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  Three New House Bills Endorsed for Debate

  

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  Posted 11:22 PM 5/15/2012 by Scott Malone

  JEFFERSON CITY - The General Laws Committee endorsed three more House bills for debate this week. These endorsements come during the final week of the legislative session.

  Senators could be asked to approve new laws during the next three days.

  The laws include extending the deadline (More)

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  Russellville Residents Upset Over High Water Bills and Brown Water

  

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  Posted 10:44 PM 5/15/2012 by Zheng Hwuang Chia

  RUSSELLVILLE - Residents are upset with the how much they have to pay for the water bills.

  Jefferson City residents pay $6.09 for every 1000, gallons while Russellville residents pay $27.60.

  The town increased its water rate charges two years ago but residents say the rate increase (More)

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  Missouri Lawmakers Approve Expanding Charter Schools

  

  Posted 9:27 PM 5/15/2012 by Associated Press

  JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation that could allow charter schools to be established throughout the state.

  The House approved the legislation 99-54 on Tuesday. The Senate had passed it earlier, and it now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon.

  Missouri has allowed (More)

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  Columbia Public Schools Host 9th Grade Showcase

  

  Posted 9:14 PM 5/15/2012 by Stacy Ike

  COLUMBIA -  Columbia Public School district hosted it's first 9th Grade Government Capstone Showcase event Tuesday night. The top 9th grade government students showed off their knowledge of the United States government to friends, community members and judges.

  The event is based off a (More)

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  Rock Bridge's Ryan Phillips Hits the Right Note, On & Off the Field

  

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  Posted 9:03 PM 5/15/2012 by Eric Blumberg

  COLUMBIA -- In 2006 Ryan Phillips led a Columbia team to the Little League World Series. His time in the spotlight as one of the state's best amateur baseball players hasn't stopped since, and neither has his success.

  Phillips was a freshman when Rock Bridge baseball won its first district (More)

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  Missouri Couple Convicted in Death of Disabled Teen

  

  Posted 8:52 PM 5/15/2012 by Associated Press

  CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri couple has been convicted in the death of the woman's biological son, a disabled teenager who authorities say was kept in a locked, freezing bedroom and weighed just 98 pounds before he died.

  Robert and Ronda Shrout, from the Laclede County town (More)

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  Workers' Compensation Reform Moves Forward

  

  Posted 8:01 PM 5/15/2012

  JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Senate, by a vote of 34 to 0, Tuesday passed a measure that reforms Missouri's Workers' Compensation System. The bill, House Bill 1540, would restore protections for co-employees from personal lawsuits for their role in honest accidents at work.

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  Columbia Residents Bike, Walk and Wheel

  

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  Posted 7:55 PM 5/15/2012 by Paige Flores

  COLUMBIA - The summer-like weather brought out cyclists from around the area Tuesday afternoon.

  Bike riders wheeled their way to Flat Branch Park to participate in the MKT Secret Access Trail Ride in downtown Columbia.

  The 20 mile ride was just one part of the city's 11th (More)

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  Mizzou Softball Wins Pitcher, Defensive Player of the Year Awards

  

  Posted 7:39 PM 5/15/2012

  COLUMBIA -- The Missouri softball program captured a pair of the major Big 12 yearly awards while also putting six on the 2012 All-Big 12 teams, as announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. Mizzou has now had six All-Big 12 selections in three of the last four years, as it matched (More)

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  Insurance Rates Force Mid-Missouri Couple Out of Business

  

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  Posted 7:34 PM 5/15/2012 by Rebecca Woolf

  CALIFORNIA -Skyrocketing insurance rates forced a local couple out of business. For 12 years, Billy and Elsie Meyer used a carriage to take people to parties and weddings, and were a part of festivals. But increasing insurance rates, due to more horse and buggy accidents, forced them to put their (More)

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  Moberly Enforces New Yard Abatement System

  

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  Posted 7:29 PM 5/15/2012 by Kamen Entchev

  MOBERLY - The City of Moberly implemented a new yard abatement system a few weeks ago. The system aims to make the process of punishing violators quicker.

  "Timing was an issue. People would see the weeds grow really tall and complain. We had to send out notices, identify the property (More)

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  Ashland Schoolhouse Bullying Charged and Denied

  

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  Posted 6:52 PM 5/15/2012 by Sophia Petenakis

  ASHLAND - Two Ashland, Missouri school girls have complained to KOMU-8 News about bullying at Southern Boone Middle School. One of the complaining girls, Molly Crane, said her 13 year-old sister was brutally beaten on several occasions by other school kids, and the administration has yet to do (More)

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  UPDATE: Fire Marshall Reports Fifth Street Fire Cause

  

  Posted 5:42 PM 5/15/2012 by KOMU Staff

  COLUMBIA -Assistant Fire Marshal Tim Bach issued a cause on the fire at 405 N Fifth Street. After completing his investigation Bach determined that the fire was caused by smoking materials that were discarded in a combustible container.

  The Columbia Fire Department wants to remind (More)

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