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Snow gets late start in the ParklandThe snow started falling at about 2 p.m. Monday, but it didn't start sticking until late evening. St. Louis National Weather Service Meteorologist said that was because temperatures hovered at about 32 degrees for the majority of the day. He said as the sun went down, the temperatures started to fall and that's when the snow started to stick. By 9 p.m. temperatures had fallen into the high 20s.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:49 AM CST
Board puts Wakefield on administrative leaveLEADINGTON – Leadington Police Chief Cledith Wakefield has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a board of aldermen closed session meeting scheduled for tonight. Mayor Troy Dickens made the decision to put Wakefield on administrative leave on Friday. He said the board will decide tonight if Wakefield's suspension will continue and for how long.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:33 AM CST
Calvert is sworn in as new mayorBONNE TERRE — The Bonne Terre City Council table will look a little different after Monday night.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:33 AM CST
Desloge aldermen say no to pseudoephedrine ordinanceDESLOGE – The Desloge Board of Aldermen said yes to a resolution that will be sent to the state legislature in favor of a state law that would require a prescription for the purchase of any medication containing pseudoephedrine, but said no to a city ordinance that would have required one. Alderman Alvin Sutton was only alderman who voted in favor of the ordinance.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:33 AM CST
Park Hills to consider annexationsDuring tonight’s regular monthly meeting, the Park Hills City Council will conduct two public hearings regarding separate annexations, review bids for a drainage ditch project, and consider an amendment to the city’s animal ordinances.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:33 AM CST
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Kansas City cash grain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Wheat 69,043 bushels: 7 1/4 cents lower to 11 1/2 cents higher; No. 2 hard 4.19 1/4-4.38 1/2n; No. 3 hard 4.08 1/4-4.37 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 4.37 1/4-5.48 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 4.26 1/4-5.47 1/2n....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Wheat 69,043 bushels: 7 1/4 cents lower to 11 1/2 cents higher; No. 2 hard 4.19 1/4-4.38 1/2n; No. 3 hard 4.08 1/4-4.37 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 4.37 1/4-5.48 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 4.26 1/4-5.47 1/2n....
Mo. lawmakers take first steps to ban fake pot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers are considering a ban on a widely available and legal drug that mimics the effects of marijuana....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers are considering a ban on a widely available and legal drug that mimics the effects of marijuana....
Fired music professor sues Northern Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- A fired music professor has sued the University of Northern Iowa and the Board of Regents, claiming discrimination, harassment and breach of contact....
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- A fired music professor has sued the University of Northern Iowa and the Board of Regents, claiming discrimination, harassment and breach of contact....
Appeals court allows Heartland suit to proceed
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed against the state over a raid at a northeast Missouri Christian school may proceed to trial, allowing the nearly decade-long fight to continue....
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed against the state over a raid at a northeast Missouri Christian school may proceed to trial, allowing the nearly decade-long fight to continue....
Denmon flourishing in 6th man role
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Marcus Denmon may start most games on the bench, but hard work and a healthy knee have made him a premiere sixth man....
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Marcus Denmon may start most games on the bench, but hard work and a healthy knee have made him a premiere sixth man....
Top AP News
Obama meets with GOP, says can spur job growth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part - but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part - but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same....
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker....
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker....
US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan....
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan....
Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday and headed for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices have been closed since last week and utility workers struggled to restore power already knocked out by a weekend blizzard....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday and headed for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices have been closed since last week and utility workers struggled to restore power already knocked out by a weekend blizzard....
Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons....
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons....
U.S.
Former soldier sentenced to prison for bribery
HONOLULU (AP) -- A retired Army master sergeant who pleaded guilty to bribery and money-laundering charges stemming from his time in Iraq has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison....
HONOLULU (AP) -- A retired Army master sergeant who pleaded guilty to bribery and money-laundering charges stemming from his time in Iraq has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison....
Conn. worker cites gas smell an hour before blast
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A worker who was in a Connecticut power plant when it exploded on Sunday tells The Associated Press there was a smell of natural gas in the plant less than an hour before the blast....
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A worker who was in a Connecticut power plant when it exploded on Sunday tells The Associated Press there was a smell of natural gas in the plant less than an hour before the blast....
