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“We have been dreaming about this for a long time”

The Saint Francis Medical Center plans to begin work this spring on an $84 million center for cancer and heart disease in southeast Missouri. via Columbia Missourian

Former Sprint Nextel chief executive Gary Forsee starts work Monday as the new University of Missouri system president. via KTVO Kirksville

Governor Blunt is in Bridgeton Thursday morning discussing his proposal that he said could spur more sales of Missouri-produced biodiesel. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News

“The governor is interested in any effort that would increase openness and transparency in state government”

Jefferson City - An attorney general candidate wants to stiffen the state's Sunshine Law by increasing fines, clarifying that e-mails are open records and requiring government officials to show why documents ... via Springfield News Leader

“I want to be the trusted voice of the 9th district, but I'm still managing ... putting together a campaign is quite a job, and I want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row.”

The Republican race to replace Kenny Hulshof in Congress is taking shape as a former University of Missouri football player has joined the campaign and two lawmakers say they are closer to deciding whether to ... via KSHB-TV Kansas City

“Conservative voters are just not going to be as enthusiastic about McCain as they would about a more conservative candidate”

Washington -- Until this week, not a single member of Missouri's congressional delegation had come out in support of Sen. via Springfield News Leader

“That would be very good for our young members”

Military veterans returning from combat would get a tuition break at Missouri's public colleges and universities under legislation endorsed Wednesday by the Senate. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“If someone is a sexual predator in the family, are they going to have to get permission to take pictures in their home, like at birthday parties?”

Some Missouri lawmakers want to make it illegal for sex offenders to take pictures of children. via News Tribune

“The laundering is embarrassing”

' Months after the state Supreme Court tossed out a law allowing unlimited fundraising, senators considered separate bills that would again repeal the campaign caps and would allow politicians to get public ... via Columbia Missourian

Edwardsville - A Madison County trial is under way for one of two men accused in the 2006 slaying of a Missouri roofer. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News

Voters in three eastern Missouri House districts went to the polls Tuesday to select replacements for lawmakers who resigned for new job opportunities or a criminal conviction. via Missourian

“He kept saying something about, 'Shoot the mayor' and he just walked around shooting anybody he could”

A gunman killed two police officers and three city officials on Thursday night when he stormed into a city council meeting in a suburb of St. via Z107-7

The father of a Lincoln County teen said he is pressing for charges after a man allegedly pulled a gun in an eastern Missouri high school parking lot following a road rage incident. via News Tribune

“In rural areas, it is very much the exception to the rule, but it is something that we really need to develop”

Visitors to central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks will be able to get state-of-the-art emergency alerts on their cell phones after Camden County's sheriff became one of the first rural agencies nationwide to ... via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“We are on the verge of risking release of some prisoners for failure to give them a speedy trial because there simply is no public defender available to advocate on their behalf”

The chief justice of Missouri's Supreme Court is partially pulling back the curtain on the state's largely hidden process for picking certain judges. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Republican John McCain claimed a rich delegate reward by wining a close Republican primary over Mike Huckabee on Tuesday while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appeared likely to split Missouri's ... via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney brings his campaign to a St. Louis suburb, and predicts he'll win in Missouri on Super Tuesday. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

Election officials in the St. Louis area are bracing for a big turnout on Super Tuesday. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News