 colleges throughout the United States have imposed bans on campus smoking, but the bans can be less than well-received, officials say.
Saturday, April 18
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- Banks in Missouri and Nevada have been closed by regulators, marking the 24th and 25th U.S. banks to fail so far in 2009, officials said.
Wednesday, April 15
ST. LOUIS, April 15 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have developed a method of estimating the bleeding risk in heart attack victims.
Friday, April 10
ST. LOUIS, April 9 (UPI) -- Heartburn among asthma sufferers led some doctors to prescribe heartburn medication, but heartburn drugs do not help control asthma, U.S. researchers said.
Wednesday, April 8
ST. LOUIS, April 8 (UPI) -- Non-pharmacological interventions appear more effective than usual care for treating depression after coronary artery bypass surgery, U.S. researchers say.
Sunday, April 5
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 5 (UPI) -- A river otter in Columbia, Mo., was "traumatized" when a fellow otter died of an infection caused by an abscessed tooth, an expert says.
Friday, April 3
ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- Sleep, already recognized as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning, U.S. researchers said.
ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- Waking up during surgery with subsequent recall is surprisingly common, affecting around 1-in-500 surgical cases, U.S. researchers conclude.
Thursday, April 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have proposed a definition of "epigenetics" -- a new research field focusing on heritable genetic alterations not caused by DNA.
Wednesday, April 1
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 1 (UPI) -- To be safe at home, older women need to recognize potential dangers and take proper precautions to prevent intrusions, a nursing professor in Missouri says.
ST. LOUIS, April 1 (UPI) -- St. Louis Zoo officials say the recent deaths of a polar bear and two simians aren't an indication of something unusual going on.
Sunday, March 29
ST. LOUIS, March 29 (UPI) -- The place where 25 children from the St. Louis Protestant Orphan Asylum are buried has been given a new marker, an organizer of the effort says.
Tuesday, March 24
ST. LOUIS, March 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered luminol -- a compound used at crime scenes to make blood residue glow -- can also identify immune inflammation.
Monday, March 23
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 23 (UPI) -- U.S. geologists say they've determined that as rocks become hotter in the Earth's crust, they become better insulators but poorer conductors.
Thursday, March 19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It was a moment that led to the end of Cal's basketball season, and it neatly defined why the Golden Bears aren't playing deeper into the NCAA Tournament.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Memphis guard Roburt Sallie is not a morning person. When the schedule calls for games to begin before noon, Sallie usually is still in a slumber.
Wednesday, March 18
ST. LOUIS, March 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. engineer says he is trying to develop methods of reducing vehicle drag so as to improve the gas mileage of planes, automobiles and trucks.
Monday, March 16
ST. LOUIS, March 16 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've identified the first gene that kills nerve cell branches from within the cell, possibly causing neuropathy.
Friday, March 13
ST. LOUIS -- One of the more uncomfortable truths in sports is that there are very few graceful exits. From the living legend to the obscure athletic foot soldier, everyone who has ever put on a uniform has felt the sting of being a helpless bystander in your athletic exit strategy.
Thursday, March 12
ST. LOUIS, March 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has determined an enzyme known for its connections with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke also helps create and maintain the brain.
ST. LOUIS, March 12 (UPI) -- A 52-year-old man threatened multiple St. Louis County, Mo., judges and offered to fight U.S. Supreme Court members, authorities allege.
Wednesday, March 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are working on a breath analyzer or urine test for detecting cancer, diabetes or asthma.
ST. LOUIS -- Doctors say it's premature to link Lyme disease to violent behavior following the Sunday shooting of a Maryville, Ill., church pastor.
Thursday, March 5
COTTLEVILLE, Mo., March 5 (UPI) -- Fidel Castro's estranged daughter said Washington should maintain its embargo of Cuba until Havana does something significant, like free political prisoners.
ST. LOUIS, March 5 (UPI) -- A history of major depression raises the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic predisposition, U.S. researchers found.
Tuesday, March 3
ST. LOUIS, March 3 (UPI) -- Federal inspectors say they're investigating the death of an 8-year-old gorilla that apparently strangled himself at the St. Louis Zoo.
Saturday, February 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs acquired quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel from the New England Patriots for their second-round pick in this year's draft.
Friday, February 27
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri team of scientists identified the location of the genetic material vital to curing muscular dystrophy.
Friday, February 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- AMC Entertainment Inc. says it plans to screen all five films nominated for best picture as part of a special pre-Oscar movie marathon at some U.S. theaters.
Tuesday, February 10
Feb. 10--COLUMBIA -- Well, we got Missouri-Kansas basketball back. That was the beauty of Monday night. For years now, this was a rivalry on fumes, a twice-a-year matchup that had plenty of history and a few rude chants and some bad blood. But when it came down to the basketball, Kansas was supreme, Missouri played for the upset, and the rest was as predictable as San Diego weather.
Tuesday, February 3
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Robin Carnahan of Missouri's most prominent Democratic family announced Tuesday she will run for the U.S. Senate to succeed retiring Republican Kit Bond.
Monday, February 2
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Union organizers in Puerto Rico allege a firm that makes U.S. military uniforms illegally denies its workers one day of paid sick leave per month.
Monday, January 26
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers are examining developing hearts in chickens in an effort to find solutions for human heart abnormalities
Sunday, January 25
CRESTWOOD, Mo., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Thousands of people arrived at an open casting call in Crestwood, Mo., with hopes of appearing as an extra in the next George Clooney film, an official says.
Friday, January 23
Jan. 23--HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- Authorities in Missouri say a man fathered four children with his teenage daughter and killed at least one of the children.
Tuesday, January 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- From the start, a union between the Kansas City Chiefs and Scott Pioli made too much sense for it not to happen.
Friday, January 9
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A student who struggles in first grade and has negative self-perceptions in sixth grade may have depression symptoms by seventh grade, U.S. researchers said.
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Revealing his decision to leave Missouri for
Sophomore All-American wide receiver Jeremy Maclin announced Friday he will leave the Missouri Tigers and enter the 2009 NFL Draft.
Thursday, January 8
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., said Thursday that he will not seek a fifth term in 2010, becoming the fourth Republican senator to plan retirement then.
Wednesday, December 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Air Force reservist, accusing his employer of violating the reservists' employment rights.
Monday, December 29
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Ursuline order of Roman Catholic nuns will be leaving Paola, Kan., after 113 years there as part of a consolidation, the town's mayor says.
Friday, December 26
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- University of Missouri researchers say women who experience intimate partner violence are more likely to seek healthcare for their infants.
Thursday, December 25
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- An estimated 2 million intoxicated drivers with three or more convictions will be on the roads this holiday season, U.S. researchers said.
Thursday, December 18
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher suggests people, despite cultural background or religion, experience the same neuropsychological functions during spiritual experiences.
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A priest has removed two books about Barack Obama from a Missouri Roman Catholic school's library because of the president-elect's abortion position.
Wednesday, December 17
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A man who fell from an overpass in Columbia, Mo., after police allegedly shocked him with a stun gun should receive a $500,000 settlement, his lawyer says.
Tuesday, December 9
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Oil spray has been found to reduce methane and carbon dioxide from large-scale animal feeding operations, U.S. scientists found.
Tuesday, December 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser says he feels like he is the aggrieved party, regarding what he calls untrue discrimination charges leveled at him.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated, a U.S. researcher says.
Monday, December 1
Wyoming was reported ready Monday to name Missouri offensive
Wednesday, November 26
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury convicted a Missouri woman on misdemeanor charges stemming from a MySpace hoax that allegedly drove a teenage girl to suicide.
Tuesday, November 25
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The fate of a 49-year-old Missouri woman accused of "cyberbullying" a 13-year-old girl into killing herself was set to go to a California jury, officials say.
Wednesday, November 19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals pulled off their second major trade of the off-season Wednesday morning by acquiring outfielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez.
ANN ARBOR, Mo., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A University of Michigan economist says higher education may be the next sector of the economy affected by the sub-prime mortgage mess.
Sunday, November 16
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt's administration misled the public on several issues, including whether e-mail records were saved, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
MIAMI -- Seven years ago, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer raced against each other on a dirt track in the small town of Moberly, Missouri.
Thursday, November 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- More than a week after the U.S. presidential election, Missouri remains the only state not to have declared an Electoral College winner.
Monday, November 10
ST. LOUIS -- A judge said Monday he probably will bar mention of suicide to jurors in the computer harassment case against Lori Drew. That could delay next week's trial while prosecutors appeal the ruling.
Friday, November 7
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Female models have had a negative impact on how women view their own bodies, but male models have an opposite effect on men, U.S. researchers said.
Wednesday, November 5
Kansas State University announced Wednesday that head
Tuesday, November 4
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Jay Nixon is become Missouri's next governor, after serving as the Show-Me State's longtime attorney general, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Missouri judge has refused to remove Gov. Matt Blunt from a lawsuit by a former aide who says he was fired after warning the governor about deleting e-mails.
Sunday, November 2
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A 41-year-old man suspected of shooting a St. Louis-area police officer to death was being sought Sunday, officials said.
Saturday, November 1
Nov. 1--WACO, Texas -- Missouri stopped itself twice with an interception thrown in the end zone and a fumble lost at the Baylor 35.
HENDERSON, Nev., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama campaigned Saturday in states that went Republican in 2004: Nevada, Colorado and Missouri.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama is pressing hard in normally Republican-friendly states Saturday, with campaign stops scheduled in Missouri, Colorado and Nevada.
Friday, October 31
HOWES CAVE, N.Y., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A previously unrecognized fungus strain has been linked to a mysterious die-off of bats in the U.S. Northeast, a Missouri biologist says.
Friday, October 24
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. medical students taking part in a study gave more serious cardiac risk estimates to Christians than Muslims with identical characteristics and symptoms.
Wednesday, October 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An employee of a shoe-store chain was fired after a customer in Kansas City said he received a receipt with a racial slur printed on it.
Tuesday, October 21
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The 149-year-old Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, one of the world's largest botanical collections, has received its 6 millionth herbarium specimen.
Monday, October 20
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- John McCain and Sarah Palin pressed their attacks on Barack Obama's tax plan Monday, both saying it would "spread the wealth" of U.S. taxpayers.
Sunday, October 19
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is the "perfect" candidate for the battleground state of Missouri, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said Sunday.
Saturday, October 18
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama addressed a huge and enthusiastic crowd Saturday at the St. Louis Arch.
Thursday, October 16
NORMANDY, Mo., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Officials in Normandy, Mo., say they're putting an HIV-AIDS testing center in the high school because several students may have been exposed to the virus.
Friday, October 10
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- University of Missouri researchers say adults with arthritis who received exercise interventions increased their physical activity and felt less pain.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The heated U.S. presidential race is mirrored in several gubernatorial races, with observers saying some state races mirror their national counterpart.
Wednesday, October 8
CLAYTON, Mo., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed by a concerned father in St. Louis County Circuit Court alleges his teenage daughter was traumatized by Internet harassment.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Zoo lost a member of its rare rhino collection when the endangered animal died en route to an Oregon zoo, zoo officials said.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have, for the first time, witnessed the human immunodeficiency virus mature from an inactive form into an active infection.
Tuesday, October 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A Kansas City, Mo., charter school teacher has been suspended after video of his class chanting the praises of Barack Obama surfaced on YouTube.
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said Melissa Rey, 14, of Parkway Central Middle School in Chesterfield, Mo., has won the "America's Top Young Scientist" competition.
Monday, October 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A trial was under way Monday in Kansas City, Mo., for the accused killer of "Precious Doe," a young girl whose head was found in a trash bag in 2001.
Sunday, October 5
Oct. 5--LINCOLN, Neb. -- For the last two weeks, the hot topic in Missouri was whether the MU football team could win at Nebraska for the first time since 1978. There weren't any ghosts tackling Tigers last night. Come to think of it, there weren't many Cornhuskers tackling Tigers either.
Wednesday, October 1
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Disaster looms if the U.S. Congress cannot pass a bill to bailout the financial markets, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Wednesday.
ST. LOUIS -- For the first time since Seattle, Marc Bulger was back in the starting lineup -- and back in front of the media.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Health officials say 16 cases of pertussis have been reported in the past two months in St. Charles County, a suburban area outside St. Louis.
Tuesday, September 30
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A lawyer said a need to be seen as successful drove his client to impersonate a fearless federal narcotics agent in rural Missouri.
Sunday, September 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Rock singer Tina Turner says she is excited to officially begin her "Tina Live Tour" in Kansas City, Mo.
Saturday, September 20
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gary Pinkel accepted victory on Saturday, but the Missouri football coach sure seemed uncomfortable handling it.
Sep. 20--Football looked easy for Missouri the last two weeks, but for the first time on Faurot Field this season, the Tigers got a taste of adversity Saturday against what should have been an overmatched opponent.
Wednesday, September 17
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A major U.S. study links bisphenol A, a chemical commonly used in hard plastics, to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities.
Sunday, September 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Damon Huard walked alone on the Arrowhead Stadium sideline during the third quarter Sunday and stared toward the scoreboard.
Friday, September 12
ST. LOUIS -- When the Cubs were discussing a trade for Rich Harden, first internally and then with the Oakland Athletics, Jim Hendry leaned heavily on the counsel of his top scout, Gary Hughes.
Tuesday, September 9
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Narcotics investigators say the use of paper logs to record sales of cold medicine is a loophole for methamphetamine cookers.
Wednesday, August 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Two class action lawsuits filed on behalf of residents of Cameron, Mo., allege an area plant caused a sudden outbreak of brain tumors among residents.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain's choice of running mate will hit the ground running this weekend with rallies in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri, say campaign insiders.
Tuesday, August 26
ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Demand for young nuclear engineers is on the rise, with nearly 20,000 veteran engineers poised to retire by 2012.
Friday, August 22
ST. LOUIS -- Steven Jackson has fresh legs and a fresh contract. Now, he wants a fresh start -- with Rams fans in St. Louis.
Thursday, August 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A tentative settlement has been reached between the Roman Catholic diocese of Kansas City, Mo., and 47 people who claim they were molested by priests.
Wednesday, August 6
WARRENTON, Mo., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The operators of an exotic animal farm in Missouri say they will close down following a weekend attack by a tiger that cost a man his leg.
Monday, August 4
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Media reports have described an "exercise pill" that may end the need for exercise, but U.S. researchers say this may not eliminate the need.
WARRENTON, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The owner of a Missouri animal farm says she shot a tiger after it had attacked and injured a 26-year-old volunteer.
Wednesday, July 30
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 30 (UPI) -- An invading Asian beetle, the emerald ash borer, has been found in trees in southern Missouri for the first time, scientists say.
Thursday, July 24
ST. LOUIS, July 24 (UPI) -- Sports-related concussions in athletes often go unrecognized and often don't receive proper respect for their potential seriousness, U.S. researchers said.
ST. LOUIS, July 24 (UPI) -- Political observers say they wonder if Republican John McCain would continue his tradition of not taking positions on alcohol issues if he is elected president.
ST. LOUIS, July 24 (UPI) -- For physical and emotional reasons, children need time off from sports, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said.
Tuesday, July 22
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 22 (UPI) -- A Missouri healthcare facility will pay $60 million for allegedly engaging in improper Medicare billing practices, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
Monday, July 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 20 (UPI) -- A decorated U.S. soldier who was born in Iraq has filed suit in federal court intended to speed up government action on his bid to become a U.S. citizen.
Saturday, July 19
CLAYTON, Mo., July 19 (UPI) -- A former Missouri Department of Natural Resources supervisor should receive $337,000 for being forced to endure a hostile work environment, a jury has ruled.
Friday, July 18
ST. LOUIS, July 18 (UPI) -- A spike in gasoline prices in the United States has prompted a run on scooters that boast mileage as high as 60 to 100 miles per gallon, industry analysts said.
Monday, July 14
ST. LOUIS, July 14 (UPI) -- Pediatric eye surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis warn against umbilical cord stem-cell treatment for optic nerve hypoplasia.
ST. LOUIS, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. concrete prices have held relatively steady in the past year compared with the rival road-building substance asphalt, industry observers said.
ST. LOUIS, July 14 (UPI) -- Democratic Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has a commanding lead in the race to choose the state's next governor, a poll indicated Monday.
ST. LOUIS -- The board of directors of Anheuser-Busch Cos. accepted a $52 billion takeover offer from Belgium's InBev on Sunday, putting a quick end to a monthlong standoff between the companies. The agreement paves the way for a brewing colossus controlling about a quarter of the world's beer market.
Sunday, July 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 13 (UPI) -- Bombardier Aerospace says it will produce its new C-Series aircraft in Montreal instead of building a new assembly plant at Kansas City International Airport.
WINFIELD, Mo., July 13 (UPI) -- Community leaders along the Mississippi River say they are figuring out how to deal with millions of sandbags left over from fighting recent floods.
Saturday, July 12
ST. LOUIS, July 12 (UPI) -- A poll of 800 voters in Missouri indicates presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama may win the electoral swing-state.
Thursday, July 10
ST. LOUIS, July 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. study found the extra costs of raising a child with special needs can vary widely depending on the state in which the family lives.
Tuesday, July 8
ST. LOUIS, July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have shown mouse embryonic stem cells can build the heart, thereby moving science closer to heart disease treatments using human stem cells.
ST. LOUIS, July 8 (UPI) -- A U.S. mechanical engineer who specializes in aircraft and helicopter engineering says baseball was designed to favor left-handers.
Monday, July 7
ST. LOUIS, July 7 (UPI) -- Federal investigators say the inflation of an emergency slide caused presidential candidate Barack Obama to make an unscheduled landing in St. Louis Monday.
ST. LOUIS, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. singer John Mayer took time during a concert in St. Louis to joke about Internet rumors about his personal life.
ST. LOUIS -- When Chicago Cubs closer Kerry Wood entered in the ninth inning Saturday at Busch Stadium with a two-run lead over St. Louis, it seemed safe to say the game was history.
Jul. 4--Nicholas Troy Sheley, suspected of killing eight people in Illinois and Missouri, wants 30 days to find a private attorney. Sheley declined an offer from a Knox County judge for a public defender. PAGE 3.
Friday, July 4
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers compared the commercial weight loss program Weight Watchers to gym membership programs to determine which worked best.
ST. LOUIS, July 2 (UPI) -- Mississippi River waters have finally begun to recede with the National Weather Service expecting a fall below flood stage in St. Louis by early next week.
Jul. 2--Missouri law enforcement officials have begun discussing whether to seek the death penalty for Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, who was captured Tuesday night outside a Granite City bar after the FBI linked him to eight killings.
Jul. 3--Missouri law enforcement officials have begun discussing whether to seek the death penalty for Nicholas T. Sheley, who was captured Tuesday night outside a Granite City bar after the FBI linked him to eight killings in Missouri and Northern Illinois.
Wednesday, July 2
ST. LOUIS, July 1 (UPI) -- Low-lying areas along the Mississippi River in Missouri and Illinois are emerging from their watery cover as flood waters withdraw back into their banks.
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered submerged trees have the potential to be used as carbon credits since they can store carbon for thousands of years.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 1 (UPI) -- Chrysler LLC announced it would close a minivan plant in Missouri as it steers itself toward production of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Monday, June 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say new allegations have surfaced in the case of five people convicted of murder in a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama praised his Republican opponent in a speech Monday on U.S. patriotism in Independence, Mo.
ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Cleanup began Monday in Mississippi River communities upriver from St. Louis, as the river began to drop after swamping low-lying areas, officials said.
Sunday, June 29
WEST ALTON, Mo., June 29 (UPI) -- A Missouri farmer known for his role on a virtual TV series acknowledges reality has flooded in on his life.
BRANSON, Mo., June 29 (UPI) -- While northern and eastern Missouri residents contended with Mississippi River flooding, those in the southwest battled flash floods Sunday, officials said.
Saturday, June 28
WINFIELD, Mo., June 28 (UPI) -- National Guard troops using battlefield technology in a last-ditch effort to save part of Winfield, Mo., failed to hold back the Mississippi River Saturday.
Friday, June 27
SALT LAKE CITY, June 27 (UPI) -- A historian at Brigham Young University argues that Mormons were persecuted in Missouri in 1838 in a deliberate and successful effort to get their land.
