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Former Mamtek CEO required to wear GPS tracking device
A court has ordered former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole to wear a GPS monitoring device as a condition of his bond while he awaits trial on four counts of securities fraud and one count of felony theft.
Task Force 1 on alert after Oklahoma tornado
Missouri Task Force 1, based in Boone County, went on alert. They have picked which firefighters from across the state would head to Oklahoma if they are activated.
Suspects in Mid-Missouri murder, crime spree appear in court
They face the death penalty. Investigators say the men stole five cars and shot three people in Randolph and Macon counties.
Laclede to sell 8.7 million shares to help pay for Missouri Gas acquisition
Officials from the Laclede Group announced today that it plans an underwritten public offering of up to 8.7 million shares of its common stock.
Freeman resigns as Missouri's director of social services
Missouri's director of the Department of Social Services, Alan Freeman, has resigned to resume his previous role as president and chief executive of Grace Hill Health Centers Inc.
Planned Parenthood To Missouri Pols: End The "Campaign Against Women's Health"
The Missouri legislative session ended last week and one of the many successes the state GOP is celebrating is the passage of a bill to add restrictions to the "abortion pill." It's one of several Republican initiatives that Planned Parenthood is now slamming in the aftermath of the session.
Missouri session wraps up - a post-mortem
Republicans in the General Assembly passed legislation high on their priority list, but those bills probably won't make it out of Gov.
Missouri Hate Tweets: State Has High Rates of Homophobia, Racism
Compared to many other states in the country, Missouri has a high concentration of racist, homophobic tweets that include offensive, hateful language.
Missouri's Approved Gun Bills: Makes Concealed-Carry Permits Easier to Get
The legislative session in Missouri is finally over. And after months of heated debates on guns, lawmakers have sent controversial bills to the governor that would dramatically change the concealed-carry permit application process -- and increase protections for gun owners.
Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions
It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro , where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions.
Is the US government getting too big?
It seems that not a day goes by that the a branch, agency, or some other area of the government seems to be overstepping their boundaries.
2 $1M Powerball tickets sold in Missouri
The Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million wasn't sold in Missouri.
Tornado Watch issued for southwest, central Missouri
The counties in Missouri include, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Polk, Pulaski, St.
Lindbergh Senior Named U.S. Presidential Scholar
Lindbergh High School senior Tiffany Lee is one of two Missouri high school students to be honored by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Communications.
Blanchette Bridge Project Progressing Ahead of Scheudle
The Blanchette Bridge project is progressing ahead of schedule. On Friday morning Missouri Department of Transportation District Engineer Ed Hassinger and St.
Someone won $600M Powerball jackpot
One of the tickets sold in Florida for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: The player matching all five numbers and the Powerball won the $600 million jackpot.
Local charities win at the soggy Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic
As the days leading up to the 8th annual 2013 Columbia Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic seemed to be stuck in a never ending rain and high wind pattern, my attention focused on a decision I had to make, to fish or not to fish.
The Big One: Preparing for mid-America earthquake
A massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault kills or injures 60,000 people in Tennessee.
Mo. lawmakers give mixed results on business aid
Missouri lawmakers revamped four of the state's main business incentives on the final day of their legislative session, but failed Friday to pass a broader measure that would have scaled back costly tax credits for developers.
Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'
The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.