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Sen. Claire McCaskill has extra security in place following a comment at a Tea Party rally last week.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

• The state of the state budget.
• McCaskill's security precautions.
• A Springfield mayor's resignation.

Extra security is in place for Sen. Claire McCaskill following a comment at a Tea Party rally last week.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/J0UzbR ) reports that St. Louis area activist Scott Boston told a Tea Party gathering in Springfield, Mo., on Thursday, "We have to get Claire McCaskill out. We have to kill the Claire Bear ladies and gentlemen."

Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt briefly addressed the Missouri House Thursday.

The Missouri GOP filed an ethics complaint yesterday against Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. At issue are fundraising comments McCaskill made in an interview on MSNBC with Chris Mathews.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is wading into Missouri's Republican Senate primary by endorsing St. Louis businessman John Brunner.