ST. LOUIS, June 27 (UPI) -- The Mississippi River broke through the Pin Oak levee north of St. Louis Friday, prompting emergency evacuations in areas of Winfield, Mo.
Thursday, June 26
ST. LOUIS, June 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains and forecasts for more rain dashed officials' hopes of taking pressure off rain-soaked levees holding back the Mississippi River north of St. Louis.
Wednesday, June 25
ST. LOUIS, June 25 (UPI) -- Strong storms moved across the Midwest United States Wednesday, prompting flood watches and warnings in the already soaked region.
Tuesday, June 24
WINFIELD, Mo., June 24 (UPI) -- A flash-flood warning was issued early Tuesday when a levee broke in St. Charles County just up the Mississippi River from St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say a set of promising new anti-cancer agents called hedgehog antagonists might present a risk for people with heart disease.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered the mechanism that causes animals to develop varying numbers of vertebrae.
CANTON, Mo., June 22 (UPI) -- Few improvements have been made to levees along the Mississippi River since the 1993 flood, officials say.
ST. LOUIS, June 23 (UPI) -- Mississippi River communities in Missouri watched several levees for leaks as forecasters predict river levels would crest Wednesday.
Sunday, June 22
ST. LOUIS, June 21 (UPI) -- The swollen Mississippi River was slowly starting to recede at St. Louis Saturday after reaching a crest below 1993's record, meteorologists said.
Saturday, June 21
ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- The floods in the Midwest are causing a huge emotional and financial impact, but it can also bring health problems, U.S. researchers say.
ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- Forecasters say the coming crest of the Mississippi River in historic Hannibal, Mo., will be about a foot lower than previously expected.
Friday, June 20
ST. LOUIS, June 19 (UPI) -- The Mississippi River spread its watery destruction Thursday surging over nearly a dozen levees in the St. Louis area, submerging vast areas of farmland.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 19 (UPI) -- Missouri is set to play a pivotal role in the fall presidential election thanks to the state's history of picking electoral winners, political observers say.
Wednesday, June 18
ST. LOUIS, June 18 (UPI) -- A crowd of 400 onlookers graciously welcomed a 6-foot tall, 143-pound giraffe to the St. Louis Zoo as he was born, zoo officials say.
QUINCY, Ill., June 18 (UPI) -- Officials and volunteers battling floods along the Mississippi River in Illinois and Missouri say thousands of acres of farm crops have been lost in the area.
Tuesday, June 17
REPUBLIC, Mo., June 17 (UPI) -- Efforts to protect endangered albino crawfish living in a cavernous opening in a Missouri state lawmaker's backyard are on hold, he says.
Saturday, June 14
ST. LOUIS, June 14 (UPI) -- A proposed flood map for the St. Louis metropolitan region could mean higher building and insurance costs, experts say.
Thursday, June 12
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have solved the mystery of what caused "New England's Dark Day" on May 19, 1780, by finding evidence of massive Canadian wildfires.
Tuesday, June 10
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests the maternal diet of sheep can influence the chances of having male or female offspring.
ST. LOUIS, June 10 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of seismologists has discovered seismic signals from an Antarctic ice river that they say make California earthquakes sound trivial.
Thursday, June 5
ALLENDALE, Mo., June 5 (UPI) -- A minor earthquake described as an aftershock of a more serious April quake hit southern Illinois early Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Wednesday, June 4
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 4 (UPI) -- Singer Solange Knowles kept her concert date in Kansas City, Missouri, even after she broke her foot on her way to the stage, Interscope Records said Wednesday.
Thursday, May 29
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 29 (UPI) -- The greatest protective effect of tomatoes against prostate cancer comes by rehydrating tomato powder into tomato paste, U.S. researchers said.
Tuesday, May 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 26 (UPI) -- Frank Woodruff Buckles of West Virginia, at 107 years old, is the only known remaining United States veteran of World War I.
Wednesday, May 21
LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- David Cook, a bartender from Missouri, was declared the winner of the U.S. singing competition show "American Idol" Wednesday night.
ST. LOUIS, May 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. study shows changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland of mice increased fertility levels by nearly 50 percent.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21 (UPI) -- A Kansas City judge rescheduled a hearing on whether a 13-year-old boy should be tried as an adult in the shooting death of his football coach.
Tuesday, May 20
ST. LOUIS, May 20 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered a smallpox drug might also target the adenovirus -- one cause of the common cold.
Monday, May 19
ST. LOUIS, May 19 (UPI) -- Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer -- metastasis -- in women with advanced breast cancer, U.S. researchers said.
ST. LOUIS, May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have found a new type of immune response that might lead to improved treatment of people with chronic inflammatory lung disease.
Saturday, May 17
ST. LOUIS -- As the faltering Cardinals grope to keep their spirited start from falling apart, they got a look at an American League club that has its game all together.
Thursday, May 15
ST. LOUIS, May 15 (UPI) -- Girls and young women who exercise regularly between ages 12 to 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause, a U.S. study said.
Tuesday, May 13
ST. LOUIS, May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've taken the first step toward starting a "misdirected immune system attack" that might prevent development of type 1 diabetes.
SENECA, Mo. - Another round of storms headed toward tornado-ravaged areas of Missouri, Arkansas and several other states early Tuesday where residents are still picking up from the weekend's killer twisters.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., May 13 (UPI) -- With voting underway in the West Virginia Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama Tuesday turned his attention to a general election battleground.
Monday, May 12
ST. LOUIS - Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season.
ST. LOUIS - Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 12 (UPI) -- An amendment to the Missouri constitution that would require voters to show proof of citizenship goes before the state Legislature this week.
Sunday, May 11
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and struck an embankment. She was 74.
PICHER, Okla. - Many have fled this depressed, pollution-scarred mining town. Those who have chosen to stay or have not yet relocated face a new heartache. A tornado ripped through a 20-block swath of Picher late Saturday afternoon, killing at least seven people. The same storm system then moved into southwest Missouri where tornadoes took the lives of at least 12 others, authorities said.
SENECA, Mo. - Tornadoes that spun across the Oklahoma-Missouri border killed at least 18 people as severe storms raked the nation's heart Saturday, injuring many and mangling buildings in the storm-weary region.
Saturday, May 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A tornado that spun across the Oklahoma-Missouri border killed several people as severe storms raked the nation's heart Saturday, taking at least 11 lives, mangling buildings and trapping people in rubble in the storm-weary region.
Thursday, May 8
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a new telecommunication technology, Telehealth, is delaying hospital stays when compared with patients receiving traditional care.
ST. LOUIS, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have found a vulnerability they say can be used to make cancer cells easier to heat and radiate and, therefore, easier to destroy.
Wednesday, May 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 7 (UPI) -- A Missouri teen has been hospitalized with an infection, said to be life-threatening, that resulted from an attempt to pierce his own lip.
Monday, May 5
ST. LOUIS - A small earthquake shook the St. Louis area Monday, causing some residents to awake to a disconcerting rumbling for the second time in less than a month.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 5 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says he's fearful the increasing use of silver nanoparticles in wastewater treatment might be killing beneficial bacteria.
Friday, May 2
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - About 20 past or present Missouri officials have received more than $400,000 in tax credits for investing in alternative fuels such as ethanol or biodiesel.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., May 2 (UPI) -- President George Bush Friday told those seeking a quick fix for the slumping U.S. economy that patience is required.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hurricane-force winds, hail and heavy rain moving through Missouri have left hundreds of homes and businesses damaged.
Tuesday, April 29
ST. LOUIS, April 29 (UPI) -- Diets high in fast food can be highly toxic to the liver and other internal organs, but that damage can be reversed, a U.S. researcher says.
Monday, April 28
HILLSBORO, Mo., April 28 (UPI) -- Goat farmers in the United States say they are seeing growing demand for meat, especially from immigrant communities.
Saturday, April 26
ST. LOUIS - Skip Schumaker singled to left to score pinch-runner Cesar Izturis in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory that snapped the Houston Astros' six-game winning streak.
Friday, April 25
ST. LOUIS, April 25 (UPI) -- The first Somali wild ass to be born at the St. Louis Zoo arrived earlier this month.
Thursday, April 24
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 24 (UPI) -- The average person can keep just three or four things in their "working memory" or conscious mind at one time, U.S. researchers say.
Thursday, April 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified the components of an enzyme-protein complex essential to the functioning of chromosomes in multi-cellular organisms.
Wednesday, April 16
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 16 (UPI) -- Missouri is not using its share of tobacco settlement money for anti-smoking programs, state Attorney General Jay Nixon said Wednesday.
Friday, April 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 11 (UPI) -- Men with strong traditional masculine ideas and who abuse alcohol may have a harder time dealing with emotions if seriously injured, a U.S. researcher said.
ST. LOUIS - A line of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and even snow pounded the nation's heartland on Thursday, flooding nearly 200 roads in Missouri, closing schools in Arkansas and ripping the roofs of dozens of houses in Texas.
Thursday, April 10
ST. LOUIS - A line of severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes and even snow pounded the nation's heartland on Thursday, flooding nearly 200 roads in Missouri, closing schools in Arkansas and ripping the roofs of dozens of houses in Texas.
ST. LOUIS, April 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a nerve cell's normal intake and communication processes are essential to the production of Alzheimer's brain plaques.
ST. LOUIS, April 10 (UPI) -- Increased positive experiences ease symptoms of depression often accompanying multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers said.
Monday, April 7
MISSOULA, Mo., April 7 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton signaled she is in the campaign for the long-haul at an event in Montana, which holds one of the last presidential primary elections.
Sunday, April 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 6 (UPI) -- Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman from Georgia, has begun a presidential exploratory committee for a possible run as a Libertarian.
Saturday, April 5
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo., April 5 (UPI) -- The recent death of a Missouri woman from a spider bite does not signal a growing public danger, doctors and biologists say.
Friday, April 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A woman was sentenced to death Friday for killing a Missouri mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb.
Thursday, April 3
JOPLIN, Mo. - Legislators are seeking to ban mixed martial arts competitions - sometimes called "cage fighting" - among children in Missouri, which appears to be the only state where youth matches are allowed.
ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said they have slowed the growth of tumors using nanoparticles in a chemotherapy drug dose 1,000 times smaller than currently used.
ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. professor says Midwestern weather patterns this spring are eerily reminiscent of 1993 and 1994 -- back-to-back years of serious flooding.
Wednesday, April 2
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 2 (UPI) -- Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, may play a role in promoting cancer tumor cell proliferation, U.S. researchers suggest.
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said they've discovered how plants sense and resist attacks by pathogens in a study that might lead to enhanced disease resistant crops.
ST. LOUIS, April 2 (UPI) -- The challenge facing Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is that people have contradictory expectations of women leaders, a U.S. researcher says.
Monday, March 31
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 31 (UPI) -- University of Missouri scientists said a survey suggests U.S. citizens are more focused about local-national environmental issues than about global warming.
Wednesday, March 26
ST. LOUIS, March 26 (UPI) -- Missouri officials have lost a court fight in which they tried to block release of water from an upstream Missouri River dam to help an endangered sturgeon.
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 26 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered a mechanism in fruit fly memory development that might benefit Parkinson's disease patients.
Tuesday, March 25
ST. LOUIS, March 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. space agency deputy administrator and Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder discussed how space exploration can benefit that state's economy.
DES ARC, Ark. - Forecasters issued flash-flood warnings for parts of Arkansas' prairie as the state's largest water surge in a quarter-century continued its way downstream.
Sunday, March 23
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 23 (UPI) -- Several Missouri politicians have asked why an admitted sex offender, who later killed a journalist, was not offered sex offender treatment in prison.
Saturday, March 22
PACIFIC, Mo., March 22 (UPI) -- The flooding Meramec River in Missouri ruined homes and threatened to close a main highway as it rises to near record levels Saturday.
Friday, March 21
ST. LOUIS, March 21 (UPI) -- The Meramec River rose toward record crests in several locations as Missouri and other states hit by deadly flooding began drying out.
Thursday, March 20
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 20 (UPI) -- For those who think taking the stairs is too daunting, U.S. researchers say regularly taking elevators and reducing physical activity can cause disease.
Tuesday, March 18
ST. LOUIS, March 18 (UPI) -- A St. Louis woman who allegedly shot and killed her husband for bringing her a warm beer has died.
ST. LOUIS, March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered patients and caregivers experience relief, not anxiety or depression, when told of a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
Monday, March 17
ST. LOUIS, March 17 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of scientists has found evidence of the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication.
Wednesday, March 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 12 (UPI) -- Omega-3 fatty acids may sometimes result in "fishy burp," but the fatty acids always benefit the cardiovascular system, a U.S. doctor says.
Monday, March 10
ST. LOUIS, March 10 (UPI) -- John McCain, the presumptive Republican U.S. presidential nominee, is feverishly trying to offset his Democratic rivals' fundraising advantage, a report said.
ST. LOUIS, March 10 (UPI) -- With demand for coal soaring around the world, Peabody Energy Co. in St. Louis has already exported more in 2008 than it did in all of 2007.
Sunday, March 9
ST. LOUIS, March 9 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Art Museum began exhibiting historic selections from the Winterthur quilt collection this month.
Wednesday, March 5
ST. LOUIS, March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say heart attack patients who are depressed have a higher risk of sudden death for up to five years.
Sunday, March 2
ST. LOUIS, March 1 (UPI) -- This spring could see a fair amount of flooding along the banks of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in the upper U.S. Midwest, it was reported Saturday.
Tuesday, February 26
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Brock Olivo, the Missouri football star who is running for Congress, says he has never voted in an election.
Wednesday, February 20
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a minimally invasive surgical technique to treat craniosynostosis -- the premature fusion of an infant's skull -- is effective.
Sunday, February 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Heavy snow and slush has forced officials at Kansas City International Airport to close and cancel numerous flights.
Wednesday, February 13
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- An HIV-positive Missouri man has been charged with having unprotected sex with a woman in St. Charles County without warning her she might get AIDS.
Wednesday, February 6
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama came from behind to win the Missouri Democratic primary Tuesday, while Sen. John McCain laid claim to the state's Republican contest.
Sunday, February 3
CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A convicted burglar who was free on parole is facing charges he raped and then killed a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch editor in Chesterfield, Mo.
Saturday, February 2
CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has a slight electoral edge in Missouri on his fellow candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, polls indicate.
Friday, February 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The federal government has the responsibility to act to help U.S. homeowners stay in their homes, U.S. President George Bush said Friday.
Sunday, January 27
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- John McCain is leading all candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in Missouri, a poll indicates.
Friday, January 25
DIAMOND, Mo. - No one will ever confuse Jim Murray with a teenager. His tall frame, broad shoulders and clipped gray hair give him away for the grandfather he is. But the 69-year-old retired police chief of this small Missouri town cuts a credible figure as a 13-year-old girl surfing the Web, looking for friends. He knows all the instant-messaging shorthand, the emoticons.
Monday, January 21
ST. LOUIS - Lawyers for five death row inmates are pressing Missouri to identify members of its execution team after a newspaper revealed that a nurse on the team was once accused of stalking.
Friday, January 11
ST, LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found those overweight who lose some weight get an immediate heart benefit.
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Thirty percent of physicians in Missouri and Washington state say the current systems for reporting patient safety events are adequate, a study found.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A former deputy counsel for Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has filed a lawsuit accusing the governor of violating the state Sunshine Law by destroying e-mails.
Wednesday, January 9
LANGLEY, Va., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Six F-15 Eagles took flight from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia Wednesday for the first time since a C Model crumpled mid-flight in Missouri in November.
Friday, January 4
META, Mo., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A pet food company has agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle a lawsuit over contaminated dog food made in South Carolina.
Saturday, December 22
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - A blinding snowstorm blew across the Plains on Saturday, causing at least two deaths and dozens of injuries in numerous multi-car pileups and forcing authorities to close portions of several major highways.
Friday, December 21
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri study suggests individuals who take time to stop and think about their losses are more likely to mature and achieve happiness.
Tuesday, December 18
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit in Missouri seeking to block a ballot initiative that would ban abortions unless they are "medically necessary."
Monday, December 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A just-released study, "Reading Across the Nation," says Vermont parents top all other states when it comes to reading to their children.
Sunday, December 16
ST. LOUIS - Brett Favre became the NFL career leader in yards passing Sunday, overtaking Dan Marino for his latest achievement in a milestone season. The three-time NFL MVP pulled 1 yard behind Marino with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings, catching the St. Louis Rams in a blitz. That put the Green Bay Packers ahead 27-14 with 5:58 to go in the third quarter. He passed Marino on the Packers' next series on the first play, a 7-yard slant pattern to Donald Driver with 23 seconds gone in the fourth quarter.
Tuesday, December 11
OKLAHOMA CITY - A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. At least 18 deaths in Oklahoma and Missouri were blamed on the conditions, with 15 of them killed on slick highways.
Monday, December 10
OKLAHOMA CITY - A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. At least 15 deaths in Oklahoma and Missouri were blamed on the conditions, with 13 of them killed on slick highways.
Tuesday, December 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Law enforcement authorities have discovered that people are willing to go to great lengths to get high, including a troubling new method that features a frightened toad.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- America's obesity epidemic extends to cats and overweight kitties may be the reason more cats are getting diabetes mellitus, a U.S. veterinarian suggests.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. engineers have created highly sophisticated mathematical algorithm software that determines the most efficient path for a spacecraft's journey.
Thursday, November 29
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Missouri has reached a $180 million settlement over the collapse of Ameren's Taum Sauk Reservoir.
Wednesday, November 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his family are considering Kansas City, Mo., as a possible site for their second camp for seriously ill children.
Tuesday, November 20
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Even exercising for an hour a day isn't sufficient to reverse the effects of sitting the rest of the day, U.S. researchers found.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- No. 1 U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc. replaced Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Ernst Tuesday after shareholders renounced his stewardship.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Commission on Presidential Debates named schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, New York and Missouri as sites for 2008 presidential candidate debates.
Friday, November 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An international audience joined a Kansas City crowd as Garth Brooks played the final show of the concert series that ended his nine-year touring hiatus. The show was simulcast to fans in movie theaters across North America and Europe on Wednesday. The 45-year-old country singer had retired from touring to be a stay-at-home dad.
Tuesday, November 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- As he finishes his nine-show stand in Kansas City, Mo., country music icon Garth Brooks said he thinks concert simulcasts may be the wave of the future.
Friday, November 9
NEOSHO, Mo. - Two men have been arrested in the death of a 9-year-old girl whose body was found Friday in a hillside cave in southwest Missouri, authorities said.
Monday, November 5
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- All non-critical F-15 fighter jet missions have been grounded by the U.S. Air Force after a crash in Missouri because of "a possible structural failure."
Friday, November 2
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- An Air National Guard fighter jet crashed Friday morning in Missouri after the pilot ejected safely.
Sunday, October 14
NORMAN, Okla. - Chris Brown ran for three second-half touchdowns, Curtis Lofton returned a fumble for a touchdown and No. 6 Oklahoma knocked No. 11 Missouri from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 41-31 victory Saturday night.
Friday, October 12
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Red wine and grape juice help protect the heart, but may also protect against common foodborne diseases, a University of Missouri-Columbia study found.
Thursday, October 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Acupressure, adaptive devices, relaxation, breathing techniques, imagery and visualization can all help with chronic back pain, a U.S. study found.
Thursday, October 4
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The basement of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at the University of Missouri-Columbia is filled with familiar fraternity icons like a well-worn pool table, stacks of violent films like "Kill Bill" on DVD, and of course, the stench of stale beer.
Wednesday, October 3
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Along with oxygen, carbon and water, the organic element adenine is necessary to support life on Earth and U.S. researchers might have found its origin.
Tuesday, September 18
KEARNEY, Mo., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The Missouri Division of Tourism says it is planning a ride-in premiere of the new film "Jesse James of Clay County" at the 19th Century outlaw's historic farm.
Tuesday, August 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Nineteen songwriters and their songs are finalists in an international awards event recognizing unifying "positive" music, the U.S. event organizer said.
Monday, August 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A federal judge temporarily blocked a new Missouri abortion law Monday after Planned Parenthood said the law would harm women by dramatically reducing the clinics available to provide the procedure.
Sunday, August 26
ST. LOUIS - Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI each and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday night, snapping Tim Hudson's nine-game winning streak.
Tuesday, August 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Former Sen. Fred Thompson told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention Tuesday the United States must not fail in Iraq.
