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9:16 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Columbia Airport adds flights to Atlanta

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Beginning in September, most flights from Columbia Regional Airport will fly to Atlanta, rather than Memphis.

Currently, Delta Air Lines offers one daily flight to Atlanta and the rest of the flights go to Memphis.

Delta said Monday that starting Sept. 5, the morning flight Sunday through Friday will go to Memphis, while the midday and evening flights will go to Atlanta. On Saturdays, the morning and afternoon flights will go to Atlanta.

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Politics
8:26 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Mo. GOP gubernatorial hopeful keeps self-financing

Dave Spence
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Republican businessman Dave Spence has kicked in more money in his quest to become Missouri governor.

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Politics
8:24 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Energy group spends $250K in 3 Mo. Senate races

Credit Ryan Famuliner / KBIA file photo
The Missouri state Capitol

An independent political committee focused on energy issues says it spent more than $250,000 in July to influence three primary elections for Missouri Senate.

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Politics
4:26 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

One race gets ugly, another gets cuddly, in Missouri primary contest

gov. palin
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A still from Sarah Steelman's new ad

The leading Republican candidates for Missouri lieutenant governor seem to have adopted a personal tone in their contest.

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Rivers
8:53 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Mo. River gets boost from northern reservoirs

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The Missouri River near Rocheport, Mo.

The same reservoirs in northern states that were blamed for last year's flooding on the Missouri River are now giving the river a boost during a severe drought.

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Goodwill
8:49 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Columbia woman getting back accidental donation

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A Columbia woman is getting back $1,300 she accidentally left among items she donated to a Goodwill store last year.

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Politics
8:44 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Springfield marijuana petition short on signatures

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Marijuana Plant

Supporters of a petition to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Springfield are running out of time to collect enough signatures to get the issue on the November ballot.

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Floods
8:31 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Mo. county denied compensation for flood damage

Credit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway after it was flooded.

A southeast Missouri county has been told it won't be getting any money for damage caused by the activation of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway last year.

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Crime
8:25 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Mo. narcotics unit featured in new reality show

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Methamphetamine

Narcotics investigators in Franklin County, Mo., may soon have their own TV show.

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Sports
8:20 am
Mon July 30, 2012

KC man dominates world of dominoes competition

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A Kansas City man who is the top dominoes player in the world says the game teaches life lessons that are important for young people to learn.

Jerome Wooten recently won his fourth world championship in dominoes in the last five years. Other players tell The Kansas City Star that Wooten's reputation makes him feared throughout the dominoes world.

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