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Missouri superintendent salaries reflect size of district, experience
A lengthy survey of Missouri public school superintendent compensation — released at noon today by the Show-Me Institute — provides a more complete look at what school systems are willing to pay their top official.
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Color guard practice ends summer fun
Red flags fly through the air catching the morning sun during color guard practice in the grassy area in front of Hillcrest High School --a reminder that the new school year is just around the corner.
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Ballot measure targets federal health care law
Jefferson City -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.
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Three swimming beaches are closed
Missouri officials have closed three state swimming beaches because of high E. coli bacteria -- including two at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Judge challenges public defender's rejection
A judge's actions in a Christian County courtroom Wednesday could become a test case in the ongoing debate over Missouri public defenders' decision to refuse new cases.
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Progressive Party won't be on ballot
The Progressive Party has announced in a news release that it was unable to collect enough signatures to earn a place on the ballot in November.
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Opinions divided on merits on senior tax in Taney County
Officials say a vote for a tax in Taney County on Aug. 5 will help the county's senior citizens.
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City Utilities preparing to ask for small electric rate bumps
City Utilities is preparing to roll out a proposed budget that calls for three small electric rate increases in October of 2011, 2012 and 2013 to help maintain and operate the electric system.
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Southwest Missouri heart walk sponsors announced
The American Heart Association has announced the return of major sponsors for the 2011 Southwest Missouri Start! Heart Walk.
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Jury convicts man in statutory rape case
It took less than an hour for a jury to convict a man of statutory rape and statutory sodomy of an eight-year-old victim.
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Public defenders could stop taking St. Louis County cases
St. Louis -- Missouri's largest county has been warned that the state public defender system may soon stop taking new criminal cases.
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2 men accused of trafficking fake gear
A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly trafficking fake Nike sports gear.
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Funding issues plague Ozark Community Center
Ozark -- Continued funding problems for the Ozark Community Center are causing the city to consider several alternatives, including looking to other management options and not hiring a new parks director.
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Police mum on homicide details
Two Joplin women have been arrested in a Sedgwick County, Kan., homicide, but police are releasing no details about the alleged crime.
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Man acquitted in suicide pact case
Clayton -- 22-year-old Jacob Runge of St. Peters has been acquitted of charges for his role in a suicide pact with a friend, Alex Harkins, who died in Hazelwood in 2008.
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How are Springfield schools doing on the MAP test? Find out Friday.
The results are in.
The preliminary Missouri Assessment Program test scores will be released to the public Friday.
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Slain Laclede County couple celebrated 59th anniversary day before deaths
Lebanon -- On Sunday, Coleen and Johnnie Wilson celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. On Monday, they were killed in their home in Laclede County.
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Funding shortfall leaves colleges without
If all the funding had come through as planned, Missouri State University would have received $29,704,000 from the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative for its Phase I Facilities Reutilization Plan.
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State audit shows priority problems for funding campus projects
Jefferson City -- The state Department of Higher Education should have been more involved in picking projects for a college construction program and choosing what to delay when money ran short, according to a review released Wednesday by the state auditor's office.
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Search continues for source of groundwater pollution in Rogersville
State investigators plan to bore holes into the ground at two former business sites in Rogersville in their search for the source of groundwater pollution in the area.
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