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Did you feel that pullback January 1st? That was Congress finally passing a compromise bill to prevent the country from careening off the fiscal cliff. In the early hours of 2013, the Senate passed the bill. And much later that day, the House passed it.

Tours of the old Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City are becoming profitable – according to a report from the Jefferson City News Tribune.

The newspaper reports visits to the former prison generated more than $275,000 dollars in revenue during the year 2012. That's nearly $35,000 more than the cost of operating the tours.

Jefferson City’s Convention and Visitors Bureau says more than 19,000 people toured the old prison during the past year. Ticket sales accounted for most of the revenue.

A statewide effort to share extra venison taken by deer hunters is bringing in record donations.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the program, called Missouri's Share the Harvest, is on track to distribute 400,000 pounds of donated meat.

The program allows deer hunters to donate the venison when they take deer to food processors. The venison is distributed through regional and local food pantries.