Monday, August 20
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Many say the AIDS epidemic may be the downfall of families in Africa, but a study of South African families found many coping.
Thursday, August 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A Kansas City, Mo., man charged with killing his ailing wife by throwing her from a balcony told police he couldn't afford her monthly medical bills.
LOUISIANA, Mo., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S.-made toys are enjoying a resurgence as more than 20 million Chinese-made toys with lead in their paint are recalled, the U.S. companies say.
Wednesday, August 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- An upcoming convention in Missouri for U.S. veterans may spell trouble for presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, one group's spokesman said.
Saturday, August 11
ST. LOUIS - Rick Ankiel homered twice and drove in three runs, the latest power display by the former pitcher, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Saturday.
Wednesday, August 8
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A few years ago, as prescription drug costs soared, the Missouri Legislature created a new program to help redirect extra, unused prescription drugs to the needy.
Monday, July 30
ST. LOUIS, July 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have linked a fatal genetic disorder known as "retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy" to mutations of a gene known as TREX1.
ST. LOUIS, July 29 (UPI) -- Improved gene therapy may one day treat some of the nearly 200 inherited forms of blindness, according to U.S. scientists.
Sunday, July 29
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Music legend Ike Turner said he holds nothing against St. Louis' mayor for a decision not to issue a City Hall proclamation in his honor.
Saturday, July 28
ST. LOUIS, July 28 (UPI) -- R&B pioneer Ike Turner says he bears no ill will toward the mayor of St. Louis, who turned down a request to make Sept. 2 "Ike Turner Day" in the city.
ST. LOUIS, July 28 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards say the bickering between his two main rivals illustrates what's wrong with U.S. politics.
Friday, July 27
ST. LOUIS, July 27 (UPI) -- A better anti-itch remedy may be in the works, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
HELENA, Mont. - Authorities asked residents of more than 60 homes along the Missouri River to leave ahead of a growing wildfire on Thursday.
Wednesday, July 25
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., the nation's largest brewer, said Wednesday that higher beer prices and stronger demand helped push its profit up 6.1 percent in the second quarter on a similar rise in sales.
Monday, July 23
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Traffic deaths in the United States fell to their lowest total in five years in 2006, and the rate of deaths per miles traveled dropped to a record low, a federal safety official said Monday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Eight months ago, Missouri seemed well on its way to becoming a national leader in stem cell research.
Sunday, July 22
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- One of the two trams that take visitors to the top of the Gateway Arch was out of service Sunday after a power failure trapped about 200 people for hours inside the landmark the night before.
ST. LOUIS - About 200 people were trapped inside the 630-foot Gateway Arch for about two hours after an apparent power outage, authorities said.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- About 200 people were trapped inside the 630-foot Gateway Arch for about two hours after an apparent power outage, authorities said.
Friday, July 20
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Ike Turner will have the stage, but not the day, when he performs in St. Louis in September.
Thursday, July 19
ST. LOUIS, July 19 (UPI) -- St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay rejected a request to honor Ike Turner, the iconic musician who admitted to hitting his ex-wife, entertainer Tina Turner.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Almost a year after Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it would develop a mobile broadband network using WiMax technology, the wireless provider said Thursday it was teaming up with competing provider Clearwire Corp. to help build it.
Wednesday, July 18
ST. LOUIS, July 18 (UPI) -- Mosquito bites may seem a part of summer, but if a person gets an insect bite, a U.S. expert advises using roll-on antiperspirant.
Tuesday, July 17
ST. LOUIS, July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. anthropologists believe they have confirmed the theory that early humans began walking on two legs as a way to reduce locomotor energy costs.
Monday, July 16
ST. LOUIS, July 16 (UPI) -- The character of Peter Pan -- traditionally played by women on Broadway -- will be portrayed by a male actor in an upcoming production at the Muny in St. Louis.
Friday, July 13
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Energizer Bunny is taking on skin care products, wet wipes and sippy cups. Energizer Holdings Inc., known for its infinitely running bunny, will buy Playtex Products Inc. for $1.16 billion as the company expands its portfolio of personal care products.
Thursday, July 12
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri did not execute an innocent man when Larry Griffin was put to death in 1995, the St. Louis circuit attorney said in a report Thursday.
ST. LOUIS, July 12 (UPI) -- U.S. surgeons at the Washington University School of Medicine have developed what they say is the first mouse model of lung transplantation.
Wednesday, July 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have determined that golf courses, if managed properly, might also become important wildlife sanctuaries.
Tuesday, July 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sprint Nextel Corp. isn't apologizing for its decision to ax customers it determined were calling customer service too often.
Monday, July 9
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A teenager found more than four years after he was abducted from his hometown has been tutored privately since his astonishing return home in January and may attend a private school in the fall, his stepfather said Monday.
ST. LOUIS - Two people injured when pyrotechnics went awry at Beyonce Knowles' concert in St. Louis received a surprise emergency room visit from the singer.
Monday, July 2
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- People who carry out executions can sue others who disclose their identities, under a new law that followed reports that a doctor who attended Missouri executions had been sued for malpractice more than 20 times.
ST. LOUIS, July 2 (UPI) -- Blacks with multiple sclerosis have higher levels of an antibody called IgG in their spinal fluid than whites with the disease, say U.S. researchers.
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) -- Even after sunshine returned to southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, rivers swollen by days of heavy rain inched dangerously upward across the Plains.
Friday, June 29
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Marines won't kick out an Iraq war veteran who made anti-war statements in a speech and wore part of his uniform at a protest, the service said Friday, despite a recommendation to discharge him early.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., June 28 (UPI) -- The rare pallid sturgeon has started spawning in the Missouri River between South Dakota and Nebraska, scientists said.
Thursday, June 28
ST. LOUIS, June 28 (UPI) -- The emotional state of a patient plays a significant role in his or her recovery from hip surgery, suggests a Saint Louis University study.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Seed company Monsanto Co. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter earnings surged 71 percent on increased U.S. sales of corn seed, traits and herbicide.
Wednesday, June 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Sprint Nextel, which has struggled to attract customers with marketing criticized as confusing and unfocused, will try again when it rolls out new advertising this weekend.
ST. LOUIS, June 27 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have discovered the gene that underlies scoliosis, or abnormal curvature of the spine.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new public school teacher in North Dakota works for a year on probation before getting job security. For a teacher in Missouri, it's five years. It's just one example of how policies affecting the teaching profession vary from state to state, according to a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a private group in Washington.
Tuesday, June 26
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Payless ShoeSource Inc. will become the exclusive U.S. seller of Dexter brand shoes, adding a big piece to Payless' strategy of distancing itself from its bargain-bin shoe past, the companies said Tuesday.
Monday, June 25
INNSBROOK, Mo., June 24 (UPI) -- A man drowned in Innsbrook, Mo., while swimming a 500-yard race as part of a triathlon.
Sunday, June 24
JOLIET, Ill. - Police initially said they did not suspect Christopher Vaughn in the deaths of his wife and three young children, but in the end they arrested him just hours before he was to attend their memorial service.
Saturday, June 23
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Just hours before a man was to attend a memorial service for his wife and three young children, authorities arrested him at a Missouri funeral home on charges of gunning down his family in their sport utility vehicle.
Thursday, June 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Trouble in H&R Block Inc.'s subprime lending unit led the company Thursday to report fourth-quarter and full-year losses and predict smaller 2008 earnings than those expected by Wall Street.
ST. LOUIS, June 21 (UPI) -- With increasingly frequent discoveries of extrasolar planets, a U.S. astronomer is working to better understand the atmosphere of such planets.
Wednesday, June 20
ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are tracking snakes in Missouri to develop ways in which people can live with snakes and avoid becoming "nature vigilantes" by killing them.
Monday, June 18
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are attempting to determine the status of black bears in Missouri -- where they are believed to be nearly extinct.
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 18 (UPI) -- Diabetics who attended classes to increase exercise had more improvement than people who focused on diet modification and medication, says a U.S. study.
Saturday, June 16
STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, S.D. (AP) -- You have to travel back in time to get from the nearest town to the chipped and wind-whipped little stone face that peers out over the Missouri River and the endless plains beyond.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country singer Ferlin Husky was resting in a Missouri hospital after surgery on his leg, his spokesman said.
Friday, June 15
ST. LOUIS, June 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests a link between genetic factors and certain adverse events related to smallpox vaccination.
Thursday, June 14
ST. LOUIS - Attorneys representing Major League Baseball argued Thursday that online fantasy baseball companies cannot operate without paying license fees to MLB to compensate players for the use of their names.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 14 (UPI) -- An anti-war Marine who served in Iraq plans to fight to keep his honorable discharge all the way to federal court, if necessary.
Wednesday, June 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Iraq war veteran was kicked out of the Marines early with a general discharge after he wore his uniform during an anti-war demonstration, the military announced Wednesday.
Tuesday, June 12
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. won one and lost one Tuesday as state courts in Missouri and New York split on whether worker lawsuits over alleged unpaid wages should be granted class-action status.
Friday, June 8
ST. LOUIS, June 7 (UPI) -- The death of a St. Louis man shot during the theft of a truck has ended what could have been a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on federal sentencing.
Thursday, June 7
ST. LOUIS, June 7 (UPI) -- Obese moms-to-be can safely exercise and diet to lose weight during pregnancy, found a small pilot study by Saint Louis University researchers.
Wednesday, June 6
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Police on Wednesday found a body they believe is that of a teenager who disappeared four days ago after she was apparently abducted from a store parking lot.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Police on Wednesday found a body they believe is that of a teenager who disappeared four days ago after she was apparently abducted from a department store parking lot.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Police on Wednesday found a body they believe is that of a teenager who disappeared four days ago after she was apparently abducted from a department store parking lot.
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 6 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are working with government officials to develop a technology that can protect the nation's bridges from terror attacks.
Monday, June 4
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health has awarded a $6 million grant for the continuation of a promising study into Alzheimer's disease treatments.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal appeals court opened the way for Missouri to resume executing inmates, ruling Monday that the state's lethal injection procedure is not cruel and unusual punishment.
Friday, June 1
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 1 (UPI) -- A Missouri physicist says the Lunar Laser Ranging technique used to detect gravitomagnetic fields is ineffective.
ST. LOUIS, June 1 (UPI) -- A simple personality test could help doctors detect dementia with Lewy bodies, a form of dementia often confused with Alzheimer's disease, says a U.S. study.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's governor signed new fire safety requirements Friday for the state's long-term care facilities in response to a deadly fire at a group home for the mentally ill and disabled.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- For two years, American-born Khadijah Heather Jones has fought a custody battle in Oman. Now, with the custody hearing in the Middle Eastern country less than a week away, she faces deportation before she can make her case.
Thursday, May 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An Iraq war veteran could lose his honorable discharge status after being photographed wearing fatigues at an anti-war protest.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Justice Department on Thursday approved Monsanto Co.'s $1.5 billion acquisition of cotton company Delta and Pine Land Co., but required the companies to sell assets related to cottonseed production.
Wednesday, May 30
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- An anonymous tip led to the arrests of two young sailors listed as deserters from a Virginia-based Navy frigate, police said.
Tuesday, May 29
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have developed bricks made from fly ash -- the waste produced by coal-fired power plants -- that might be even safer than predicted.
Monday, May 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28 (UPI) -- Wildlife officials in Missouri are trying to get boaters to help stop the spread of invasive zebra mussels through the region's lakes and rivers.
ST. LOUIS, May 28 (UPI) -- The American Muslim Coalition engaged in its first event, honoring veterans at Missouri's Jefferson Barracks during a Memorial Day celebration.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Tom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.
Friday, May 25
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. study says binge drinking among college students is linked to poor decision-making skills.
ST. LOUIS, May 24 (UPI) -- New York drivers are among the worst in the country, a new survey found.
Thursday, May 24
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. team of agricultural scientists is conducting a six-month study into the feasibility of using glycerin, a biodiesel byproduct, as cattle feed.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. entomologist has discovered several new aquatic insect species in Thailand and some of the bugs pack quite a powerful bite.
Wednesday, May 23
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Federal immigration agents raided a poultry plant Tuesday morning and arrested more than 100 workers who are believed to be illegal immigrants.
Monday, May 21
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 21 (UPI) -- Missouri twins Raymon and Richard Miller are unsure who is the father and who is the uncle of a 3-year-old girl even after three years in court.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers passed a bill protecting the anonymity of the state's executioners and allowing them to sue anyone -- even a news organization -- who discloses their names.
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- A former pizzeria manager accused of abducting two boys pleaded not guilty Monday to kidnapping, sexually abusing and trying to suffocate the one he is suspected of holding for four years.
ST. LOUIS, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers have reported the discovery of a virus that's linked with unexplained respiratory infections.
Friday, May 18
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- Four months after they were rescued, two boys who were allegedly kidnapped by a former pizzeria manager are trying to rebuild their lives as they undergo counseling and return to their studies.
Thursday, May 17
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch said Thursday it will stop selling a malt beverage called Spykes, a product under fire from critics who charged that it appealed to underage drinkers.
ST. LOUIS, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say a herpes virus infection has an unexpected up side, at least in mice, since it protects them against bacterial infections.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Boeing Co. said it reached a tentative agreement with the its workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 in St. Louis.
Wednesday, May 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Dwight Smith and his mother made several trips to Ireland over the years, reveling in the beauty of the Killarney lakes in the southwest corner of the country.
Tuesday, May 15
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered a way to create engineered mini-chromosomes in maize and attach genes to them.
ST. LOUIS, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have discovered it's best to use similar nerves when repairing severed or damaged motor nerves with a donor graft.
Monday, May 14
ST. LOUIS, May 14 (UPI) -- After the recent devastation in Greensburg, Kan., it's more important than ever for Americans to prepare for a twister, no matter where they live.
ST. LOUIS, May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using a statistical approach have discovered regions of DNA that appear to be linked with autistic spectrum disorders.
Sunday, May 13
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- One after another, the condemned men arrive. Usually, this spartan room -- deep inside the concrete-and-razor-wire fortress that is Potosi Correctional Center, Missouri's maximum-security prison -- is used for parole hearings. But on this day, five CPs (capital punishment offenders) have agreed to be interviewed.
Saturday, May 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama urged about 3,000 supporters Saturday to help send members to Congress who will oppose the war in Iraq.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Federal authorities charged four people with bringing women from China to the Kansas City area for prostitution after a series of raids at businesses billed as massage parlors.
Friday, May 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have created a model of a cancer-preventing enzyme.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 11 (UPI) -- Residents along the Missouri River and other rivers Friday waited for the water levels to drop and the flooding to stop.
Thursday, May 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Floodwaters rose still higher across northwest and central Missouri Thursday, leading nervous residents to remove valuables from their homes and fill sandbags to protect river communities.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Floodwaters rose still higher across northwest and central Missouri Thursday, leading nervous residents to remove valuables from their homes and fill sandbags to protect river communities.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A woman left prison after nearly 21 years Thursday, the second Missouri woman in a week to be freed from a life sentence given for the death of an abusive husband.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 10 (UPI) -- A group of U.S. scientists is about to launch a study of silver nanoparticles, attempting to determine the material's environmental impact.
LEVASY, Mo., May 10 (UPI) -- Tractors and boats were the vehicles of choice in Levasy, Mo., where the Missouri River flooded city streets and houses.
Wednesday, May 9
BIG LAKE, Mo., May 9 (UPI) -- Parts of northwestern Missouri remained under water Wednesday with rivers not expected to crest further south until later in the week.
Tuesday, May 8
AGENCY, Mo. (AP) -- Five burst levees along the Missouri River sent a deluge of water that submerged the tiny town of Big Lake on Tuesday, as thousands in the region fled their homes amid warnings that the flooding could approach the devastation of 1993.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A computer hacker accessed the Social Security numbers of more than 22,000 current or former students at the University of Missouri, the second such attack this year, school officials said Tuesday. The FBI is investigating.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Three sorority members at Southeast Missouri State University face charges for hazing a student by forcing her to eat garbage, hitting her and spraying something in her face, authorities said.
Monday, May 7
ST. LOUIS, May 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist has created a computer chip consisting of thousands of electrodes yielding molecules that bind to receptor sites.
Saturday, May 5
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Milan Buros still has one of their flight jackets, but he can no longer remember the names of four U.S. airmen he led to safety in the forests of his native Slovakia in 1944.
Friday, May 4
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A 76-year-old woman left prison Friday after living 25 years behind bars for helping kill her husband, who she said had been abusing her.
STEELE, Mo. (AP) -- A teenager boarded a school bus with a hunting knife and stabbed another student more than a dozen times before bystanders could pull him away, police and the victim said.
Thursday, May 3
ST. LOUIS, May 3 (UPI) -- Alcoholism is more common among partners of alcoholics than partners of non-alcoholics, but not as common as expected, says a U.S. and Australian study.
ST. LOUIS, May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say there's new hope for treatment of a rare genetic disease that causes rapid aging, leading to a life expectancy of 13 years.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has determined statin drugs, known for their ability to lower cholesterol, also might reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death.
Wednesday, May 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it swung to a first-quarter loss as investments in operations wiped out modest gains in sales.
ST. LOUIS, May 2 (UPI) -- St. Louis University announced it will lead a study to assess whether a new smallpox vaccine is as effective as the current treatment.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An invitation to Sen. Claire McCaskill to speak at her daughter's graduation from a Roman Catholic high school was withdrawn because of her positions on abortion and stem cell research.
Tuesday, May 1
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state parole board has agreed to release two women from prison two years after the governor commuted their life sentences for killing abusive husbands.
Monday, April 30
ST.LOUIS, Mo., April 30 (UPI) -- The cure rates for some childhood cancers are 80 percent or more, but some long-term effects from cancer therapy are not good, says a U.S. researcher.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A man driving a dead woman's car shot a police officer, then opened fire in a parking lot and a mall Sunday, authorities said. By the end of the day, four people, including the gunman, were dead.
Sunday, April 29
ST. LOUIS, April 29 (UPI) -- A St. Louis woman has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
Thursday, April 26
ST. LOUIS, April 26 (UPI) -- A Roman Catholic archbishop accused rock singer Sheryl Crow of pushing "moral evils" with her support of embryonic stem cell research and abortion rights.
Wednesday, April 25
ST. LOUIS - Archbishop Raymond Burke denounced a Catholic charity Wednesday for scheduling a benefit-concert appearance by Sheryl Crow, who supports abortion rights.
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say horses are inheritably couch potatoes, with overeating, slothful horses suffering obesity problems just like humans.
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say their discovery of a new family of pseudo-metallic chemicals may change how disease is fought and electronic materials are created.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. patients age 90 and older who come to an emergency room with acute coronary syndromes are less likely to receive recommended treatments.
ST. LOUIS, April 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher has determined Neanderthals influenced the early modern humans that succeeded them.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Pricier beer and fewer discounts pushed Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. earnings up 3.7 percent in the first quarter, the nation's largest brewer said Wednesday, but the results were below Wall Street expectations.
Saturday, April 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mike Redmond had three hits and three RBIs to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Saturday. The teams were tied at 5 before Nick Punto tripled in Alexi Casilla in the seventh inning. Punto scored on Joe Mauer's sacrifice fly.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A man fleeing security drowned early Saturday after he leaped over a railing into a moat surrounding a casino, authorities said.
Friday, April 20
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Cyberspace can be a rough neighborhood, even for the king of beers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- After three weeks of speculation, H&R Block Inc. made good on a promise to offload its struggling mortgage lending business, agreeing Friday to sell Option One Mortgage Corp. to a private equity firm.
Thursday, April 19
ST. LOUIS, April 19 (UPI) -- If parents have a hard time getting their children to eat salads, they should try growing it themselves, suggests a Saint Louis University study.
Wednesday, April 18
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Cell phone text messages. Loudspeakers on towers. Cameras that detect suspicious activity. Colleges and universities are considering these and other measures in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre, seeking to improve how they get the word out about emergencies to thousands of students across sprawling campuses.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri man acquired whips, handcuffs, dog chains and a girl's tank top with "Princess" printed on it in a plot to kidnap, rape and kill two girls and kill 12 others, police said Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 17
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- Seven more charges, including attempted murder, have been filed against a former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one of them for four years.
Monday, April 16
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A sunken barge loaded with grain was found Monday, a day after it drifted off in a towboat accident on the Mississippi River.
