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Kansas City plans event to mark World Trade Week

Kansas City business leaders will highlight the value of the region's exports at an international trade event.

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Mo. adds 40 to state elk population

Missouri conservation officials have added 40 elk to the state's population as part of a project to restore the animals to the state.

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Mo. man sentenced for murder of attorney

A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering a lawyer who was beaten, stabbed and strangled in a 14-minute struggle.

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Mo. House speaker plans legislative tour

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones plans to tour the state to talk with voters and community leaders about legislative issues.

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Traffic increasing at Lambert Airport

Passenger traffic is on the rise at Lambert Airport in St. Louis.

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KC man pleads guilty to bungled bank robbery

A Kansas City man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting his role in a hapless attempt to rob a bank.

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Joplin remembers tornado, pushes for recovery

The draft beer and whiskey shots flow freely at the sparkling new Joplin Elks Lodge 501, a distant hallway plaque the only visible reminder that three members and a bartender cleaning up after Sunday bingo died in a monster tornado that forever grafted a little-known southwest Missouri city into...

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School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students.

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Mo. unemployment bill prompted by federal rules

Proposed changes for the unemployment compensation program awaiting action by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon are designed to avoid a several hundred million dollar price tag, and they could make it harder for workers to receive jobless benefits if they are released from their positions after having unapproved...

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Death of NW Mo. infant ruled homicide

Authorities in northwest Missouri say the death of a 10-week-old baby has been ruled a homicide.