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9:15 am
Thu May 24, 2012

Prayer in public to be on August primary ballots

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Gov. Jay Nixon placed the constitutional amendment on the August Missouri primary ballot.

A proposed amendment to Missouri's Constitution asserting the right to pray in public will go before voters in August.

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9:04 am
Thu May 24, 2012

MU fraternity embroiled in gubernatorial spat

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MU fraternity Beta Theta Pi has become involved in a gubernatorial dispute after hanging up a banner supporting Republican candidate Dave Spence.

A fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia is removing a Republican campaign banner after concerns were raised by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon's communications director.

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4:41 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Leniency sought for Mo. man in Iraq sanctions case

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Supporters of a Columbia man sentenced to three years in prison for sending money to Iraq despite federal sanctions are organizing an effort to commute his federal sentence.

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3:57 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Mo National Guard exempt from Sunshine Law

Credit Ann Keyes / Missouri National Guard
Missouri National Guard Soldiers with the 117th Engineer Team work search and rescue missions in Joplin, Mo., just hours after a deadly tornado passed through.

Missouri National Guard members have been disciplined for looting in Joplin after the massive tornado.

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9:11 am
Wed May 23, 2012

One year on, Joplin remembers tornado

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Joplin was devastated by an EF-5 tornado in May 2011, killing 161.

Much of Joplin fell silent to mark the precise moment the city was hit by a tornado one year ago.

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