ST. LOUIS, April 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. earthquake engineer has successfully performed the first test of wireless sensors in the simulated structural control of a model building.
Friday, April 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A judge sentenced a former trash company supervisor to life in prison without parole Friday for strangling six women in the 1980s.
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 13 (UPI) -- It's a common belief that juries frequently side with patients in lawsuits involving medical malpractice, but a study finds that's not true.
Thursday, April 12
ST. LOUIS, April 12 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers have determined a different approach is needed to protect the brains of premature infants.
ST. LOUIS, April 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered developing brain tumors can coax assistance from nearby cells known as microglia, thereby accelerating tumor growth.
FESTUS, Mo., April 11 (UPI) -- Finger-pointing placed Festus, Mo., on the map and in the lyrics of a country song heard in Chevrolet ads.
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- Step down the stark, white stairs into Jeremy Mehrle's basement and meet his Apple computer collection. He's got 99 computers. No, wait. Make that 100. He just got another last night, he said during a recent visit to his home about 35 miles west of St. Louis. Dozens of his Apple Macintosh computers are on display down here, a techie's dream party pad.
Wednesday, April 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 10 (UPI) -- An April freeze following unseasonably warm weather in March could cost farmers in the U.S. Midwest millions of dollars.
Tuesday, April 10
MARTHASVILLE, Mo., April 10 (UPI) -- A freeze of historic proportions has wiped out the fruit crops of many Midwest U.S. farmers, agriculture officials said.
Saturday, April 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Pedro Morales filed his first income tax return four years ago, a difficult decision for an illegal immigrant and one that caused years of headaches because the apartment manager who prepared his return made so many mistakes.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Frustrated Coach had nowhere else to turn.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Colin Graham, the artistic director of the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, died Friday. He was 75.
Friday, April 6
ST. LOUIS, April 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. pediatric orthopaedic surgeon has had early success in a treatment to correct a congenital foot deformity that causes a rigid flatfoot.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Pedro Morales filed his first income tax return four years ago, a difficult decision for an illegal immigrant and one that caused years of headaches because the apartment manager who prepared his return made so many mistakes.
AUGUSTA, Mo. - Grape grower Tony Kooyumjian has sensors in his vineyards that sound alarms in his house when temperatures fall to just above freezing during the growing season. He said some farmers burn hay or light smudgepots to keep the frost at bay.
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (AP) -- Al McDaniel waited nervously inside the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff's Department as detectives interviewed his 6-year-old grandson.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The husband of a day-care operator has been charged with sexually abusing two children who attended the center and may have molested as many as 40 children over the past 30 years, police said Tuesday.
ST. LOUIS - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that there is enough evidence for a jury trial in a lawsuit filed by a black couple who say they suffered racial discrimination at a Dillard's department store.
Thursday, April 5
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Chaz Brewer visits the upscale St. Louis Galleria mall about once a week, checking out clothing stores like Aeropostale and American Eagle and hanging out in the food court.
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - A Boston terrier named Mickey that disappeared four years ago from his suburban Kansas City backyard was found in Montana and reunited with his owners this week.
Wednesday, April 4
ST. LOUIS, April 4 (UPI) -- Eight St. Louis police officers were disciplined for allegedly giving friends and family members baseball playoff tickets confiscated from scalpers last fall.
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 4 (UPI) -- Sexual harassment is not about the sex, it's about the power, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher says.
ST. LOUIS, April 4 (UPI) -- Drugs for Parkinson's disease -- which affects the brain's ability to process dopamine -- may also benefit stroke patients, say U.S. researchers.
ST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, said Wednesday a booming market for corn-based ethanol has fueled its corn seed sales and boosted profits by 23 percent in the second-quarter. The company's shares soared nearly 6 percent.
Tuesday, April 3
ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- Stereotaxis said Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its 8 mm ablation catheter for treating heart arrhythmias.
Monday, April 2
ST. LOUIS - Tom Glavine earned his 291st win, Paul Lo Duca and Carlos Delgado knocked in five runs, and Carlos Beltran contributed with his bat and arm in a 6-1 Mets victory over the Cardinals on Sunday night.
Sunday, April 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The lone woman on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list was captured and charged with one count of second-degree murder, authorities said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The lone woman on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list was captured and charged with one count of second-degree murder, authorities said.
Saturday, March 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting her fetus from the womb has pleaded not guilty to a new version of her indictment.
Friday, March 30
ST. LOUIS - Olivia Nabulwala says her family in Uganda was so angry and ashamed to learn she was a lesbian that her relatives hurled insults at her, pummeled her and, finally, stripped her and held her down while a stranger raped her.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A man who spent 11 years in prison for a carjacking he didn't commit was freed Thursday after DNA analysis exonerated him.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A man who spent 11 years in prison for a carjacking he didn't commit was freed Thursday after DNA analysis exonerated him.
Thursday, March 29
ST. LOUIS, March 29 (UPI) -- A new Atlas of Science Literacy has been created to give U.S. teachers a comprehensive K-12 guide to science education.
HOLLY, Colo. (AP) -- A massive spring storm spawned dozens of tornadoes from the Rockies to the Plains, killing at least four people in three states, including a woman who was flung into a tree by a twister as wide as two football fields.
ST. LOUIS, March 29 (UPI) -- Mixing supplements, herbs, over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs can result in dangerous side effects, warns a U.S. doctor.
OKLAHOMA CITY - A tornado as wide as two football fields carved a devastating path through an eastern Colorado town as a massive spring storm swept from the Rockies into the Plains, killing at least four people in three states, authorities said Thursday.
OKLAHOMA CITY - A tornado as wide as two football fields carved a devastating path through an eastern Colorado town as a massive spring storm swept from the Rockies into the Plains, killing at least three people in two states.
OKLAHOMA CITY - An early spring storm swept across the Plains early Thursday, spinning off tornadoes that killed an Oklahoma couple in a home that was blown to pieces and a Colorado woman whose small town was nearly destroyed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An early spring storm lashed the Rockies and Plains, dumping snow and spinning off tornadoes that killed an Oklahoma couple whose home was blown to pieces.
Tuesday, March 27
ST. LOUIS, March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have developed a technique using magnetic resonance imaging and nanoparticles to track cells injected into mice.
Monday, March 26
ST. LOUIS - A southeast Missouri man who drew global attention for his documentary about how methamphetamine hopelessly ravaged his body died Monday still optimistic his film steers others from the highly addictive stimulant.
ST. LOUIS - The former chief financial officer for the defense contractor Engineered Support Systems Inc. backdated stock options without disclosing his actions, then made false statements in reports to the SEC, the U.S. Attorney's office said Monday.
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 26 (UPI) -- The rail-thin, boyish figures of models on magazine covers make all women feel bad about their own bodies, according to a U.S. study.
Thursday, March 22
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state school board voted Thursday to strip accreditation from the St. Louis school district and take control of its struggling schools.
Wednesday, March 21
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The grocer, the butcher, a cabinet maker and several other members of the town's Mennonite community are planning to move to Arkansas over a Missouri requirement that all drivers be photographed if they want a license.
Tuesday, March 20
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Luther Ingram, the R&B singer and songwriter best known for the hit "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)," has died. He was 69.
CLAYCOMO, Mo., March 20 (UPI) -- President Bush visited two Kansas City-area auto plants that make hybrid vehicles Tuesday to push for his plan to reduce reliance on foreign oil.
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 20 (UPI) -- University of Missouri-Columbia researchers have found newspaper stories about clinical trials are overwhelmingly negative.
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 20 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists have determined human reproduction, during its early and most critical states, requires precise, vital functions.
Monday, March 19
ST. LOUIS, March 19 (UPI) -- An online book written by a U.S. college student aims to teach children how to cope when a relative suffers a stroke.
Friday, March 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A former trash company supervisor was convicted on Friday of murdering six women whose strangled bodies were found scattered around the area two decades ago.
COLUMBIA, Mo., March 16 (UPI) -- The masculine identity, or "manly man," often associated with men in the armed forces and high-risk jobs, may quicken a man's recovery, says a U.S. study.
Thursday, March 15
ST. LOUIS, March 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests that belly fat may promote inflammation, which plays a role in heart disease and perhaps cancer.
ST. LOUIS, March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. neuroscientists have linked a common post-stroke disability with impaired communication between brain regions.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are utilizing modern spatial technologies to study a borer infestation that devastated numerous red oak trees across Arkansas and Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have discovered some anti-epileptic drugs might help prevent or treat noise-induced hearing loss.
Wednesday, March 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- H&R Block Inc. shares dropped about 5 percent on Wednesday after the nation's largest tax preparer said it was boosting its third-quarter loss after cutting the value of a subprime mortgage subsidiary.
Tuesday, March 13
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Steve McQueen, aka the "King of Cool," will be honored later this month in the central Missouri town of Slater, where he grew up.
Monday, March 12
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- Less than 10 percent of pregnant women with musculoskeletal back pain were satisfied with the symptom relief they obtained, a U.S. study found.
ST. LOUIS, March 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist has completed the first detailed anthropological study of how genetically modified crops affect, and are affected by, local culture.
ST. LOUIS, March 12 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of seismologists says it has determined why last May's major earthquake in Tonga did not cause a large tsunami.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have determined how the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of hospital-related infections, disables the immune system.
Friday, March 9
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- A U.S. study of kidney dialysis patients found nearly 70 percent had metabolic syndrome, considered a predictor of cardiovascular disease.
Thursday, March 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- As the markets dropped sharply last week, sending volume soaring and backing up trades handled by the New York Stock Exchange, at least one stock market player was resting easy.
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- Less than 10 percent of pregnant women with musculoskeletal back pain were satisfied with the symptom relief they obtained, a U.S. study found.
Wednesday, March 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Four associates of a Missouri-based Islamic charity and a fifth man in the Middle East were indicted on charges that they illegally sent money to Iraq, the U.S. attorney's office announced Wednesday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The federal government Wednesday sued Walgreen Co., alleging widespread racial bias against thousands of black workers throughout the nation's largest drugstore chain.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The new baby elephant at Saint Louis Zoo will be known as Jade.
ST. LOUIS, March 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have developed a light-activated compound that calms nerves involved in seizures and might one day help people suffering from epilepsy.
Tuesday, March 6
UNION, Mo. (AP) -- Federal and local prosecutors are considering a plea deal that would mean life in prison for a man accused of kidnapping two boys and sexually abusing one of them, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Monday, March 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A former trash company supervisor charged with strangling seven women had sex with them just before they died, a prosecutor told a judge Monday as the man's trial opened.
Friday, March 2
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri man suspected of kidnapping and molesting two boys was indicted for the third time in as many days Friday, accused by a grand jury in St. Louis County of 71 counts of kidnapping and sodomy.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Boeing Co. on Friday said it will cease ordering parts for C-17 military cargo jets that are not under contract or firm commitments, a step that could mark the end of the aircraft's production altogether.
Thursday, March 1
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) -- Apparent tornadoes ripped through Alabama and killed at least 18 people Thursday, including 15 at a high school where students became pinned under debris when a roof collapsed, state officials said.
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) -- Apparent tornadoes killed at least 18 people in Alabama on Thursday, including fifteen at a high school where students were trapped under a collapsed roof, state officials said. State Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Yasamie Richardson said some fatalities "are in relation to the high school but whether they are all students or some students and teachers we're not sure."
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Missouri man accused of kidnapping and molesting two boys was indicted Thursday on federal charges he took pornographic pictures and videos of one of the youngsters.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 1 (UPI) -- More than half of U.S. workers would not be able pay their bills or meet expenses if they become disabled and unable to work, an insurance survey found.
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) -- Apparent tornadoes killed at least 13 people in Alabama on Thursday, including eight at a high school where students were trapped under a collapsed roof, state officials said.
CAULFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A tornado struck southern Missouri, killing a 7-year-old girl and damaging homes and businesses Thursday, and another apparent twister injured dozens at an Alabama high school, authorities said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- He calls himself "The Bishop." Exactly why is just one of the many mysteries surrounding the increasingly menacing figure.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- One day a company called KCBioMedix could produce technology that helps teach babies to nurse. Another, called ImmunoGenetix Therapeutics, could develop an HIV vaccine. The challenge for both will be figuring out a way to tap into grant money, build a promising idea into a viable company, and catch the attention of investors who can provide the economic means to take their innovations to market.
Wednesday, February 28
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A grand jury charged a former pizzeria manager Wednesday with kidnapping and armed criminal action against a 13-year-old who was found in the man's apartment with another missing boy.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A man who admitted burning his father's body a decade ago so the family could continue to cash his Social Security disability checks was sentenced to five months in prison and ordered to pay $133,000 in restitution.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Movie studios could increase revenues significantly by changing how movies are distributed, researchers from the United States, Germany and Britain said.
Tuesday, February 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Exterminators began sweeping a Kansas City neighborhood infested with rats after one of the rodents crawled into a baby's crib and severely disfigured the girl's face.
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) -- A distraught graduate student claiming to have a bomb and anthrax sparked a scare early Tuesday that shut down the University of Missouri-Rolla, officials said, but the threat turned out to be a hoax.
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) -- A distraught graduate student claiming to have a bomb and anthrax sparked a scare early Tuesday that shut down the University of Missouri-Rolla for several hours, officials said.
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) -- Nearly two dozen people were being decontaminated Tuesday after a white, powdery substance was found on a man threatening "terrorist-type" actions at the University of Missouri-Rolla, school officials said.
Saturday, February 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A fire in a restaurant's grill vent forced travelers to briefly evacuate a terminal at the Kansas City International Airport early Saturday.
Friday, February 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- While the subprime lending industry's woes have kicked up dust in the past few weeks, observers say the problems underlying the bad news have been percolating for much longer.
Thursday, February 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Rising loan default rates among borrowers with spotty credit are hurting the U.S. subprime mortgage business, a published report said.
Wednesday, February 21
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The thieves weren't interested in the collection boxes or the computer equipment at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. They were after the copper on the roof and along the sides.
Tuesday, February 20
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created a methane storage system using corncob waste that can retain record-breaking amounts of nature gas.
Friday, February 16
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A couple sued ConAgra Foods Inc. on Friday over a salmonella outbreak linked to its peanut butter, and their attorney predicted more suits would follow.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Five firefighters were injured Friday morning while battling a blaze at a 1920s building that once housed vaudeville productions and showings of silent films.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Early exposure to chemicals found in plastics and pesticides can make humans more prone to obesity, a University of Missouri researcher says.
Wednesday, February 14
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Improving news-reporting excellence is the best way for newspapers to boost their bottom lines, a U.S. university study said Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Casual dining chain Applebee's International Inc. said Tuesday it is exploring its strategic options, including a possible sale of the company. The company's shares soared nearly 9 percent.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- When Joy Lagos learned she had cancer, she was confident she would beat it. What brought the San Francisco resident to tears, however, was knowing that radiation and chemotherapy would lead to early menopause and rob her of the chance to have children.
Monday, February 12
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) -- Movers clearing out the tiny apartment where police found two missing boys worked briskly through a drizzle Monday, hauling a beat-up skateboard, video game consoles and play sets for plastic soldiers.
Wednesday, February 7
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri-Columbia study says as little as 15 minutes a day of acute exercise can help prevent and fight diabetes.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Several explosions engulfed a chemical plant in flames Wednesday, forcing a broad evacuation as the fire spewed a sticky substance that residents were warned not to touch.
Tuesday, February 6
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists plan to place sensors on a mid-ocean ridge called the East Pacific Rise to better understand the movement of tectonic plates.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered how mammalian eggs undergo maturation through an intricate process of asymmetric cell division.
Monday, February 5
CLAYTON, Mo. - A Missouri man accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for more than four years was charged Monday with molesting them nearly 70 times.
CLAYTON, Mo. - A Missouri man accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for more than four years was charged Monday with molesting them nearly 70 times. The charges were the first time authorities have openly accused Michael Devlin of molesting the children.
CLAYTON, Mo. - A Missouri man accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for more than four years was charged Monday with forcible sodomy.
CLAYTON, Mo. - A man accused of kidnapping two Missouri boys and holding one for more than four years will face more charges on Monday, a prosecutor said.
Saturday, February 3
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- When Tom Bussmann first moved into a loft condominium six years ago, this city's downtown scene was "pretty bleak," a dilapidated urban core largely known for a mass exodus at the end of the work day.
Friday, February 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Two Kansas City police officers have been suspended for failing to provide medical assistance for a pregnant woman arrested on a traffic violation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A pipe bomb was delivered to a Chicago skyscraper a day after a similar device arrived at a Kansas City business, and federal agents were investigating possible connections.
Thursday, February 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Abducted teen Shawn Hornbeck was ordered to guard fellow captive Ben Ownby and hide him from police when they were repeatedly left alone in their captor's apartment, an official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
ST. LOUIS - Abducted teen Shawn Hornbeck was ordered to guard fellow captive Ben Ownby and hide him from police after they were repeatedly left alone in their captor's apartment, an official close to the investigation told The Associated Press Thursday.
Wednesday, January 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A woman who miscarried her fetus a day after she was thrown in jail is suing the police department and two arresting officers who ignored her pleas for medical help.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The investigation of child kidnapping suspect Michael Devlin has expanded, with authorities searching one of his previous homes and investigators in Illinois looking into a possible connection to the 2003 murder of a 7-year-old boy.
Tuesday, January 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man is suing Continental Airlines, claiming the airline failed to follow its own rules when his ex-wife took their daughter to Mexico.
DITTMER, Mo. (AP) -- No children were seriously hurt, but the driver of another vehicle was injured when a school bus overturned Tuesday morning in Jefferson County.
Monday, January 29
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A World War II veteran and his family stepped forward Monday to claim a Powerball jackpot worth more than a quarter-billion dollars, one of the largest single-ticket lottery prizes in U.S. history.
Saturday, January 27
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- Hours before 13-year-old Ben Ownby was rescued, his family's living room was a desparate place, filled with volunteers folding fliers with his photo on them.
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) -- By most accounts, Michael Devlin had a childhood a lot of kids might envy.
Friday, January 26
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- Shawn Hornbeck has a new Web site and is getting a new home. Mitchell Hults was given a truck, a $5,000 scholarship and free tickets to see his favorite comedian.
Wednesday, January 24
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Detectives investigating accused kidnapper Michael Devlin have shown photographs to relatives of a child missing since 1991 that look like they could be of the long-lost boy, the family members say.
Tuesday, January 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation's second-largest theater chain, said Tuesday it will offer free tickets for teachers wanting to see the movie "Freedom Writers," starring Hilary Swank.
Monday, January 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have clarified how normal stem cells become cancer stem cells, as well as how cancer stem cells can cause the formation of tumors.
Sunday, January 21
NEW YORK - The man accused of kidnapping two Missouri boys and holding one of them for four years said life was good for him during that period, a newspaper reported Sunday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Ten months after Shawn Hornbeck's disappearance, he spoke with police to report his bike had been stolen but gave no clue that he was a missing child, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Saturday, January 20
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Ten months after Shawn Hornbeck's disappearance, he spoke with police to report his bike had been stolen but gave no clue that he was a missing child, a newspaper reported Saturday.
ST. LOUIS - Ten months after Shawn Hornbeck's disappearance, he spoke with police to report his bike had been stolen but gave no clue that he was a missing child, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Friday, January 19
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Investigators on Friday announced a task force of federal, state and local investigators to examine whether the man accused of abducting two boys may have snatched other children who are still missing.
ST. LOUIS - The parents of a 15-year-old Missouri boy said Friday their son was amazed to find his room virtually the same as when he had last seen it before he was abducted 4 1/2 years ago.
Thursday, January 18
ST. LOUIS - The parents of a kidnapped Missouri boy said Thursday they believe their son was molested during the four years he was missing, and his grandmother claimed his captor had awakened the boy every 45 minutes, apparently as a way to control him.
UNION, Mo. (AP) -- The parents of a Missouri teen told Oprah Winfrey in a show airing Thursday that their son hasn't told them directly but they believe he was sexually abused during the more than four years he was missing.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a way to order polar molecules in crystals -- a discovery that holds promise for telecommunications and computing.
UNION, Mo. - The parents of a Missouri teen told Oprah Winfrey in a show airing Thursday that their son hasn't told them directly but they believe he was sexually abused during the more than four years he was missing.
UNION, Mo. - A pizzeria worker pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of kidnapping a 13-year-old boy who was found four days later in the man's apartment with another boy who had been missing for more than four years.
