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Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels....
Mega Millions winning numbers
ATLANTA (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "MEGA Millions" game were:...
ATLANTA (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "MEGA Millions" game were:...
Missouri defeats Truman St. in exhibition, 96-33
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team has defeated division II Truman State 96-33 in its first exhibition game at Mizzou Arena....
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team has defeated division II Truman State 96-33 in its first exhibition game at Mizzou Arena....
DNR laying off 48, far below original estimate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced it is laying off 48 employees in its Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, far fewer than the 100 the agency originally estimated it would lose....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced it is laying off 48 employees in its Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, far fewer than the 100 the agency originally estimated it would lose....
Ga. man accused in 1976 Mo. slaying in court
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A 65-year-old Georgia man accused of killing a former University of Missouri student more than 30 years ago is a devoted father who "absolutely" didn't commit the crime, his attorney said....
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A 65-year-old Georgia man accused of killing a former University of Missouri student more than 30 years ago is a devoted father who "absolutely" didn't commit the crime, his attorney said....
Royals shed salary, acquire 2 players
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Trimming salary in a 2-for-1 deal, the Kansas City Royals sent infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen to Chicago for two players Friday and declined options on three others, including last season's top home run hitter....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Trimming salary in a 2-for-1 deal, the Kansas City Royals sent infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen to Chicago for two players Friday and declined options on three others, including last season's top home run hitter....
Royals trade Teahen to White Sox for Getz, Fields
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mark Teahen has a new team and a new city. Happily for him, he's got his old position back....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mark Teahen has a new team and a new city. Happily for him, he's got his old position back....
Suspect in 8 deaths changes mind on possible plea
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- A man accused of killing eight people during a two-state rampage said Friday that he does not want to plead guilty in the first of the deaths to go to trial - his second about-face on his guilt in the case....
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- A man accused of killing eight people during a two-state rampage said Friday that he does not want to plead guilty in the first of the deaths to go to trial - his second about-face on his guilt in the case....
Mo. to sell tickets for second multistate lottery
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missourians will soon have more chances to win tens of millions of dollars....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missourians will soon have more chances to win tens of millions of dollars....
Missouri agency looks into actions of Pinnacle CEO
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Investigators are looking into the behavior of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO during a zoning vote by the St. Louis County Council this week on a casino complex being developed by another company....
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Investigators are looking into the behavior of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO during a zoning vote by the St. Louis County Council this week on a casino complex being developed by another company....
Conservation official named Mo. technology chief
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A 20-year Conservation Department veteran will be Missouri's new technology chief....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A 20-year Conservation Department veteran will be Missouri's new technology chief....
Kansas City cash grain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Wheat 11,727 bushels: 11 1/2 cents lower to 1/2 cent higher; No. 2 hard 4.42-4.60 1/2n; No. 3 4.31-4.59 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 4.60-5.20 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 4.49-5.19 1/2n....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Wheat 11,727 bushels: 11 1/2 cents lower to 1/2 cent higher; No. 2 hard 4.42-4.60 1/2n; No. 3 4.31-4.59 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 4.60-5.20 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 4.49-5.19 1/2n....
Mo. Conservation Commission picks new director
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A California, Mo., conservation official has been picked to lead the Missouri Conservation Department....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A California, Mo., conservation official has been picked to lead the Missouri Conservation Department....
3 charged with kidnapping slain Mo. woman
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- Three people are charged with kidnapping a 23-year-old northwest Missouri woman who was found dead in a neighboring county....
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- Three people are charged with kidnapping a 23-year-old northwest Missouri woman who was found dead in a neighboring county....
KC area soldier wounded in Fort Hood attack
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A soldier formerly from the Kansas City area was shot and wounded during the attack at Fort Hood in Texas, but was doing well Friday, according to family members....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A soldier formerly from the Kansas City area was shot and wounded during the attack at Fort Hood in Texas, but was doing well Friday, according to family members....
Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- Sentencing will be in February for an Army veteran who plotted with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq....
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- Sentencing will be in February for an Army veteran who plotted with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq....
2 in duplex dead; carbon monoxide suspected
FARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) -- Two people in separate apartments in the same eastern Missouri duplex have died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning....
FARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) -- Two people in separate apartments in the same eastern Missouri duplex have died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning....
Priest accused in sex case faces more charges
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis priest already facing federal allegations that he offered to pay a 16-year-old girl for sex is now facing additional charges....
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis priest already facing federal allegations that he offered to pay a 16-year-old girl for sex is now facing additional charges....
Ameren cuts 300 jobs
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis-based utility company Ameren Corp. is cutting about 300 jobs - or about 3 percent of the company's 9,700 total work force....
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis-based utility company Ameren Corp. is cutting about 300 jobs - or about 3 percent of the company's 9,700 total work force....
Former TV star bounces back from woes
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) -- In our last episode of "Willie Aames Confidential," the onetime star of TV's "Eight Is Enough" and "Charles in Charge" was holding a yard sale in front of his foreclosed home in Olathe. Eight months have passed since then, and the 49-year-old Aames has since begun an extreme makeover - not of his house, but of his life....
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) -- In our last episode of "Willie Aames Confidential," the onetime star of TV's "Eight Is Enough" and "Charles in Charge" was holding a yard sale in front of his foreclosed home in Olathe. Eight months have passed since then, and the 49-year-old Aames has since begun an extreme makeover - not of his house, but of his life....
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