Missouri governor promises to limit budget cuts to community colleges if they freeze tuition Community colleges have joined Missouri's four-year colleges and universities ...
Mo. gained jobs in October; unemployment rate falls slightly to 9.3 percent Missouri's unemployment rate dropped slightly last month as a few thousand ...
Police surround building near Mo. governor's mansion after call reporting hostage situation Police said they were investigating what led to an unfounded report of a hostage situation that prompted a lockdown and office building evacuation near the Missouri governor's mansion Tuesday. It ...
Appeals panel rejects suit challenging training and competence of Mo.'s execution team A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit challenging the training and competence of Missouri's execution team in a decision that could move the state closer to resuming executions, but ...
Missouri farmers finally picking up pace on corn, soybean harvest after wet weather A week of warm, dry weather has finally allowed Missouri farmers to make some progress harvesting corn and soybeans. An unusually wet October put the fall harvest behind schedule ...
Tour of Missouri seeks 2010 host cities; funding questions remain Tour of Missouri organizers are seeking host cities for the 2010 race. Whether the race can collect enough money to hold its fourth annual event remains unclear. Georgia-based race managers Medalist Sports ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators closed Gateway Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prosperan Bank, of Oakdale, Minnesota, on Friday, the 118th and 119th U.S. bank to fail this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Gateway Bank of ...
Hindus, teachers oppose US state tax on yoga classes, want exemption for spiritual practice Yoga practitioners are criticizing a Missouri sales tax that applies to yoga classes, claiming they should be exempt because the lessons include spiritual elements. A Missouri Department of ...
A look at states where farmland is being released from federal conservation program Here's a look at the states where the most land is being released from the federal Conservation Reserve Program: _ Texas, 3.85 million acres active; 644,025 acres expire in ...
Schools improve overall in direct certification for school lunches, but some states lag Schools are doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches, but some states are much better than others, the Agriculture Department ...
Children direct certified for school lunches The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school ...
More Missouri casinos disciplined for underage gambling after ballot measure scrapped ID cards More Missouri casinos have been fined and workers disciplined for underage gambling since voters eliminated ID cards that tracked how much money people were betting. Since November 2008, regulators ...