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- A missing 15-year-old boy found last week in a suburban St. Louis apartment didn't run away more than four years ago. Rather, he was terrorized with a handgun into cooperating with his abductor, prosecutors allege.
Wednesday, January 17
POTOSI, Mo. - A man arrested after two missing boys were found in his apartment terrorized one of them with a handgun to get him to cooperate, prosecutors allege in new charges filed Wednesday.
ST. LOUIS - A suburban St. Louis man suspected of kidnapping two youngsters also is under investigation in the disappearance of another Missouri boy 16 years ago, The Associated Press has learned.
ST. LOUIS - The man accused of abducting two Missouri boys was not one of the usual suspects - and that may have kept police at bay for years.
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- Mitchell Hults is a young man of few words. But when it mattered most, he talked late into the night, giving authorities the information they needed to rescue his friend and another boy held captive.
Tuesday, January 16
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- Mitchell Hults is a young man of few words. But when it mattered most, he talked late into the night, giving authorities the information they needed to rescue his friend and another boy held captive.
Monday, January 15
ST. LOUIS - Utility crews worked on Monday to restore electricity to about 330,000 Missouri households and businesses that were still without power in chilly weather following a storm blamed for 30 deaths across six states.
Sunday, January 14
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The ice storms that have been blamed for at least 19 deaths continued to lash much of the nation Sunday, as crews tried to restore power to hundreds of thousands and slick roads spawned accidents.
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) -- For more than four years, Shawn Hornbeck seemed to have had every chance to escape, left alone for hours to ride his bike, play video games and walk past missing-child posters showing his own age-progressed image.
KIRKWOOD, Mo. - The safe return of two kidnapped boys - one missing for four days, the other for four years - is being heralded as nothing short of a miracle by their families.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A crippling winter storm lashed the central part of the nation with another blast of freezing rain, sleet and snow Saturday, causing widespread power outages and tying up highways and airports.
Saturday, January 13
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) -- Investigators who made the incredible discovery of two kidnapped boys in a tiny apartment turned Saturday from euphoria to some troubling questions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Larry Stewart, a millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people, died Friday. He was 58.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Larry Stewart, a millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people, died Friday. He was 58.
Friday, January 12
BEAUFORT, Mo. - A 13-year-old boy who vanished from the gravel road near his home five days ago was found alive Friday about 60 miles away in a suburban St. Louis home, along with a 15-year-old boy missing since 2002, authorities said.
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy who vanished from the gravel road near his home five days ago was found alive about 60 miles away in a suburban St. Louis home, along with a 15-year-old boy missing since 2002, authorities said Friday.
Thursday, January 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The vast cattle pens that once helped move much of the nation's meat supply are gone, replaced by aging warehouses and the frequent belief that this former frontier town left its agricultural roots far behind.
Tuesday, January 9
BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) -- Searchers fanned out in wooded areas Tuesday looking for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared after stepping off his school bus a day earlier. The FBI is investigating, and officials fear the boy may have been kidnapped.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Beer causes fights. Beer kindles friendships. In the case of Anheuser-Busch and its longtime Czech rival, beer is making both things happen at once.
Monday, January 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A group of historians is attempting to raise funds to preserve the site of a pivotal Civil War battle in Kansas City, Mo., a report said.
Thursday, January 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Monsanto Co. reported Thursday its fiscal first-quarter earnings surged 53 percent and the world's biggest seed company said strong early orders for next year's crop suggest it will hit the high end of its earnings guidance for the full year.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- The Ozarks tourist town of Branson is suing 15 Internet travel companies, including Travelocity and Expedia, claiming unpaid back taxes on hotel room bookings.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Watching television, eating family meals and neighborhood safety all impact a child's weight, according to researchers at the University of Missouri.
Tuesday, December 26
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A gunman shot eight people outside a Kansas City nightclub over the weekend, and two have since died from their injuries, police said Tuesday.
Monday, December 25
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) -- Comedian Gallagher, known for smashing watermelons during his performances, was accused of shoving an audience member here last summer and now faces a lawsuit.
Thursday, December 21
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- An 11th person has died of injuries suffered in a fire last month at a group home for the mentally ill, officials said Thursday.
Wednesday, December 20
BOWLING GREEN, Mo. (AP) -- Two 12-year-old Amish boys who set out on an adventure, perhaps inspired by Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, were found late Wednesday afternoon after they were missing overnight, authorities said.
Tuesday, December 19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Hours before a deadly fire at a group home, a maintenance man intentionally short-circuited some wiring to cut off power while he worked on the furnace, investigators said in a report issued Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Hours before a fatal fire at a Missouri group home, a maintenance man trying to fix a furnace shorted the electrical wiring running through the attic where investigators believe the fire started, according to documents released Tuesday.
Monday, December 18
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts launched an unsolicited $26 billion bid Monday to acquire its larger competitor Caremark Rx, potentially scuttling a competing offer from the CVS drug store chain. The deal, if approved, may help cut drug prices for consumers.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Beware thundersnow, for U.S. scientists say when a snowstorm produces lightning and thunder it often is the precursor to 10 inches or more of snowfall.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- A woman and her two young children were among seven people found dead after a "strange odor" was reported coming from a duplex apartment, police said Monday.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Seven people were found dead Sunday in a duplex in northeast Missouri, and police were waiting for autopsies to determine whether foul play was involved.
Saturday, December 16
BERLIN, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. director Arthur Penn will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival for such films as "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Missouri Breaks."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man killed five people, including three of his children, before fatally shooting himself Saturday, and a fourth child has life-threatening wounds, police said.
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The first of the young men to hang himself loved to spend time outdoors hunting and fishing.
Wednesday, December 13
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. - A man who claimed to have lured drug dealers to his remote western Missouri cabin, killed them and spread their remains across the property was cleared of a murder charge Wednesday after experts determined most of the fragments were not human.
Tuesday, December 12
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Several months before a fatal fire killed 10 people in a group home, state regulators had sought to take away the operator's license, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Monday, December 11
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan took his criticism of the Bush administration to the nation's heartland Monday, saying America must not sacrifice its democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Kofi Annan, delivering his final speech as U.N. secretary-general in Missouri, said Monday the Security Council reflects the reality of 1945, not today.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his farewell address, criticized the Bush administration, warning that America must not sacrifice its Democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism.
Friday, December 8
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Winter months are quiet on the farm, but it's crunch time for seed companies Monsanto Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
Monday, December 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- People slept among strangers and browsed a little longer in lighted bookstores during their search for warm surroundings Monday, the fifth day of a blackout caused by a winter storm.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Tawana Jean Cooper and her family escaped their frigid suburban home for the warmth of an urban Red Cross center after roads were cleared of ice, downed power lines and broken tree limbs left by a devastating Midwest ice and snow storm.
Sunday, December 3
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The owner of the group home for the mentally ill where 10 people died in a fire says he has nothing to hide, despite questions about his role in the facility and what started the blaze.
Friday, December 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- World War I ended nearly 90 years ago, only a few of its U.S. veterans are still alive, and about a decade ago, its monument was closed after years of neglect and deterioration.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Polonium 210 is a deadly element only if a person swallows or inhales it, a University of Missouri nuclear expert said Friday.
Thursday, November 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The first major snowstorm of the season blew across the Plains and Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of flights, closing schools, glazing highways and threatening to dump up to a foot of snow on communities that had basked in balmy weather only days earlier.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The first major snowstorm of the season blew across the Plains and Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of flights, closing schools, glazing highways and threatening to dump up to a foot of snow on communities that had basked in balmy weather only days earlier.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- H&R Block Inc. on Thursday said its second-quarter loss almost doubled, missing Wall Street expectations as the company's mortgage lending arm continued to hemorrhage cash.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says he's obtained compelling evidence that one and only one meteor impact caused the mass extinction of the dinosaur.
PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. (AP) -- A fire at a pork processing plant in southwest Missouri forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people from a neighboring town amid concerns of ammonia fumes released by the blaze.
PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. (AP) -- A fire at a poultry processing plant in southwest Missouri forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people from a neighboring town, authorities said. Officials were concerned about ammonia fumes released by the blaze.
Wednesday, November 29
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A fire at a fraternity house near the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus killed a student early Wednesday, less than two weeks after a fatal blaze at the home of a Nebraska fraternity.
Tuesday, November 28
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- Investigators expect to rule out arson as the cause of a fire that killed 10 people at a group home for the elderly and mentally ill, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- The owner of a group home where 10 people were killed in a suspicious fire had been convicted in 2003 in a Medicare fraud case, raising questions of whether he was legally allowed to operate the place.
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- A man who worked at a southwest Missouri group home with his wife was among 10 people killed in a fire that gutted the building, the state patrol said Tuesday.
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- As investigators sifted through the rubble of a group home where a fire killed 10 people, questions were raised about why a convicted felon was hired as the operators' executive director, what caused another fire at the facility two days previously, and whether fire-code violations at a sister home three years ago had any connection to the latest blaze.
Monday, November 27
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) -- An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
ANDERSON, Mo. - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
ANDERSON, Mo. - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
ANDERSON, Mo. - A fire gutted a group home for the mentally ill in southwest Missouri early Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 24, authorities said.
Wednesday, November 22
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Four young men from the same rural Missouri county have committed suicide by hanging themselves in a similar fashion in the past five months, and authorities are investigating whether the cases are related.
Sunday, November 19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Health care advocates have long encouraged physicians to switch to computerized medical records, saying they could improve patient care and increase efficiency. Doctors, however, have been more concerned about the high price tag -- often more than $20,000 per physician for software, hardware and Internet connections -- as well as having to maintain a computer network. Surveys estimate less than 20 percent of doctors have fully automated their offices.
Saturday, November 18
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A chain of 10 hotels in Missouri and other Midwestern states has blocked CNN over the cable channel's airing of video of snipers shooting U.S. soldiers.
Friday, November 17
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An electrical shop caught fire Friday near Lambert Airport, cutting power to part of the main terminal and delaying some flights.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A woman and three friends were shot to death in her Kansas City home early Friday in a crime police said may have been related to drugs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Four people were shot to death early Friday in a Kansas City house, and a woman who was in an upstairs room reported seeing a man running from the area, police said.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Grandmothers caring for parents or in-laws and raising grandchildren experience a greater sense of burden and depression, finds a U.S. study.
Thursday, November 16
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Midwest hotel chain has pulled CNN from the TV channel lineup in its guest rooms, saying the cable network was aiding terrorism with the broadcast of a video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
SAVANNAH, Mo. (AP) -- Three years after she was fired for refusing to work on Sundays, Connie Rehm has won back her job on the staff of this small town's public library, and her employers have received a costly education in employment rights law.
Friday, November 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- After four years of releasing no new material, Kansas City, Mo., rapper Tech N9ne is enjoying success with his new album, "Everready."
ST LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Seven simple factors can tell physicians who among elderly patients is most at risk of dying from heart disease, U.S. researchers said Friday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal prosecutor reached a settlement Thursday with online gambling company BetOnSports PLC that permanently bars the London-based company from accepting any bets from the United States.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A crash involving a school bus, two tractor-trailers and a car killed a couple Thursday, but no children were seriously injured, officials said.
Wednesday, November 8
BUFFALO, Mo. (AP) -- Prisoners returning to a jail damaged in a failed breakout attempt will find a radically new decor -- pink with blue teddy bear accents.
Tuesday, November 7
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Minimum wage increases are on the ballot Tuesday in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ohio.
Sunday, November 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A group of prominent Catholics is challenging church leaders' opposition to stem cell research and to the proposed Constitutional amendment that would protect such research in Missouri.
Friday, November 3
LE MARS, Iowa, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush was on the Republican campaign trail Friday with two rallies in Missouri for Sen. Jim Talent and one in Iowa for Rep. Steve King.
Tuesday, October 31
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests forest roads used for such activities as logging or mineral removal can negatively affect wildlife for long periods of time.
ST. LOUIS - The Anaheim Ducks are off to a fast start even though Teemu Selanne and his linemates haven't busted out yet. If they do, watch out.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Monsanto Co. scientist Bill Johnson is trying to breed the perfect pumpkin peduncle.
Monday, October 30
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Rising beef prices are being blamed for a resurgence of cattle rustling in Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A surge in violence made St. Louis the most dangerous city in the country, leading a trend of violent crimes rising much faster in the Midwest than in the rest of nation, according to an annual list.
Saturday, October 28
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Paul Thompson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as No. 19 Oklahoma turned five Missouri mistakes into points in a 26-10 victory Saturday.
Wednesday, October 25
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The MyActivity Pyramid is being distributed to U.S. classrooms to show children what types of daily activities they should do to stay fit and active.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher says most Americans do not think step children feel obligated to care for an aging stepparent.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have identified an enzyme responsible for the deterioration of brain function experienced by people suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Tuesday, October 24
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- For four years in the 1960s, two brothers were on the run, fleeing authorities after a prison break at a juvenile facility. Robert Hughes, wrongfully incarcerated at 16, turned to older brother Donald, who helped him escape.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Doctors across the United States are beginning to use an alternative method to help detect breast cancer that a mammogram may have missed.
Sunday, October 22
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Polls show Democrats are improving their odds of taking control of the U.S. Senate and are focusing on three states -- Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia.
Thursday, October 19
ST. LOUIS - From Cristal to Budweiser? Anheuser-Busch has hired Jay-Z as its new co-brand director for Budweiser Select, banking on his celebrity and entrepreneurial expertise to help lift its beer brand.
Tuesday, October 17
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they can detect the spread of skin cancer cells through the blood by literally listening to the cells' sound.
Monday, October 16
HAZELWOOD, Mo., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Ali Jones, a rapper in music star Nelly's St. Lunatics group, was allegedly Tasered 46 times in Hazelwood, Mo. by an area police officer.
Saturday, October 14
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals went up 3-0 over the New York Mets in the second inning of their NL championship series Saturday night on pitcher Jeff Suppan's solo home run.
Wednesday, October 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. meta-analysis finds people identified as having an aggressive and irritable personality are likely to engage in aggressive behavior.
Sunday, October 8
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidates Jim Talent and Claire McCaskill Sunday showed Missouri and the nation how they differ on Iraq, terrorism and stem cell research.
Saturday, October 7
ST. LOUIS - With their backs against the wall, the Padres turned to right-hander Chris Young. As he has done all year long, Young came through.
Thursday, October 5
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Politicians across the United States will be watching Missouri voters next month to see how they vote on a referendum supporting stem cell research.
Thursday, September 21
FLORISSANT, Mo., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Archaeologists have found the remains of an 18th century rectory used by French missionaries in what is now a park in a St. Louis suburb.
Wednesday, September 20
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Missouri AFL-CIO endorsed an amendment for the November ballot today that will allow stem cell research within the state's boundaries.
Tuesday, September 19
LONEDELL, Mo., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A newborn allegedly taken from a Missouri home by a woman who slashed the mother's throat has been found alive and well and a suspect is in custody.
Saturday, September 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stole his AL single-season record 33rd consecutive base in the third inning and extended another major league record in the Kansas City Royals' 7-4 victory over Seattle on Saturday night.
ST. LOUIS - Scott Rolen's bat woke up Friday night. Rolen hit two home runs and drove home a career-high seven runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over San Francisco 14-4 Friday night and dent the Giants' NL wild-card chances.
Friday, September 15
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A southwest Missouri woman has asked the Springfield-Greene County Health Department to allow her to take her pet monkey into local restaurants as a service animal.
Thursday, September 14
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the state's voter identification law is unfair to the elderly, poor and women.
Monday, September 11
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. - A prison guard fatally shot his estranged girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself while both were on duty at a women's prison, authorities said.
Wednesday, September 6
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to repair his rotator cuff after getting a second opinion that concurred with the team's diagnosis.
Tuesday, August 29
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Japanese scientists will lead a multi-year international project to place seismographic instruments below the ocean's floor, where earthquakes occur.
Monday, August 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Missouri researchers and school officials say their School Air IQ program is designed to use federal air-quality standards to improve school air.
Sunday, August 27
It could have ended three years ago, when a leaky FedEx box containing an arm and legs turned up in Missouri. Or years before that, when a judge convicted him of embezzling money from the sale of a corpse that belonged to a medical school in California. But nothing stopped Philip Joe Guyett Jr. from moving steadily eastward, mining gold from the lucrative body parts trade.
It could have ended three years ago, when a leaky FedEx box containing an arm and legs turned up in Missouri. Or years before that, when a judge convicted him of embezzling money from the sale of a corpse that belonged to a medical school in California. But nothing stopped Philip Joe Guyett Jr. from moving steadily eastward, mining gold from the lucrative body parts trade. Federal officials shut down this flesh-and-bone prospector in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month, saying his products posed a danger to public health.
Friday, August 25
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A Missouri biologist says scientists, managers and government regulators should do more to protect wetlands around the nation.
Wednesday, August 23
ST, LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Schools and parents often focus on the behavior of a bully, but a school's physical structure is key, says a U.S. school violence expert.
Tuesday, August 22
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have solved the so-called "cocktail party problem" faced by the CIA and others: how to separate the many voices heard at such a gathering.
Sunday, August 20
DREXEL, Mo. - A man who police say confessed to killing seven people in rural Missouri was charged Sunday with one count of murder. Michael Lee Shaver Jr., 33, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action related to a killing in fall 2001.
Friday, August 18
ST. LOUIS - Preston Wilson signed with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, after being released by the Houston Astros earlier this week.
Tuesday, August 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Government subsidies are succeeding in attracting investors to put money into building U.S. ethanol production facilities.
Friday, August 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- In one year, a Missouri elementary school says that its school suspensions dropped 67 percent after it adopted a wellness-based physical education program.
Friday, August 4
CLAYTON, Mo. - More than 300 people have called health officials to report a mysterious rash that children developed after playing in a mud-filled obstacle course at a county park.
Monday, July 31
BRANSON, Mo., July 31 (UPI) -- Branson, a Missouri town that proportionately receives more visitors than Las Vegas, is considering an elevated train to deal with its traffic problems.
Thursday, July 27
BOZEMAN, Mo., July 27 (UPI) -- The crash of a Russian rocket destroyed the 18 small satellites it was carrying, including the first U.S. satellite built in Montana.
Wednesday, July 26
ST. LOUIS, July 26 (UPI) -- Despite conventional wisdom, sleep problems are not a normal consequence of aging, according to a review article by U.S. geriatricians.
ST. LOUIS, July 26 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled Missouri must supply a board-certified anesthetist for executions, leaving the death penalty in limbo in the state.
ST. LOUIS, July 26 (UPI) -- The Bush administration went to court in a bid to halt an effort by two Missouri state regulators to find out whether AT&T turned over telephone records.
Friday, July 21
ST. LOUIS, July 20 (UPI) -- Another violent storm battered St. Louis Friday, knocking out electrical power to more than 200,000 customers, some who had just had power restored.
Thursday, July 20
ST. LOUIS, July 20 (UPI) -- An intense summer storm swept through St. Louis Wednesday night, downing buildings, flipping trucks and knocking out power to 476,000 people.
Thursday, July 13
ST. LOUIS, July 13 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists report a major breakthrough in understanding the pathway that plant cells take to silence unwanted or extra genes by using short bits of RNA.
Tuesday, July 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found genetic signs indicating onset of arthritis that may someday help identify the disease as early as possible.
Monday, July 10
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says people's perception of their environment influences public policy and action toward that environment.
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers find that sedentary living combined with bouts of bed rest may put estrogen-deficient women at a very high risk for losing independence.
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 10 (UPI) -- University of Missouri-Columbia researchers have found that exercise can help some cancer patients cope with the side effects of treatment.
Sunday, July 9
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Stem-cell research may swing the outcome of a governor's race in Wisconsin and a U.S. Senate contest in Missouri, where a research referendum in on the ballot.
Saturday, July 8
ST. LOUIS, July 8 (UPI) -- The president of the St. Louis Cardinals says his son was involved in a "knuckle-headed prank" -- throwing glass bottles into an aquatic center.
Friday, July 7
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 6 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri study finds that computer users react more positively to images that they do not control.
Thursday, July 6
ST. LOUIS, July 6 (UPI) -- Peabody Energy Corp. said Thursday it was paying $1.34 billion to buy an Australian coal producer.
Friday, June 30
ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- The earlier a deaf infant or toddler receives a cochlear implant, the better his or her spoken language skills at age 3 and a half is, find U.S. researchers.
ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Certain characteristics of a neighborhood may put residents at greater risk of being obese, finds a study by Saint Louis University.
Thursday, June 29
ST. LOUIS, June 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush once again slammed the media for revealing that the government monitors international fund transfers in the fight on terror.
Friday, June 16
MARYVILLE, Mo., June 16 (UPI) -- Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times each year, killing more people than tornadoes or hurricanes, the National Weather Service says.
Wednesday, June 14
ST. LOUIS, June 14 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have found that obese patients who have diabetes who also have long-term memory problems may be affected by the hormone leptin.
ST. LOUIS, June 14 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined the human brain responds quickly when a person views erotic images.
Wednesday, June 7
ST. LOUIS, June 7 (UPI) -- Obesity is more prevalent in Central and Eastern European countries that formerly comprised the Soviet bloc than in Western European countries, a study shows.
Tuesday, June 6
DETROIT, June 6 (UPI) -- To stop illegal sales of Eminem song ring tones, representatives for the Missouri-born rapper have taken legal action against several companies.
Sunday, June 4
ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols, the major league leader in home runs and RBIs, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained muscle on his right side.
Thursday, June 1
ST. LOUIS, June 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have conducted a year-long experiment analyzing trillions of microbes that reside in the human large intestine.
ST. LOUIS, June 1 (UPI) -- Calorie restriction appears better than exercise at slowing primary aging, say researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Sunday, May 28
ST. LOUIS, May 28 (UPI) -- U.S. energy industry leaders are divided on the best way to produce energy from coal -- with some providers showing reluctance to adopt cleaner technology.
Saturday, May 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two suspects accused of videotaping the rape of a woman and killing her might have other victims in their past, authorities said Saturday.
Friday, May 26
ST. LOUIS, May 26 (UPI) -- Researchers said Friday a newly discovered antioxidant shows promise in preventing AIDS dementia.
Wednesday, May 24
CAMDENTON, Mo., May 24 (UPI) -- A Missouri state legislator and his passengers were not hurt when the plane he was piloting struck a deer just before takeoff.
Saturday, May 20
ST. LOUIS, May 19 (UPI) -- A computerized atlas developed at Washington University in St. Louis reveals 33 abnormalities in the surface of the brains of patients with Williams syndrome.
Thursday, May 18
ST. LOUIS, May 18 (UPI) -- A St. Louis suburb is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for denying residency to an unmarried couple and their children.
Monday, May 15
ST. LOUIS, May 15 (UPI) -- Kevin D. Mowbray, a 20-year sales executive, publisher and vice president of Lee Enterprises Inc. is the new publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
ST. LOUIS, May 15 (UPI) -- Labor can be longer for pregnant women who are obese, according to Missouri researchers.
ST. LOUIS, May 15 (UPI) -- A study finds U.S. doctors should advise overweight moms considering another pregnancy to take off extra weight before they get pregnant again.
ST. LOUIS, May 15 (UPI) -- Women who have their labor induced or are given medication to stimulate contractions are at greater risk of developing chorioamnionitis, a U.S. study finds.
Thursday, May 11
ST. LOUIS, May 11 (UPI) -- Chemists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are developing a test they say could be the first home testing kit for caffeine.
Tuesday, May 9
ROLLA, Mo., May 9 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri-Rolla scientist says he's discovered that the use of monochloramine to disinfect drinking water can cause harmful levels of lead.
Monday, May 8
ST. LOUIS, May 8 (UPI) -- An anti-depressant drug may cut the risk of recurrent depression and increase the time between depressive episodes in diabetes patients, a U.S. study found.
ST. LOUIS, May 8 (UPI) -- This year's U.S. winter wheat crop will be one of the worst in the last 10 years, a brokerage firm said Monday.
Thursday, May 4
ST. LOUIS, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are studying the effectiveness of a drug for patients with chronic hepatitis B that is currently used to treat HIV.
Wednesday, May 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 3 (UPI) -- A Kansas City, Mo., bartender called police when she recognized a regular customer as a featured fugitive on Fox TV's "America's Most Wanted."
ST. LOUIS, May 3 (UPI) -- Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development is conducting a human clinical trial involving investigational vaccines to prevent Hepatitis C.
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have reported success in freezing and preserving genetically enhanced pig embryos.
Tuesday, May 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 2 (UPI) -- The second-largest U.S. theater chain, AMC Theatres, plans to start showing independent films at 72 of its cinemas nationwide.
Sunday, April 30
ST. LOUIS - Hitting behind Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds knows he's in a good spot. The Washington Nationals walked Pujols four times, and Edmonds made them pay by driving in three runs in a 9-2 victory Sunday that completed the St. Louis Cardinals' record-setting April.
Saturday, April 29
ST. LOUIS - Leading off the eighth inning in a tie game, Albert Pujols was just trying to get something started. Instead, he made history. Pujols set a major league record with his 14th homer in April, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Thursday, April 27
ST. LOUIS, April 27 (UPI) -- Missouri geriatricians are researching what helps nursing-home residents feel less lonely -- a robotic dog or a real dog.
Monday, April 24
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 24 (UPI) -- Democrats are making embryonic stem cell research an issue in House and Senate races from California to New Jersey.
Friday, April 21
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 21 (UPI) -- A Missouri nurse who heads an "Aging in Place" program says the goal is to keep seniors to stay healthy and avoid nursing homes.
Wednesday, April 19
ST. LOUIS, April 19 (UPI) -- A Washington University study in St. Louis suggests cancer therapy based on a tumor's anatomical location may soon become obsolete.
Tuesday, April 18
ST. PETERSBURG, Mo., April 18 (UPI) -- Taiwan's Motech Industries Inc. has agreed to buy solar wafers from a Missouri company in a deal potentially worth $1.8 billion.
ST. LOUIS, April 18 (UPI) -- St. Louis' Amdocs, a medical software concern, is paying $275 million in cash for Qpass, another software maker.
Saturday, April 1
LIBERTY, Mo., March 31 (UPI) -- Some U.S. students are taking it upon themselves to wedge creationism into the classroom, sometimes with snide comments and sometimes with questions.
Thursday, March 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - H&R Block Inc. said Thursday it saw an 8.6 percent increase in the number of total tax clients served in the first half of March, the majority coming through digital channels.
Wednesday, March 8
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- A St. Louis study finds that exercising before a PET Scan can confuse the results.
SCOTT CITY, Mo. - Housing contracts can get complicated in a hurry. Just consider the clause that Jared and Whittnie Essner agreed to when they bought their first home last week:
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- Washington University scientists say a new method of assessing lung inflammation should speed drug development for conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say a pill containing plant substances called sterols can help lower cholesterol.
Tuesday, March 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 7 (UPI) -- A coroner in Missouri has ruled a man who was shocked with a Taser three times during his arrest died in jail two hours later from using too much cocaine.
Friday, February 24
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The FBI has recovered 21 paintings, including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, stolen from a Missouri storage facility in 2002.
ST. LOUIS - Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasn't in on the joke. Blagojevich says he didn't realize "The Daily Show" was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes-puzzled Democratic governor.
Wednesday, February 22
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- An Independence, Mo., jury has found in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other cigarette makers in an individual smoking and health case.
Tuesday, February 21
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A discovery by University of Missouri-Columbia scientists might explain why cloning often fails in farm and laboratory animals.
Wednesday, February 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A Missouri jury awarded a woman $3 million after finding that her lawyer misrepresented her 11 years ago when she put her child up for adoption.
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Recruits entering U.S. Army boot camps are being yelled at a lot less by sergeants, running less and allowed to sleep longer, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Saturday, February 4
NORFORK, Ark. - A teenager accused of going on a rampage at a Massachusetts gay bar with a hatchet and a gun was in a Missouri hospital Saturday after two shootings in northern Arkansas that resulted in the death of a police officer and a woman accompanying the wounded teen, state police said.
Monday, January 30
MARIONVILLE, Mo., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Farmers and ranchers in Missouri are losing a modern-day fight against cattle rustlers.
Tuesday, January 24
WASHINGTON - Pilot errors caused the deadly crash of a commuter airliner in northeast Missouri in 2004, and the crew's nonstop joking and expletive-laden banter in the cockpit didn't help, federal investigators said Tuesday.
Friday, January 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Health officials in Kansas are investigating a potential case of chronic wasting disease, a brain degeneration in deer and elk similar to mad cow disease.
Tuesday, January 17
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt wants criminal charges or civil cases brought against electric utility AmerenUE for a breach at the Taum Sauk reservoir last month.
Tuesday, January 10
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A former bodyguard for St. Louis rapper Chingy reportedly killed his longtime girlfriend and their 7-year-old son, then killed himself.
JACKSON, Mo. - School officials have apologized to a teenager who was ordered to change clothes after he wore a kilt to a school dance.
Monday, January 9
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers have discovered a brain mechanism that may link violent computer games with aggression.
Friday, December 30
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A shortage of the prized beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea has increased sales for caviar from the sturgeon of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Thursday, December 15
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Three independent analyses of the New Madrid seismic zone centered in Missouri indicates the fault line indicates little or no movement.
Tuesday, December 13
DALLAS - The first Southwest Airlines Co. flight from Dallas to Missouri left Love Field on Tuesday morning, opening a new front in the battle between the low-cost carrier and American Airlines, the nation's largest airline.
Tuesday, November 29
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Missourians Against Human Cloning has filed suit to block a petition drive on a measure that would ensure human stem-cell research remains legal in Missouri.
Friday, November 18
DES MOINES, Iowa - The second fugitive sought after he and another prisoner escaped from an Iowa prison was caught Friday in Missouri. Robert Joseph Legendre, 27, was captured in Caruthersville, Mo., said Fred Scaletta, an Iowa prisons spokesman.
Wednesday, November 9
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A talk radio host accused of poisoning his wife allegedly moved her from Missouri to Waltham, Mass., because the couple was under pressure to have a baby.
Thursday, October 27
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The University of Missouri-Columbia says it has developed a wireless video camera that's placed on a deer's head to see how it behaves away from humans.
Wednesday, October 19
OXFORD, England, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Scientists have partially untangled genetic details of a mysterious disorder that caused seizures and death in infant Missouri boys within a month of birth.
Saturday, October 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. Supreme Court late Friday temporarily blocked a federal judge's ruling that ordered Missouri prison officials to drive a pregnant inmate to a clinic on Saturday for an abortion.
Wednesday, October 12
ST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co., maker of genetically engineered seeds and the Roundup herbicide, said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened substantially, but the results exceeded Wall Street expectations and Monsanto raised its 2006 guidance.
Tuesday, October 11
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- University of Missouri-Columbia scientists say they've developed a power cell capable of providing continuous power for years.
Monday, October 10
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Weeds resistant to Monsanto's popular Roundup Ready weed-control system have been discovered in northwest Missouri.
Thursday, October 6
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A process developed by a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher can reportedly detect single cells, rather than just populations of cells.
Thursday, September 29
BLACKWELL, Mo. - An Amtrak train derailed in eastern Missouri after apparently striking boulders on the tracks from a rockslide, officials said. No major injuries were reported.
Wednesday, September 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Two Missouri people acquitted of automobile insurance fraud were awarded $800,000 in damages for malicious prosecution of their case.
Sunday, September 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cleveland center fielder Grady Sizemore appeared to lose Paul Phillips' ninth-inning double in the sun, allowing Angel Berroa to score the winning run for the Kansas City Royals in a 5-4 victory over the Indians on Sunday.
Saturday, September 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With another big night at the plate, the Cleveland Indians boosted their AL wild-card lead to 1 1/2 games. Jhonny Peralta, Ronnie Belliard, Grady Sizemore and Coco Crisp homered to lead the Indians over the Kansas City Royals 11-4 Saturday night, the Indians' 17th win in 19 games.
Friday, September 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Travis Hafner hit his sixth home run in five games and Coco Crisp added a two-run shot to lead Cleveland past Kansas City 11-6 on Thursday night, moving the streaking Indians within 1 1/2 games of first-place Chicago in the AL Central.
Monday, September 19
ST. LOUIS - It took about two hours Monday for the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals to sell out all of their playoff games leading up to the World Series.
Thursday, September 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - John Buck hit a two-run double to key four-run seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 7-5 on Thursday to cut Chicago's lead in the AL Central to 4 1/2 games.
Tuesday, September 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Accolades are piling up for songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in "Kansas City."
Sunday, September 11
ST. LOUIS - A Northwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing Saturday because of mechanical trouble with an engine and the landing gear.
Friday, September 9
ST. LOUIS - Larry Walker hit a tiebreaking home run off the right-field scoreboard with two outs in the eighth inning and Jason Marquis threw eight strong innings, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 3-2 Friday night.
Sunday, August 28
BRANSON, Mo., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Businesses in Branson, Mo., are extending their Gas Buster Discount Cards until the end of October to offset the high cost of gas.
Friday, August 26
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A man who spat on actress Jane Fonda in Kansas City, Mo., will not face criminal charges.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - From the frantic moments after 19-year-old Aaron O'Neal's death in July to the preseason practices leading to their first game next week, Missouri football players have publicly stood united in support of the program.
ST. LOUIS - A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Eminem, his bus driver and tour bus company seeking unspecified damages for a July accident involving seven vehicles in western Missouri.
Thursday, August 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chip Ambres' sacrifice fly drove in David DeJesus with the winning run with one out in the 11th Wednesday night, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Sunday, August 21
ST. LOUIS - After two years of boisterous meetings and litigation, the 150-member Southampton Presbyterian Church surrounded by closely-spaced red-brick homes is at odds with its neighbors over an issue that has nothing to do with theology.
ST. LOUIS - Jason Schmidt allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, and the San Francisco Giants capitalized on four St. Louis errors to beat the Cardinals 4-2 Sunday.
Thursday, August 18
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Vice President Dick Cheney told an audience of military veterans in Springfield, Mo., victory in Iraq is critical to U.S. security.
Wednesday, August 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sprint-Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said it wants appraisers to determine the value of shares of Nextel Partners Inc. in the event the affiliated company's shareholders push for Sprint-Nextel to buy the company.
Wednesday, August 10
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman is dead after jumping out of a car that wouldn't slow down, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The often emotional controversy concerning stem cell research is reportedly expanding from Washington, now involving an increasing number of states.
Saturday, August 6
ST. LOUIS - Tim Hudson gave up one run in seven innings for his 100th career win, while Andruw Jones homered twice, one a grand slam, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Saturday.
Friday, August 5
ST. LOUIS - Many death row inmates proclaim their innocence, but Roy "Hog" Roberts, a big man, loud and profane, was adamant. He was so convinced of his innocence that in the waning days before his 1999 execution for the murder of a prison guard, he demanded a polygraph test.
Thursday, August 4
ST.LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Cardinals' 52-year run with KMOX as the team's flagship radio station is reported ending this season with broadcasts switching to KTRS.
Tuesday, August 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Harrell Johnson, the stepfather of a girl whose decapitated body was know only as "Precious Doe" for more than four years, has been indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Sunday, July 31
ST. LOUIS - After landing a job at a prestigious law firm, Jennifer Joyce was making good money with an office overlooking the Gateway Arch - and was miserable. So she took a job at half the pay as an assistant prosecutor, sharing a dingy office with three other lawyers and one computer.
Thursday, July 28
ST. LOUIS - The state Health Department has determined there is no cancer cluster in and around a town where the federal government used to process materials for nuclear weapons, officials said Thursday.
Wednesday, July 27
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri football player who died after collapsing at the end of a preseason workout wasn't immediately taken to the hospital across the street but instead driven to the team offices, a university police report shows.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sprint Corp., which has agreed to purchase the wireless carrier Nextel Communications Inc., said Wednesday its second quarter earnings more than doubled as its wireless business continued to soar. It raised its expectations for the year. Its shares rose more than 3 percent in morning trading.
Monday, July 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 25 (UPI) -- Illinois and Missouri medical malpractice insurers reportedly continued raising premiums last year, but at the same time paid less in claims.
ST. LOUIS, July 25 (UPI) -- U.S. coal producers say their business has taken a sharp turn for the better in the last three months.
Saturday, July 23
ST. LOUIS - Derrek Lee hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, and Jeromy Burnitz and Aramis Ramirez also connected for the Chicago Cubs in a 6-5 victory Saturday over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Thursday, July 21
ST. LOUIS, July 21 (UPI) -- A California Internet security firm has identified a worm that is attacking Apple Computer's popular iTunes music service through AOL Instant Messenger.
Tuesday, July 19
LOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- The Emimen DJ called Alchemist Monday blamed the driver for the crash of his Anger Management tour bus in Missouri.
Monday, July 18
ST. LOUIS - Cardinals outfielder Reggie Sanders might miss a month or more because of a broken bone in his right leg. Sanders was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, three days after he collided with center fielder Jim Edmonds as they chased a flyball. Tests Sunday showed that the 37-year-old left fielder has a hairline fracture of his right fibula that team doctors estimate could keep him out four to six weeks.
Saturday, July 16
ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer off Chad Harville in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Friday, July 15
ST. LOUIS, July 15 (UPI) -- Railway disruptions in the western United States are expected to boost the price of coal and hurt the industry's profits.
Thursday, July 14
ODESSA, Mo., July 14 (UPI) -- Eminem's DJ Alchemist and Atlanta rapper Stat Quo were among 11 people injured in the crash of an "Anger Management 3" tour bus in western Missouri.
Wednesday, July 13
ST. LOUIS, July 13 (UPI) -- Shareholders Wednesday of Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores Co. OK'd Federated's purchase of May, in separate U.S. votes.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 13 (UPI) -- Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has signed into law removing language in homes association documents that ban minorities from owning or renting property.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 13 (UPI) -- The second-largest theater chain in the United States will not show "The Aristocrats," an unrated documentary about the so-called dirtiest joke ever told.
Tuesday, July 12
ST. LOUIS, July 12 (UPI) -- It's well known depression increases the risk of death after a heart attack, but now U.S. researchers have determined why it does so.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 12 (UPI) -- National Parks Service workers are trying to find a couple of missing links in the Santa Fe Trail's route through Kansas City.
Monday, July 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 11 (UPI) -- Inergy LP, a propane company based in Kansas City, Mo., will pay $230 million for a New York natural gas storage facility.
Sunday, July 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Nick Punto scored on third baseman Mark Teahen's fielding error with two outs in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame Mike Sweeney's two home runs to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday.
Thursday, July 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One month after pledging to stanch the loss of customers from its digital tax business, H&R Block Inc. said Thursday it has acquired a small, online tax service company whose founders helped create the popular Turbo Tax software.
Sunday, July 3
ST. LOUIS - Abraham Nunez singled in the winning run in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals denied the Colorado Rockies their first road series win of the year with a 5-4 victory Sunday.
Friday, July 1
ST. LOUIS - There will be no ribs or steaks on the grill this Fourth of July weekend at the Brown house. Worried by the latest confirmed homegrown case of mad cow disease in the United States, the Browns plan to cook up some chicken.
ST. LOUIS - Rookie Jeff Francis pitched three-hit ball for six innings, and Garrett Atkins and Danny Ardoin homered Thursday night to lead the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 for only their sixth road victory of the season.
Wednesday, June 29
ST. LOUIS, June 29 (UPI) -- St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa strongly criticized ESPN for a time change in his team's game the night before the all-star break begins.
ST. LOUIS - Shares of Monsanto Co., the maker of RoundUp herbicide and bioengineered seeds, dropped sharply Wednesday after the company said its third-quarter earnings fell 81 percent because of a $248 million write-off of research and development related to acquisitions.
ST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co., the maker of RoundUp herbicide and bioengineered seeds, said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings fell 81 percent from last year due to a $248 million write-off of research and development related to acquisitions.
Tuesday, June 28
ST. LOUIS, June 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. study finds that drinking pomegranate juice may reduce the severity of some brain injuries associated with premature births.
Monday, June 27
ST. LOUIS, June 26 (UPI) -- Dealerships are hoping that General Motors Corp.'s decision to extend employee-discount prices to consumers will start a trend.
Sunday, June 26
ST. LOUIS - Jason Bay hit a pair of game-tying home runs and Jose Castillo hit a tiebreaking shot in the 10th inning, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Saturday, June 25
ST. LOUIS, June 24 (UPI) -- PET scans detected twice as many primary tumors and cancerous lymph nodes as did CT scans in those with vaginal cancer, St. Louis researchers reported.
