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St. Louis, a large city in Missouri is known as the "Gateway to the West" because it served as a departure point for settlers heading to the west as well as the starting point and the return destination of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is a state with both Midwestern and Southern cultural influences, reflecting its history as a border state between the two regions. The state is named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe.

 

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Local News from The Kansas City Star via Yahoo! News

South KC incident sounded like urban legend, really is case of man chasing 'cute' woman

Jul 30, 2010 6:25 pm

A mans effort to give his phone number to a woman he found cute was behind a widely disseminated e-mail about an incident in south Kansas City last weekend.

 

NFL commissioner joins in dedication of Founder's Plaza at Arrowhead

Jul 30, 2010 5:05 pm

The Plaza, on the north side of the stadium, documents Lamar Hunt's role as Chiefs owner and as a founding member of the American Football League.

 

County government manager gets new one-year contract

Jul 30, 2010 4:40 pm

The Johnson County Commission has renewed the contract of County Manager Hannes Zacharias for another year. Following an executive session Thursday, the commission announced renewal of the county mana...

 

Beware of storm damage contractors, Johnson County prosecutors say

Jul 30, 2010 4:01 pm

Johnson County prosecutors on Friday warned homeowners not to agree to storm damage work with contractors before consulting their insurance companies. Citizens have called prosecutors to question sale...

 

Antioch Road-College Boulevard intersection closing on Saturday

Jul 30, 2010 12:43 pm

The closure starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday and will run until Aug. 10. The closure will affect more than 40,000 vehicles that use the interchange daily.

 

Wyandotte County passes austere budget that raises tax rate for first time since 2002

Jul 30, 2010 2:45 am

Wyandotte Countys Board of Commissioners tonight approved the 2011 budget, which includes a 4.5 percent property tax rate increase and deep cuts to several programs. The approval came after weeks of p...

 

Water-main break disrupts traffic at Red Bridge and Holmes

Jul 29, 2010 10:35 pm

Police shut down traffic this evening around a water-main break at Red Bridge and Holmes roads in South Kansas City. The break, reported shortly before 5 p.m., involved a large line spewing water high...

 

Shawnee firefighter died in house fire after removing his mask, report says

Jul 29, 2010 8:45 pm

In a house filled with smoke, Shawnee firefighter John Glaser became sick in his breathing mask, removed it and died, investigators reported. The report from Kansas fire investigators said Glaser, 33,...

 

Missing mans family has no answers

Jul 29, 2010 5:20 pm

The sons of Larry Schnackenberg say they still have most of the questions of everyone else about his puzzling disappearance for the past three weeks. While they spend time by their fathers hospital be...

 
 

Local News for Springfield, Missouri from News-Leader.com

Missouri superintendent salaries reflect size of district, experience

Jul 30, 2010 5:03 pm

A lengthy survey of Missouri public school superintendent compensation ? released at noon today by the Show-Me Institute ? provides a more complete look at what school systems are willing to pay their...

 

Color guard practice ends summer fun

Jul 30, 2010 5:34 am

Red flags fly through the air catching the morning sun during color guard practice in the grassy area in front of Hillcrest High School --a reminder that the new school year is just around the corner.

 

Ballot measure targets federal health care law

Jul 30, 2010 5:02 am

Jefferson City -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.

 

Three swimming beaches are closed

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

Missouri officials have closed three state swimming beaches because of high E. coli bacteria -- including two at the Lake of the Ozarks.

 

Progressive Party won't be on ballot

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

The Progressive Party has announced in a news release that it was unable to collect enough signatures to earn a place on the ballot in November.

 

City Utilities preparing to ask for small electric rate bumps

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

City Utilities is preparing to roll out a proposed budget that calls for three small electric rate increases in October of 2011, 2012 and 2013 to help maintain and operate the electric system.

 

Funding issues plague Ozark Community Center

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

Ozark -- Continued funding problems for the Ozark Community Center are causing the city to consider several alternatives, including looking to other management options and not hiring a new parks direc...

 

Public defenders could stop taking St. Louis County cases

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

St. Louis -- Missouri's largest county has been warned that the state public defender system may soon stop taking new criminal cases.

 

Opinions divided on merits on senior tax in Taney County

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

Officials say a vote for a tax in Taney County on Aug. 5 will help the county's senior citizens.

 

Judge challenges public defender's rejection

Jul 30, 2010 4:00 am

A judge's actions in a Christian County courtroom Wednesday could become a test case in the ongoing debate over Missouri public defenders' decision to refuse new cases.

 
 

Top News Headlines for St. Louis from STLtoday.com

St. Louis woman gets five years probation for filing false tax returns

Jul 30, 2010 7:28 pm

She filed more than 20 false tax returns in a bid for $75,000 in tax refunds.

 

Layoffs to gut East St. Louis police force

Jul 30, 2010 7:15 pm

Nineteen of the city's 62 police officers will lose their jobs.

 

St. Louis Alderman Stephen Gregali to step down

Jul 30, 2010 6:45 pm

Ward 14's Gregali, long friendly with the mayor's office, eyes a job on staff.

 

St. Louis's Ellie Kemper of "The Office" will host this year's Mid-America Emmy Awards Show

Jul 30, 2010 5:17 pm

ANOTHER OFFICE-ER: John Burroughs grad and co-star of "The Office," Ellie Kemper, has signed on to host the Mid-America Emmy Awards show here on Oct. 9.

 

MoDOT announces fix to confusing I-44 stripes

Jul 30, 2010 4:19 pm

Temporary restriping will be part of busy weekend of highway work

 

Berry concert was the place to be seen -- except for Mike Shannon

Jul 30, 2010 3:16 pm

ST. LOUIS -- Shut out in a day game against the Mets after a long night, the Cardinals bats didn't show up in Flushing on Thursday.

 

St. Louis man admits voting twice in 2008 election

Jul 30, 2010 3:14 pm

A St. Louis man pleaded guilty to a federal voter fraud charge Friday and admitted voting in both Missouri and Illinois in the November 2008 general election.

 
 

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