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  Sporting KC to Host MLS All-Star Game in July

  

  Posted 10:04 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Major League Soccer is bringing its All-Star game to the home of Sporting Kansas City.

  MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced Thursday that Livestrong Sporting Park would host the game between MLS All-Stars and an international club still to be determined on July 31. It (More)

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  Mizzou Women Drop Hard-Fought Game at No. 9 Tennessee

  

  Posted 10:02 PM 1/10/2013

  COLUMBIA -- Thursday's contest was hard-fought, but the Missouri Women's Basketball team falls to 12-5 on the season (1-2 SEC) after its loss at Tennessee. The Lady Vols topped the Tigers in a physical battle in Knoxville. Eye led Missouri with 18 points overall, and Junior Bri Kulas contributed (More)

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  Parents, Officials Discuss Plan for New Jefferson City School

  

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  Posted 9:29 PM 1/10/2013 by Matt Moreno

  JEFFERSON CITY - Parents and school officials met Thursday night to discuss plans for a new Jefferson City public school planned for 2015.

  The current plan is for a new, replacement high school to go up at Highway 179 and Mission Drive. The school would have seven academic buildings (More)

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  Bowers, Pressey Named Wooden Award Midseason Top 25

  

  Posted 8:24 PM 1/10/2013

  COLUMBIA -- Mizzou Basketball standouts Laurence Bowers and Phil Pressey were named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on Thursday evening.

  Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who (More)

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  Columbia to Restrict Traffic on Hubbel Drive Friday

  

  Posted 8:04 PM 1/10/2013 by Martin Sutovsky

  COLUMBIA - The city of Columbia will restrict parking and traffic on Hubbel Drive on Friday.

  From 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. city crews will paint lines for parking stalls in the area.

  The parking stalls are one phase of solutions developed between neighbors and traffic engineers as part of an overall traffic and parking plan in North Village.

  Motorists and pedestrians should use caution in the area and plan ahead.

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  Rollover Accident Delays I-70 Traffic

  

  Posted 7:48 PM 1/10/2013 by Martin Sutovsky

  COLUMBIA - A roll-over accident closed one lane of Eastbound I-70 in Columbia Thursday night.

  According to the Columbia Police Department, around 6:15 p.m. the driver of a vehicle overcorrected while switching to the right lane and flipped his vehicle. He was the only person in the car and was not injured.

  The right lane of Eastbound I-70 was closed until just before 7 p.m. as crews cleaned the area.

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  4-Year-Old in Critical Condition After KC Shooting

  

  Posted 6:20 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY - A 4-year-old girl was in critical condition after accidentally being shot in the head at a south Kansas City home.

  Police responded to the home just before noon Thursday after a woman ran to a neighbor's house and asked the neighbor to call 911.

  Police say four (More)

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  Longtime KC Deputy Fire Chief Gets Promotion

  

  Posted 4:27 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY - A longtime Kansas City Fire Department leader has been promoted to replace Richard "Smokey" Dyer as the department's chief.

  City Manager Troy Schulte on Thursday announced the appointment of Paul Berardi, who served 11 years as deputy chief before taking over as interim chief (More)

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  Paroled Illinois Murderer Arrested in Missouri

  

  Posted 4:22 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A man on parole for the 1975 killing of an Illinois sheriff's deputy has been arrested in Missouri for trying to steal an ATM.

  The State Journal-Register reports that Ronald Edwards was paroled in May from the Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro. Edwards served half (More)

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  Cool Valley Dissolves Police Department

  

  Posted 4:12 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  COOL VALEY, Mo. - A small St. Louis County town is doing away with its police department.

  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that cash-strapped Cool Valley will save about $200,000 annually by turning over police duties to a neighboring town. Cool Valley is negotiating with Normandy and (More)

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  Former Mo. Tax Preparer Faces Federal Charges

  

  Posted 4:10 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  ST. LOUIS - A former southeast Missouri tax preparer is facing federal charges for filing nearly 100 returns that under-reported income, and having the refunds placed into her own account.

  Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Cynthia Raymond, formerly of Jackson, Mo., was indicted Wednesday (More)

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  2011 Joplin Tornado Losses Could Reach $2 Billion

  

  Posted 4:07 PM 1/10/2013 by Associated Press

  JOPLIN, Mo. - State regulators say insurance claims from the May 2011 Joplin tornado are likely to reach $2 billion.

  The tornado killed 161 people, injured hundreds of others and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.

  The Joplin Globe reports that as of Oct. 31 (More)

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  Flu Continues to Spread in Mid-Missouri

  

  Posted 4:05 PM 1/10/2013 by Lauren Richardson

  COLUMBIA - Local health officials stressed the need for flu shots Thursday, as CDC reported the flu is widespread across the United States with 41 states having declared a widespread influenza activity at the end of December.  Starting last week, Missouri joined these states. Widespread (More)

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