Friday, June 24
ST. LOUIS, June 24 (UPI) -- St. Louis scientists have found a new role for an enzyme that may make it a target for anti-inflammatory treatments and help in arthritis.
Tuesday, June 21
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The nation's second-largest theater chain AMC Entertainment Inc., announced plans Tuesday to acquire Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. in a move that may help the new company compete as Hollywood struggles to lure more people to the nation's megaplexes.
Monday, June 20
COLUMBIA, Mo. - A van carrying 20 people skidded and overturned on a Missouri highway Sunday, killing five passengers and injuring 15, police said.
Friday, June 17
ST. LOUIS - The owners of the St. Louis Blues were expected to announce their plans to sell the franchise, citing tens of millions of dollars in red ink as the NHL struggles to regain its footing after a lockout canceled last season.
Wednesday, June 15
ST. LOUIS, June 15 (UPI) -- A Saint Louis University Hospital doctor has begun a campaign for national changes to the ways doctors scan patients for cancers.
Sunday, June 12
ST. LOUIS - Scott Seabol's first career homer, a two-run, pinch-hit shot in the seventh inning, provided the go-ahead run in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-3 victory over the sputtering New York Yankees on Sunday.
Saturday, June 11
ST. LOUIS - Randy Johnson and the New York Yankees responded to Joe Torre's tongue-lashing with a performance worthy of a $200 million team. Johnson outpitched Mark Mulder in a matchup of two of the game's best left-handers, and Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez each had two RBIs in a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
ST. LOUIS, June 11 (UPI) -- Chanel Inc. has sued a Missouri-based Web site that offers "novelty" replicas of items bearing famous and pricey brand names.
Thursday, June 9
ST. LOUIS, June 9 (UPI) -- A study finds U.S. veterans who served in the Middle East during the first Gulf War are more likely to suffer from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
ST. LOUIS - David Wells threw eight innings of four-hit ball and the Boston Red Sox got big hits from David Ortiz and Jason Varitek in a 4-0 rain-delayed victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, June 8
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., June 8 (UPI) -- Spectrum Brands, in St. Louis, has helped develop two new mosquito repellents that give consumers alternatives to the familiar DEET-based repellents.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest income tax preparer, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings increased 7 percent after a strong tax season, and that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one stock split.
ST. LOUIS - The offense that deserted the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series is back in a big way for this interleague series against the Boston Red Sox.
ST. LOUIS - The offense that deserted the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series is back in a big way for this interleague series against the Boston Red Sox.
Sunday, June 5
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - About 400 people turned out for a Confederate memorial service held Sunday under the rebel battle flag, singing "Dixie" and laying roses at a Confederate monument. Miles to the west, meanwhile, protesters demonstrated their disapproval by marching outside the Missouri Governor's Mansion.
Wednesday, June 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Emil Brown hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat Randy Johnson for the first time in 12 years, handing the New York Yankees their fourth straight loss with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night.
Tuesday, May 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Buddy Bell faces a daunting rebuilding project with a team that could be headed for record losses, and he's promising no quick turnaround for the Kansas City Royals.
Saturday, May 28
ST. LOUIS - Jeff Suppan allowed four hits in seven dominant innings and Jim Edmonds homered for the second straight game, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
Wednesday, May 25
ST. LOUIS, May 25 (UPI) -- "Bad" metabolism appears to cause inflammation in blood vessel walls leading to heart attacks and strokes, U.S. researchers reported.
Friday, May 20
ST. LOUIS, May 20 (UPI) -- Global warming may be helping weigh down the eastern half of Antarctica by more than 45 billion tons a year, a study found.
Thursday, May 19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Emil Brown hit a three-run homer, Angel Berroa added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals finally held a lead against the Baltimore Orioles in a 7-4 victory Thursday.
ST. LOUIS, May 19 (UPI) -- Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh jumped into the so-called podcasting world with a service available only to subscribers.
Monday, May 16
ST. LOUIS, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. adolescents with moderate to severe acne experienced a reduction rather than an increase of depression symptoms while taking the medication isotretinoin.
Saturday, May 14
ST. LOUIS - A civil engineer who admitted killing his wife and two children by beating them with a frying pan and suffocating them has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Friday, May 13
ST. LOUIS - The 8-year-old girl dressed in pink is in a hospital where she has been pricked with needles and had four teeth pulled. Her home, thousands of miles away, has been partly destroyed by an earthquake and probably won't be rebuilt by the time she returns to it. Yet, she is smiling.
Thursday, May 12
ST. LOUIS, May 12 (UPI) -- Diabetics are more likely to exercise if their doctors help them create and stick to a formalized plan, research shows.
ST. LOUIS - Larry Walker had three of St. Louis' season-high 19 hits and drove in three runs, backing a strong seven-inning effort by Jeff Suppan in the Cardinals' 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, May 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The underachieving Kansas City Royals' frequent on-field mistakes finally took their toll on Tony Pena.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tony Pena resigned as manager of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, less than two seasons after he was the American League Manager of the Year.
Tuesday, May 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A judge entered not-guilty pleas Tuesday for the mother and stepfather charged with murdering a little girl found beheaded in Kansas City four years ago.
LIBERTY, Mo. - A school bus slammed into two vehicles as it approached an intersection Monday morning, killing two people in the cars and injuring 23 elementary students.
Monday, May 9
LIBERTY, Mo. - A school bus crashed into two other vehicles Monday morning, killing two people in the cars struck by the bus and injuring more than 20 children.
Friday, May 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The little girl was kicked and left to die, her head then cut off with a pair of hedge clippers. For four years, she went without even a name. Then on Thursday, among the flowers and balloons at the memorial to the girl long known as Precious Doe, a handwritten sign announced the news: My name is Erica Michelle Marie Green.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The little girl was kicked and left to die, her head then cut off with a pair of hedge clippers. For four years, she went without even a name. Then on Thursday, among the flowers and balloons at the memorial to the girl long known as Precious Doe, a handwritten sign announced the news: My name is Erica Michelle Marie Green.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - General Electric Co. said Friday that its GE Insurance Solutions unit has agreed to sell Medical Protective Corp., a professional liability insurer for physicians and dentists, to National Indemnity, a unit of Warren Buffet's insurance holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Thursday, May 5
ST. LOUIS, May 5 (UPI) -- An Indiana man has been indicted in St. Louis on charges involving a scheme to defraud three area banks, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For four years, she was known only as Precious Doe, a little girl whose headless body was found along a road. On Thursday, police identified the girl, arrested her mother and stepfather on murder charges, and pronounced the sad mystery solved.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For four years, she was known only as Precious Doe, a little girl whose headless body was found along a road. On Thursday, police identified the girl, arrested her mother and stepfather on murder charges, and pronounced the sad mystery solved.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Four years after a little girl's headless body was found, police identified an Oklahoma woman as her mother and charged her Thursday in the murder of the child who became known as Precious Doe.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Four years after a little girl's headless body was found, police identified an Oklahoma woman as her mother and charged her Thursday with murdering the child who became known as Precious Doe.
Tuesday, May 3
ST. LOUIS - Charter Communications Inc., the nation's third-largest cable television provider, on Tuesday reported a wider loss for the first quarter, but said a jump in high-speed Internet subscribers powered revenue gains. Its shares rose in early trading.
Friday, April 29
ST. LOUIS - On a day the Milwaukee Brewers were originally scheduled to have off, Chris Capuano sure looked ready to work. The left-hander pitched into the seventh inning and also doubled and scored, helping the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Thursday and avoid a three-game sweep.
Wednesday, April 27
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 27 (UPI) -- A Missouri School of Journalism survey suggests 85 percent of Americans believe the news media shows political bias.
Monday, April 25
ST. LOUIS, April 25 (UPI) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed an antibody that successfully treats mice for West Nile Virus.
Sunday, April 24
ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer, and David Eckstein and Mark Grudzielanek each had three hits to help the St. Louis Cardinals complete a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with an 8-5 victory Sunday.
Saturday, April 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Aaron Rowand singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Saturday night and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 for the best 18-game start in their 104-year history.
ST. LOUIS - Mark Mulder threw a 10-inning shutout, outpitching Roger Clemens in a marquee matchup and leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros 1-0 Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Freddy Garcia pitched seven strong innings, Juan Uribe had three hits and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Friday night to stretch their winning streak to five games. Chicago's 13-4 record matches the best start in team history set in 1912, 1919 and 1935.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Freddy Garcia pitched seven strong innings, Juan Uribe had three hits and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Friday night to stretch their winning streak to five games.
Friday, April 22
ST.LOUIS, Mo., April 22 (UPI) -- There was a lot of love and respect shown at bluesman Johnnie Johnson's musicians' wake in St. Louis -- but no one should be surprised.
ST. LOUIS, April 21 (UPI) -- A sheet metal worker from St. Louis has decided to take on the record industry over his right to download music from the Kazaa web site.
Thursday, April 21
ST. LOUIS, April 21 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said they were able to use gene therapy to cure a form of hemophilia in newborn mice and dogs.
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo., April 21 (UPI) -- The foreman of a Missouri jury says the panel faulted Ford Motor Co. while reaching a $43.7 million damage verdict in a car crash death case.
Wednesday, April 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man spit tobacco juice into the face of Jane Fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new memoir. Capt. Rich Lockhart of the Kansas City Police Department said Michael A. Smith, 54, was arrested Tuesday night on a municipal charge of disorderly conduct.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man spit tobacco juice into the face of Jane Fonda after waiting in line to have her sign her new memoir. Capt. Rich Lockhart of the Kansas City Police Department said Michael A. Smith, 54, was arrested Tuesday night on a municipal charge of disorderly conduct.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20 (UPI) -- Actress Jane Fonda declined to press charges against a Kansas City, Mo., man who spat tobacco juice on her at a book-signing stop.
Sunday, April 17
ST. LOUIS - Students advocating for better pay for Washington University contract workers have ended a six-day hunger strike and will meet with Chancellor Mark Wrighton three times this week to discuss the issue.
Friday, April 15
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 15 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists found low levels of cadmium in the brain may contribute to neurological disorders and increase negative drug affects.
Friday, April 8
CRAIG, Mo., April 8 (UPI) -- An ethanol plant in Craig, Mo., has agreed to reduce emissions to settle Clean Air Act allegations, the Justice Department said Friday.
Thursday, April 7
ST. LOUIS, April 7 (UPI) -- "American Idol" contestant Nikko Smith has been cut from the hit series after drawing the fewest viewer votes of any of the nine finalists.
Tuesday, April 5
ST. LOUIS - Finally, Roy Williams had a good reason to cry. Stymied so many times before in his pursuit of a title, the longtime coach broke through Monday night. The tears this time were tears of joy, the result of North Carolina's 75-70 victory over Illinois that finally gave Williams the national championship that was missing from his otherwise stellar 17-year career.
ST. LOUIS - Illinois had the right play, and the right person taking the shot. With the game still tied and 16 seconds left, Luther Head darted behind the 3-point line and waited for someone to get him the ball. He put up a wide-open shot and then watched helplessly as the ball bounced off the rim and Sean May snatched it up.
ST. LOUIS - Finally, Roy Williams had a good reason to cry. Stymied so many times before in his pursuit of a title, the longtime coach broke through Monday night. The tears this time were tears of joy, the result of North Carolina's 75-70 victory over Illinois that finally gave Williams the national championship that was missing from his otherwise stellar 17-year career.
Monday, April 4
ST. LOUIS - One left for greener pastures. The other made a mess out of Carolina Blue. Neither Bill Self nor Matt Doherty was on the sideline Monday night when the teams they used to coach, Illinois and North Carolina, met for the national championship.
ST. LOUIS - This is the way it's supposed to be: the two best teams in the country playing for the national championship.
Sunday, April 3
ST. LOUIS - Staring into the sea of orange in the stands, the Illinois players raised their forefingers high above their heads. The No. 1 team in the country needs just one more win, and 100 years of waiting for a championship will be over.
Saturday, April 2
ST. LOUIS - They are circling in opposite spheres this week, at least so far. Roy Williams seeks the only win he needs to make his resume complete. Rick Pitino goes for another national title to solidify his standing among the greats. The two Final Four coaches are on opposite sides of the bracket in Saturday's semifinals.
ST. LOUIS - Instead of turning inward with grief over Dawn Weber's sudden death, the Weber family has taken comfort in basketball, watching one of her sons, David, win a state high school championship while another, Bruce, leads his team to the Final Four.
ST. LOUIS - Instead of turning inward with grief over Dawn Weber's sudden death, the Weber family has taken comfort in basketball, watching one of her sons, David, win a state high school championship while another, Bruce, leads his team to the Final Four.
Friday, April 1
ST. LOUIS, April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have linked kidney damage and cardiac problems, creating new possibilities for treating the primary cause of death in kidney disease patients.
ST. LOUIS - Bruce Weber, who led Illinois to its winningest season, was an overwhelming choice Friday as The Associated Press national coach of the year.
Friday, March 25
ST. LOUIS, March 25 (UPI) -- The half-sister of hip-hop star Nelly, has died of acute myelogenous leukemia at a St. Louis hospital.
Sunday, March 20
MACON, Mo. - A former prosecutor and family man once known for a firm grasp of the difference between right and wrong, David Masters arrived at his death bound to a chair, his final stop along a road of poor choices.
Friday, March 18
ST. LOUIS - Oklahoma State put itself in early position for a third straight NCAA wrestling championship Thursday night, advancing eight athletes to the quarterfinals.
Wednesday, March 16
ST. LOUIS, March 16 (UPI) -- St. Louis researchers say the best way to spot prostate cancer is by combining the prostate-specific antigen blood test and the digital rectal exam.
Kleiza 7-15 17-19 33, Young 3-4 3-4 9, McKinney 2-10 10-10 14, Conley 3-7 2-2 8, Gardner 5-11 1-1 13, Horton 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Dailey 0-0 0-0 0, Dandridge 0-0 0-0 0, Grimes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 33-36 79.
Tuesday, March 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 15 (UPI) -- A Missouri school board has rejected parents' complaints the book "The Giver" is "twisted" and extremely violent, voting to keep the book on its reading list.
Sunday, March 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The first day of Eddie Sutton's 70th year will produce a coaching matchup for the ages. Joey Graham scored 25 points Saturday, four on free throws in the final 41.4 seconds, to mark Sutton's 69th birthday Saturday with a 78-75 victory over No. 9 Kansas in the Big 12 semifinals.
Friday, March 11
ST. LOUIS, March 11 (UPI) -- Environmentalists say a new clean-air rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will reduce soot and pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Wednesday, March 9
ST. LOUIS, March 9 (UPI) -- U.S. and German experts have extracted and sequenced protein from a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal found in Iraq, the oldest such protein to be sequenced.
ST. LOUIS - A quadriplegic attorney settled his lawsuit against producers of NBC's "The Apprentice" after they agreed to make clear the program accepts applications from the disabled.
ST. LOUIS, March 9 (UPI) -- Economists at Washington University in St. Louis say couples are more likely to move to a big city for employment if the husband is a college graduate.
ST. LOUIS, March 9 (UPI) -- St. Louis scientists report progress toward development of a breast cancer vaccine that reportedly stimulates immune cell recognition of tumor cells.
TULSA, Okla. - All those impossible road trips and murderous nonconference games may have finally paid off for Oakland. After starting the season with seven losses and getting roughed up at Illinois, Missouri, Xavier, Texas A&M and Michigan State, the Golden Grizzlies are going to the NCAA tournament with a 12-18 record.
Monday, March 7
PIERRE, S.D., March 7 (UPI) -- The Missouri River, known as the Big Muddy, is becoming just muddy, with less water, as a result of drought in Montana and the Dakotas.
Thursday, March 3
ST, LOUIS, Mo., March 3 (UPI) -- A fossil of a small person nicknamed "the Hobbit" likely represents a previously unrecognized species of early humans, a study says.
Wednesday, March 2
ST. LOUIS, March 2 (UPI) -- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians have ratified a new contract to end a fractious two-month strike, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Monday, February 28
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Trucking company Yellow Roadway Corp. has agreed to buy rival USF Corp. in a deal worth about $1.37 billion in cash and stock, the two companies announced.
Sunday, February 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Trucking company Yellow Roadway Corp. has agreed to buy rival USF Corp. in a deal worth about $1.37 billion, the two companies announced Sunday.
Friday, February 25
ST. LOUIS - Federated Department Stores Inc.'s possible $10 billion buyout of rival May Department Stores Co. has reached a critical point, with boards of both retailers to meet separately into the weekend to perhaps finalize the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported in Friday's editions.
Wednesday, February 23
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The CK2 protein stops natural clearing of colorectal cancer cells from the body by blocking the tumor's normal self-destruct trigger Missouri scientists found.
Thursday, February 17
ST. LOUIS - Continuing its recent buying spree, agribusiness Monsanto Co. said Thursday it plans to buy Emergent Genetics Inc. - the nation's third-largest cotton seed company - for $300 million.
Tuesday, February 15
ST. LOUIS - Merger talks between May Department Stores Co. and rival Federated Department Stores Inc. reportedly have ended after the two retailers could not agree on how much Federated would pay for May.
Thursday, February 10
ST. LOUIS - May Department Stores Co.'s fourth-quarter earnings slid on weaker sales at stores open at least a year, the retailer said Thursday as it continues searching for a new chief amid lingering reports it may be bought out by a rival.
Wednesday, February 9
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to keep a Missouri woman, who operates "TC's Taxes and More, from filing allegedly fraudulent returns.
Tuesday, February 8
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Representatives from eight Missouri River states, including four governors and two tribal chairmen, have been unable to agree on water sharing.
Sunday, February 6
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The parents of a 15-year-old boy who died while attending a boot camp for troubled teens have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the facility.
Wednesday, February 2
ST LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said about one in five people carries a genetic variation that may increase the risk of osteoporosis.
Tuesday, February 1
LAWRENCE, Kan. - There might not be many Missouri fans who think the school made the right decision six years ago when it hired Quin Snyder over Bill Self. By all accounts, Self - then head coach at Tulsa - was the No. 2 choice when the Tigers chose Snyder, a former Duke point guard who'd never been in charge of a program.
Monday, January 31
ST. LOUIS - Pulitzer Inc., which publishes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star and a dozen other daily newspapers, has been bought by Lee Enterprises Inc. in a $1.46 billion deal that Lee said would create the nation's fourth-largest newspaper publisher.
Tuesday, January 25
ST. LOUIS - Instant tea may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride that can lead to bone pain, researchers discovered, after looking into the case of a woman who drank one to two gallons of super-strength tea every day.
Monday, January 24
ST. LOUIS - Agricultural biotechnology giant Monsanto Co. will buy vegetable and fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for roughly $1 billion in cash, broadening its portfolio of seeds and tapping into the trend of healthier diets, both companies announced Monday.
Friday, January 21
ST. LOUIS - Brain cells in mice recovered rapidly after brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease were removed, offering hope that plaque-clearing treatments could benefit patients with the disease, Washington University researchers said Thursday.
Wednesday, January 19
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Missouri scientists say as little as two days of physical inactivity could cut a body's efficient use of insulin.
Sunday, January 16
ST. LOUIS - In the end, the St. Louis Rams looked more like a .500 team than a dangerous playoff spoiler. The across-the-board spanking they absorbed in Saturday's 47-17 playoff loss to the Falcons exposed so many problems that coach Mike Martz might not know where to start after a dysfunctional season.
Friday, January 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Two adult Web sites have settled with at least 150 Missouri customers who were billed for unauthorized services, the Kansas City Star reports.
ST. LOUIS - The chairman and chief executive of May Department Stores Co. resigned Friday, the company said. It did not give a reason for the resignation.
Thursday, January 13
ST. LOUIS - When Jane Kostelc first started visiting families at home and asking about their eating habits, she wondered if she wasn't overstepping: "I felt like it was really none of my business what they ate for breakfast," she said.
Wednesday, January 12
COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A researcher at the University of Missouri in Columbia says most parents do not encourage their children to be aggressive athletes.
STILLWATER, Okla. - Eddie Sutton tied his mentor, Henry Iba, for seventh in career coaching victories when No. 6 Oklahoma State beat Missouri 78-68 on Tuesday night.
Monday, January 10
ST. LOUIS - When Jane Kostelc first started visiting families at home and asking about their eating habits, she wondered if she wasn't overstepping: "I felt like it was really none of my business what they ate for breakfast," she said.
