missouri

Historical society to plan for Mo. bicentennial

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:11:33 +0000

It's still eight years away, but Missouri lawmakers want the planning to begin for the bicentennial celebration of Missouri's statehood.

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Amy Simons — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26:10 +0000

Boston Marathon Bombing

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Mud and Moonscape: Missouri towns struggle with flood recovery

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:37:25 +0000

Back in April, Harvest Public Media’s Grant Gerlock headed to Tekamah, Neb., to see how planting was going for farmers on the Missouri River floodplain. The river's surging waters put thousands of farm acres in Nebraska under water last summer, causing more than $100 million in crop losses in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Higher ed dept: Mo. college costs trend lower compared to rest of U.S.

Rehman Tungekar — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:59:48 +0000

Speaking on KBIA’s Intersection earlier this week, Deputy Commissioner for the Missouri Department of Higher Education Paul Wagner said that Missouri has been a national leader in keeping college tuition down. He said that tuition increases at public four year institutions in the state were the lowest in the country over the last three years. That statistic comes from a College Board Report released earlier this month. Wagner points to two factors that have helped limit tuition increases.

Nixon says Missouri exports increase from 2011

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:24:29 +0000

State officials say exports by Missouri businesses rose by 6 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2011.

Mo. unemployment rises slightly to 7.2 percent

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:23:34 +0000

A new report says Missouri's unemployment rate edged higher last month while the number of nonfarm jobs declined.

The Department of Economic Development says the jobless rate rose one-tenth of a point in July to 7.2 percent. That compares with a national rate of 8.3 percent.

The Missouri agency also reported Tuesday that nonfarm payroll employment decreased in July by 7,700 jobs.

Officials said record heat and severe drought affected outdoor jobs in such areas as construction, landscaping, lawn care and recreation.

Missouri GOP hopefuls barnstorm across Show-Me State in a bus

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:55:22 +0000

Most of the Republican nominees for statewide offices in Missouri are touring the state together in a bus Tuesday and Wednesday.

GOP race for Mo. Secretary of State finally heats up after quiet start

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:29:42 +0000

Robin Carnahan’s decision to not seek a third term as Missouri Secretary of State has opened the door for seven hopefuls from four different political parties. The contest had been relatively quiet until about two weeks ago, when the three Republican contenders began airing TV ads and stepping up their campaign appearances. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marshall Griffin takes a look at the three GOP candidates who want to become Missouri’s next Secretary of State:

Drought affects Mo. elk herd

Kurt Schilligo — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:53:20 +0000

Drought and stressful moving conditions are killing off some reintroduced elk in the Missouri Ozarks.