Newark airport breach suspect pleads not guilty
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A lawyer for a Rutgers University graduate student charged with a January security breach at Newark Liberty Airport that led to worldwide flight delays entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday and defended his client as "simply a lovesick man who made a mistake."...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A lawyer for a Rutgers University graduate student charged with a January security breach at Newark Liberty Airport that led to worldwide flight delays entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday and defended his client as "simply a lovesick man who made a mistake."...
Evacuations under way for LA-area foothills
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) -- Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and fled Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm approached....
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) -- Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and fled Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm approached....
Pa. ex-aide discusses sex life in corruption trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A former state legislative aide testifying in a public corruption trial delved into his sex life Tuesday, saying under cross-examination that he had been having problems with sexual performance for which he received medical treatment....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A former state legislative aide testifying in a public corruption trial delved into his sex life Tuesday, saying under cross-examination that he had been having problems with sexual performance for which he received medical treatment....
World
Argentina's Kirchner leaves ICU after surgery
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner was out of intensive care Tuesday after emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain....
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner was out of intensive care Tuesday after emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain....
Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, an acceleration of its nuclear program that was followed by a U.S. threat of a "significant regime of sanctions."...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, an acceleration of its nuclear program that was followed by a U.S. threat of a "significant regime of sanctions."...
Irish abuse victims ask pope to replace bishops
DUBLIN (AP) -- Irish victims of Catholic sexual abuse have written to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to take responsibility for the church's concealment of child molestation by forcing out bishops implicated in the decades of coverup....
DUBLIN (AP) -- Irish victims of Catholic sexual abuse have written to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to take responsibility for the church's concealment of child molestation by forcing out bishops implicated in the decades of coverup....
Russian military calls US missile defense a threat
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia's top military officer said Tuesday....
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia's top military officer said Tuesday....
Uruguay floods prompt more than 5,000 to evacuate
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Flooding in Uruguay has swamped roads and homes, forced thousands to evacuate and cut power and water service....
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Flooding in Uruguay has swamped roads and homes, forced thousands to evacuate and cut power and water service....
Politics
Democrats unveil jobs package
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobby groups like doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobby groups like doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry....
Obama meets with GOP, says can spur job growth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part - but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part - but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same....
White House mocks Sarah Palin from podium
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even the White House's top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a speech to "tea party" activists....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even the White House's top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a speech to "tea party" activists....
Cribs recalled after 3 deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government safety officials are recalling drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of three infants....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government safety officials are recalling drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of three infants....
White House hastens concert to beat snow
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing another wintry wallop, the White House decided to move a concert celebrating civil rights music from Wednesday to Tuesday to beat what could be a second crippling storm in a week....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing another wintry wallop, the White House decided to move a concert celebrating civil rights music from Wednesday to Tuesday to beat what could be a second crippling storm in a week....
Science
Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station....
New federal climate change agency forming
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate....
India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry press release said....
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry press release said....
Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests....
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests....
Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue....
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue....
Health
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found....
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found....
Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. - is facing an ethics attack....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. - is facing an ethics attack....
Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack....
UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up
LONDON (AP) -- You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry....
LONDON (AP) -- You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry....
Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday....
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday....
Strange
Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen....
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen....
Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO
SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) -- A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days....
SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) -- A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days....
Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows....
Man points gun at neighbor over snow shoveling
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) -- New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling snow onto his car....
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) -- New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling snow onto his car....
Teen crashes car into school, drives down hall
SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash....
SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash....
Tech
PayPal's India transaction block could last months
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online payments service PayPal says its suspension of certain transactions in India could last months....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online payments service PayPal says its suspension of certain transactions in India could last months....
Summary Box: IAC indicates online ad improvement
ONLINE ADS: The latest earnings report from Barry Diller's Internet company, IAC/InterActiveCorp, indicates that the online advertising market is picking up....
ONLINE ADS: The latest earnings report from Barry Diller's Internet company, IAC/InterActiveCorp, indicates that the online advertising market is picking up....
Maine company to lay 1,100 miles of optic cable
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A new company is promising to lay 1,100 miles of fiber optic cable across Maine to help expand high speed Internet service to remote parts of the state....
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A new company is promising to lay 1,100 miles of fiber optic cable across Maine to help expand high speed Internet service to remote parts of the state....
Google's e-mail gets social in Facebook face-off
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new "Google Buzz" feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook....
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new "Google Buzz" feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook....
Online ad improvement seen in IAC's 4Q loss
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving....
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