Thursday, January 6
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Some parents in Blue Springs, Mo., want the book "The Giver" removed from the eighth-grade suggested reading list, saying it is lewd and twisted.
Wednesday, January 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Motorists and pedestrians slid on slippery pavement Wednesday morning as a storm spread snow and thick layers of ice from the Rockies to the Northeast, cutting off electricity to thousands of homes and businesses and giving some children a holiday from school.
Tuesday, January 4
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The music turned to silence in Missouri, where musicians of the St. Louis Symphony went on strike in a contract dispute.
Sunday, January 2
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Rams won a finale that, in the end, they needed much more than the New York Jets. Marc Bulger threw for 450 yards and three touchdowns and Jeff Wilkins hit a 31-yard field goal with 3:03 left in overtime Sunday to give the Rams a 32-29 win over the New York Jets, clinching their fourth playoff berth in five seasons under coach Mike Martz.
ST. LOUIS - Torry Holt of the St. Louis Rams became the first player in NFL history with five straight 1,300-yard seasons when he caught a 44-yard touchdown pass near the end of the first half against the New York Jets on Sunday.
Friday, December 31
ST. LOUIS - The gift card - often viewed as the little, plastic solution for keeping friends and family out of the return lines - doesn't always serve as the ideal present. Responding to consumers who don't want to buy themselves another sweater, or will take a pass on a fancy steak dinner, Internet businesses have sprung up allowing people to sell or swap unwanted gift cards.
Thursday, December 30
ST. LOUIS - Madolena Key was scheduled to donate a kidney to her husband in 2002 when a perfectly matched organ from a deceased donor became available. Just like that, Key's kidney wasn't needed - until she thought about it for awhile.
Monday, December 27
ST. LOUIS - A killer whose life was spared last year when Illinois' governor emptied out death row could again face a death sentence - this time in Missouri - if convicted of murdering his boss in St. Louis.
Thursday, December 23
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb waived her right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and was being moved to federal custody in Missouri.
Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga. For the first time this season they were pushed to final minute and it was still a victory, 70-64 over Missouri on Wednesday night.
Wednesday, December 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The woman accused of strangling a mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb often faked being pregnant to get attention, even though she had her tubes tied 14 years ago, according to her ex-husband.
Tuesday, December 21
MARYVILLE, Mo. - Hundreds of mourners gathered Tuesday in this small northwestern Missouri farming community for the funeral of a young pregnant woman who was strangled and whose baby girl was cut from her womb.
MARYVILLE, Mo. - Hundreds of mourners gathered Tuesday in this small northwestern Missouri farming community to bury a young woman who was strangled and her baby cut from her womb.
Monday, December 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the end, it wasn't a fingerprint or a blood spatter that led authorities to the woman suspected of strangling a mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - For the past year, many of the nation's chain restaurants have trumpeted their efforts to give consumers helpful details about the food they serve - from calories to carbs.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - For the past year, many of the nation's chain restaurants have trumpeted their efforts to give consumers helpful details about the food they serve - from calories to carbs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Americans appear to be losing their appetite for low-carb foods. After a glut of protein-heavy cookbooks and advertising in recent years, the latest diet trend may have run its course.
Saturday, December 18
MARYVILLE, Mo. - Authorities Friday arrested a woman they allege came to the home of an eight-months-pregnant woman - purportedly to buy a dog - then strangled her and cut the baby from her womb. Authorities found the abducted infant in good health, ending a day of frantic searching.
Friday, December 17
SKIDMORE, Mo. - A baby who was cut from her mother's womb during a grisly slaying was found in good health Friday, bringing relief to authorities who had spent the last day frantically searching for the little girl.
SKIDMORE, Mo. - An eight-months-pregnant woman was slain in her home, and her fetus was then cut from her womb, authorities said. Believing the infant survived, they issued an Amber Alert early Friday.
Wednesday, December 15
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Just a few years ago, Missouri trailed only Texas and Virginia in the number of convicted killers put to death. Today, Missouri's death row is gradually being emptied out by the courts.
Tuesday, December 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- When the Queen of Beale Street's New Year's Eve gig canceled, she sought work on eBay and landed a job in Kansas City even though no one bid for her services.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners warned Tuesday there is a rise in fake insurance sales.
CLIFTON, N.J. - The story of Paco the Python is a serpentine tale of a pet snake accidentally shipped from Missouri to New Jersey in a box with a DVD player being sent for repairs.
Saturday, December 11
CARTHAGE, Mo. - A liability lawsuit against the manufacturers of an artificial butter flavoring used at a popcorn plant has ended in a settlement.
Wednesday, December 8
ST. LOUIS - Beer giant Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. continues to grow its international business, reaching a cooperation agreement with the largest brewer in Vietnam.
Tuesday, December 7
ST. LOUIS - Here's a novel way to sell candy: Tell people it's good for them. That's the strategy of Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier, a long-established, upscale chocolate company based in St. Louis.
Thursday, December 2
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri's most violent criminals can no longer play video games that simulate murders, carjackings and the killing of police officers, a decision reached after prison officials were told about the content.
Wednesday, December 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Inergy of Kansas City, Mo., said Wednesday it has acquired the assets of Moulton Gas Service of Wapakoneta, Ohio.
ST. LOUIS - A corporate jet crashed on an island in the Missouri River shortly after taking off, killing two people, officials said.
Wednesday, November 24
ST. LOUIS - NBA commissioner David Stern may have called the perfect play after the brawl at the Pacers-Pistons game, at least as far as big business goes. His swift suspension of the players involved deftly soothed sponsors into sticking with the league.
Tuesday, November 23
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said they have found a way to manufacture nanoparticles that is hundreds of times faster than previous methods.
Thursday, November 11
SAINT LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Families who frequently dine out are less likely to eat enough fruits and vegetables, St. Louis University researchers have found.
Tuesday, November 9
SL. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The hormone dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, significantly reduces abdominal fat and improves insulin action in the elderly, a U.S. study has determined.
Tuesday, November 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Star received hundreds of phone calls critical of its decision to put Monday's edition in bags urging readers to vote for President Bush.
Monday, November 1
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush's campaign used attack ads more frequently than Democrat John Kerry's, a University of Missouri study out Monday found.
Sunday, October 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Peyton Manning passed for 472 yards and five touchdowns on Sunday. But with his Indianapolis Colts trying frantically to come back from a 10-point deficit against Kansas City, Manning's pass was intercepted by Greg Wesley in the end zone and returned 65 yards to seal the Chiefs' 45-35 victory.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Peyton Manning passed for 472 yards and five touchdowns on Sunday. But with his Indianapolis Colts trying frantically to come back from a 10-point deficit against Kansas City, Manning's pass was intercepted by Greg Wesley in the end zone and returned 65 yards to seal the Chiefs' 45-35 victory.
Tuesday, October 26
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Missouri has raised far more money than her Republican opponent in what may be the state's priciest such race.
Monday, October 25
ST. LOUIS - Last year, Jeff Suppan had the Boston Red Sox behind him when he pitched. In Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday night, he'll be starting against them.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sprint Corp. said Monday it is coming out with a suite of services aimed at helping companies better manage cell phones and PDAs they issue to employees, including a feature to remotely erase sensitive information from devices that are lost or stolen.
Friday, October 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Zoo is trying to determine how a pack of stray dogs entered a holding area and killed six gazelles.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A Missouri statistics professor has found a link between tornadoes and two famous weather phenomena, El Nino and La Nina.
ST. LOUIS - Make it 43 years and counting for baseball in Houston. Houston's had major league baseball longer than any city without hosting a World Series, and the Astros fell short again this season. Even with homegrown Roger Clemens on the mound in a deciding Game 7.
ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols, the runnerup in National League Most Valuable Player voting the last two seasons, was an obvious choice as MVP of the NL championship series after the St. Louis Cardinals' clinching 5-2 Game 7 victory Thursday night over the Houston Astros.
Thursday, October 21
ST. LOUIS - Craig Biggio led off the game with his second home run of the postseason and Roger Clemens had a strong beginning, giving the Houston Astros a 2-1 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after four innings in Game 7 of the NL championship series on Thursday night.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The bodies of five more people were found Wednesday in the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed and burned as it carried doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.
Wednesday, October 20
KIRKSVILLE, Mo., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities ended a search Wednesday for survivors of a commuter plane crash near Kirksville, Mo., that killed 13 people, but two passengers alive.
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros were tied 4-4 after 10 innings of tense, seesaw play in Game 6 of the NL championship series on Wednesday.
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. parents are concerned about whooping cough, a serious illness that arrives with cold and flu season, a report said Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 19
ST. LOUIS - Looks like the Greatest Show on Turf is in high gear - on offense and defense. Torry Holt caught two long touchdown passes and Adam Archuleta returned a fumble 93 yards Monday night, keying the Rams' 28-21 victory over Tampa Bay.
Friday, October 15
ST. LOUIS - Stephanie Yarber had her first bout of morning sickness Friday, but she's not complaining. The nausea only confirmed what she had dreamed would happen some day. The Alabama woman, who came to St. Louis in April to have the first known ovary transplant in this country, is pregnant. Five weeks and four days to be precise.
ST. LOUIS - Stephanie Yarber had her first bout of morning sickness Friday, but she's not complaining. The nausea only confirmed what she had dreamed would happen some day. The Alabama woman, who came to St. Louis in April to have the first known ovary transplant in this country, is pregnant. Five weeks and four days to be precise.
Thursday, October 14
ST. LOUIS - The Houston Astros put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball to start Game 2 of the NL Championship series on Thursday, one night after dropping the opener to the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7.
Thursday, October 7
SAINT LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Talk-show host Sean Hannity has pulled out of a Missouri speaking date Friday with filmmaker Michael Moore in an alleged transportation dispute.
Saturday, October 2
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Columbia, Mo., ticket broker has surrendered 94 Cardinals playoff tickets as part a lawsuit settlement filed by the Missouri attorney general's office.
Thursday, September 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Cleveland Indians pitcher was shot in the right calf when a bullet pierced the team's bus and grazed another player late Wednesday night.
Thursday, September 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At a growing number of health clubs, gyms and YMCAs across the country, the treadmills and barbells aren't just for adults anymore.
Wednesday, September 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization early Wednesday, according to a published report.
Monday, September 20
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Likely Missouri voters prefer President Bush to John Kerry because of the Republican's emphasis on national security, a poll indicated Monday.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The demise of Germany's World War I flying ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen may be partly attributable to an earlier brain injury, U.S. researchers said.
Sunday, September 19
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five seasons. A few hours after the Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 Saturday, the playoff berth was clinched when San Francisco lost to San Diego 5-1. When the Chicago Cubs lost 6-5 at Cincinnati, the division title was assured.
Saturday, September 18
ST. LOUIS - Jim Edmonds tripled home the winning run in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Friday night to reduce their magic number for clinching the NL Central to three.
Wednesday, September 15
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Javier Vazquez pitched the New York Yankees to their second consecutive shutout, and Derek Jeter homered and doubled twice Wednesday in a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Tuesday, September 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - John Buck hit a three-run homer and Angel Berroa had two hits and scored twice in a 10-run fifth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 17-8 rout of the New York Yankees on Monday night.
Thursday, September 9
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush leads Democratic challenger John Kerry in Missouri and Ohio, a USA Today poll published Thursday indicates.
Wednesday, September 8
ST. LOUIS - Scientists say they've identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that may one day help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments.
Tuesday, September 7
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The White House Tuesday mourned the loss of all Americans in Iraq as the death toll since the beginning of last year's invasion hit 1,000.
Wednesday, September 1
ST. LOUIS - Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has found that trace amounts of alcohol and an element in hot sauce can reduce damage after a heart attack.
Tuesday, August 31
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Ohio Republicans are signing petitions for independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader a day after he lost ballot bids in Missouri and Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, August 17
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have found intermittent exercise is better for lowering artery-blocking fat in the bloodstream than continuous vigorous exercise.
Monday, August 16
WILLARD, Mo., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards told supporters at a rally in Missouri Monday the Kerry-Edwards ticket would strengthen rural America.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Thousands of people age 18-35 are registering to vote in Missouri in advance of this week's St. Louis Hip-Hop Summit, organizers said.
Friday, August 13
ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have developed a new sensor system that could improve rescue response times after a natural disaster or a terrorist attack on a structure.
Wednesday, August 11
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Missouri road construction company and its vice president were indicted Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo., for allegedly trying to rig a state road contract.
Wednesday, August 4
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said the ability to excel at social problem-solving is what led human brains to surpass other species in size.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Missouri Democrats have dumped Gov. Bob Holden and chosen Auditor Claire McCaskill to spearhead this fall's statewide ticket.
Tuesday, August 3
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- In early primary returns Tuesday, Missouri voters agreed to define marriage as only between a man and woman.
Friday, July 30
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 30 (UPI) -- The campaign of independent candidate Ralph Nader turned in petitions to Missouri officials in order to qualify for the November presidential election.
Wednesday, July 28
ST. LOUIS, July 28 (UPI) -- A Saint Louis University survey says hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, affects a far larger U.S. population than previously reported.
Thursday, July 22
ST. LOUIS, July 22 (UPI) -- An international group of scientists developing a vaccine for stomach ulcer bacteria has found a protein that helps the bacteria survive.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., July 22 (UPI) -- The surviving members of the Grateful Dead, now touring simply as The Dead, have politics on the brain for their Wave That Flag summer tour.
Monday, July 19
ST. LOUIS, July 19 (UPI) -- Since last October, the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration has collected more than $250,000 from change left at airport screening stations.
Friday, July 16
ST. LOUIS, July 16 (UPI) -- Missouri goose raiders have trimmed St. Louis' once plentiful but troubling Canada goose population and animal activists are outraged.
Thursday, July 8
ST. LOUIS, July 8 (UPI) -- The Indianapolis-based Steak'n Shake restaurant chain has lost its legal battle with Burger King over using the name "steakburger."
Wednesday, July 7
ST. LOUIS, July 7 (UPI) -- Emerson of St. Louis said Wednesday it acquired the outside plant and power systems business of Marconi of Lorain, Ohio, for $375 million in cash.
Tuesday, July 6
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 6 (UPI) -- Four U.S. students will put their invention of a cat-like robot to the test this month to see how the potential space exploration tool performs in low gravity.
Saturday, July 3
ST. LOUIS, July 3 (UPI) -- Pfizer Inc. has reached a $60 million settlement in an Illinois class-action case that accused the firm of falsely marketing its diabetes drug Rezulin.
Monday, June 21
ST. LOUIS, June 21 (UPI) -- Kidneys grown from embryonic tissue transplants can be used to sustain life in rats, U.S. researchers reported Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 21 (UPI) -- A poll of Missouri Democrats indicates incumbent Gov. Bob Holden has a solid lead over state Auditor Claire McCaskill in the gubernatorial primary.
Wednesday, June 16
ST. LOUIS, June 16 (UPI) -- Liposuction cannot be substituted for dieting to prevent metabolic disorders such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, U.S. researchers said.
ST. LOUIS, June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists have studied ecosystems in tree holes and have found they host a surprising amount of biodiversity.
Tuesday, June 15
ST. LOUIS, June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have found that a normally harmless DNA virus can mutate rapidly into a lethal one on weakened mouse immune systems.
LIBERTY, Mo., June 15 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush, in a Missouri speech, has admitted his Medicare prescription drug discount card program is not a total success.
Monday, June 14
ST. LOUIS, June 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist has calculated that the hottest place in the solar system outside of the sun is Jupiter's moon Io.
Thursday, June 10
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 10 (UPI) -- Men who fit the stereotypical, emotionally detached gender roll description appear to suffer little psychological distress from it, a U.S. study finds.
COLUMBIA, Mo., June 10 (UPI) -- Prolonged exercise and taking a fish oil supplement decrease a condition that leads to heart disease, U.S. researchers have found.
ST. LOUIS, June 10 (UPI) -- The perfect Father's Day gift for Dad might be to encourage him to go to the doctor, U.S. medical experts said.
Friday, June 4
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., June 4 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry says he favors boosting active U.S. Army forces by 40,000 soldiers, the Washington Post reported Friday.
Tuesday, June 1
ATLANTA, June 1 (UPI) -- GE Energy of Georgia said Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BHA Group Holdings of Missouri for approximately $260 million.
Wednesday, May 26
COLUMBIA, Mo., May 26 (UPI) -- Missouri researchers are enrolling women in a trial of black cohosh, a common herb that more than 10 million U.S. women use to ease menopausal symptoms.
Monday, May 24
ST. LOUIS, May 24 (UPI) -- Boeing Co. said Monday the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in St. Louis ratified the company's new contract offer.
Wednesday, May 19
ST. LOUIS, May 19 (UPI) -- Washington University scientists say their two decades of study showed there is no scientific basis to delay or hasten death through will or lack thereof.
Tuesday, May 18
ST. LOUIS, May 18 (UPI) -- LaBarge of St. Louis said Tuesday it was awarded a $1 million contract from Maryland-based Lockheed Martin to produce circuit card assemblies.
Monday, May 17
ST. LOUIS, May 17 (UPI) -- Washington University School of Medicine researchers in St. Louis say they are one step closer to understanding the movement disorder called dystonia.
ST. LOUIS, May 17 (UPI) -- Two viruses that kill specific cancers have been identified in research published Monday by the St. Louis University School of Medicine.
Thursday, May 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 13 (UPI) -- A federal jury ordered a Kansas City, Mo., landlord to pay $1.1 million in damages Thursday for sexually harassing female tenants.
Monday, May 10
ST. LOUIS, May 10 (UPI) -- Using data from Lewis and Clark, researchers in St. Louis showed water flow on the Missouri River varies more today than it did 200 years ago.
ST. LOUIS, May 10 (UPI) -- The St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. quietly and unexpectedly said Monday it is stopping all efforts to commercialize its genetically modified wheat.
Friday, April 30
FULTON, Mo., April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Friday offered an end strategy for the war in Iraq, saying the country had reached "a moment of truth."
ST. LOUIS, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said a new drug can help control one of the most common side effects of kidney disease.
Tuesday, April 27
ST. LOUIS, April 27 (UPI) -- Saint Louis University researchers said Tuesday they believe they know how obesity occurs and the finding may move scientists closer to a solution.
FULTON, Mo., April 27 (UPI) -- Although U.S. elections are 27 weeks away, exchanges between Republicans and Democrats have become harsher and more personal, the New York Times reported.
Friday, April 23
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 23 (UPI) -- The Missouri House overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and it will appear on the November ballot with Senate approval.
ST. LOUIS, April 23 (UPI) -- The Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis says it is preparing to conduct the second phase human trial of a new anti-anthrax vaccine.
Thursday, April 22
ST. LOUIS, April 22 (UPI) -- Shareholders of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by Minnesota's governor to limit drug price hikes to inflation level.
Tuesday, April 20
ST. LOUIS, April 20 (UPI) -- A St. Louis physician has found evidence the reason weather changes may have killed off dinosaurs has to do with sex selection.
Monday, April 19
NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- A five-panel mural painted in 1932 by Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton for the Whitney Museum of American Art has come home on a long-term loan.
Tuesday, April 13
ST. LOUIS, April 13 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have found certain predecessors of modern bacteria appeared on the early Earth about 400 million years later than previously thought.
LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) -- Miss Missouri Shandi Finnessey has been crowned Miss USA 2004, marking the first time a Missouri contestant has won the competition.
Friday, April 9
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 9 (UPI) -- The University of Missouri Friday announced the discovery of a process to minimize the side effect of painful arthritis that develop after knee surgeries.
Thursday, April 8
ROLLA, Mo., April 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are working on a way to transform current automobiles into leaner, greener vehicles.
Wednesday, April 7
ST. LOUIS, April 7 (UPI) -- University of Washington researchers warn releasing fish into a foreign environment could threaten other marine life.
Wednesday, March 31
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 31 (UPI) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is being sued in Texas for more than $300 million because of a sex scandal, a religious newsletter said.
Monday, March 29
ST. LOUIS, March 29 (UPI) -- Pain and stiffness in the right shoulder of U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry, D-Mass., is apparently worse than previously disclosed.
Friday, March 19
ST. LOUIS, March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Friday that despite the obesity epidemic, weight loss is actually a bigger concern to the elderly.