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Sun, 11 May 2008 08:31:02 GMT
'Funeral burglar' is given 78 years (New York Daily News)
  • A Missouri burglar who authorities say used the obituary pages to select his targets has been convicted.

  • Fri, 09 May 2008 18:43:32 GMT
    Senate passes bill letting Aquila plant stand (BizJournals)
  • Aquila Inc. can keep a controversial $140 million Cass County power plant, but utilities will face tighter restrictions, according to a bill the Missouri Senate passed Thursday. (ILA)

  • Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:39 GMT
    Missouri 'Funeral Burglar' convicted (CNN.com)
  • PLATTE CITY, Missouri (AP) -- A burglar who authorities say used the obituary pages to select his targets was convicted of 10 counts Friday.

  • Thu, 08 May 2008 15:10:58 GMT
    Forsyth FFA chapter forestry team places second at state convent (Branson Daily News)
  • COLUMBIA—The Forsyth FFA Chapter placed second in the Forestry Career Development Event at the 80th Missouri FFA Convention. There were 36 teams in this competition.

  • Thu, 08 May 2008 21:20:20 GMT
    Generation is passing: Paul Burns dies at 86 (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
  • The young man from Missouri met Annie Partin on the campus of Florida Southern College in Lakeland. Married in 1943, they moved to her hometown of Fernandina Beach, where they built a business, raised a family and became pillars of the community.

  • Tue, 06 May 2008 16:13:13 GMT
    Murney Associates makes latest Power Broker Report (Springfield Business Journal)
  • The 2008 Power Broker Report ranking the top 700 real estate firms in the country puts Springfield's Murney Associates, Realtors - the only Missouri firm to break the top 100 - at No. 70.

  • Fri, 02 May 2008 15:02:58 GMT
    Grandparents be aware of scammers and cons (Branson Daily News)
  • Some con artists are deliberately targeting seniors in Missouri, playing on grandparent’s concern for a grandchild.

  • Fri, 02 May 2008 15:51:50 GMT
    Mo. lawmakers pass bill adding penalties for mortgage fraud (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  • Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to legislation that creates the specific crime of mortgage fraud. The legislation defines mortgage fraud as making false statements or failing to disclose material facts.

  • Fri, 02 May 2008 01:58:04 GMT
    Deadline Approaching For Eminent Domain Fight (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
  • Missourians working to block the use of eminent domain for private gain have until Sunday to get enough signatures to put several constitutional amendments on the November ballot. From a corporate real estate fight in Clayton last year to this 100 year old neighborhood of modest homes in Richmond Heights citizens are fighting to protect their property rights. The pressure is on to collect ...

  • Fri, 02 May 2008 03:10:29 GMT
    Missouri lawmakers pass bill adding penalties for mortgage fraud (Southeast Missourian)
  • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved the creation of a specific crime of mortgage fraud.

  • Thu, 01 May 2008 15:03:49 GMT
    Boat thefts on Lake of the Ozarks serve as a reminder locally (Branson Daily News)
  • Missouri State Water Patrol Captain Gary Haupt said the theft of more than $12,000 in fishing equipment from boats on Lake of the Ozarks should serve as a reminder to fishermen locally that boats in the Tri-Lakes area are also susceptible.

  • Thu, 01 May 2008 15:02:49 GMT
    Unemployment deadlines set (Branson Daily News)
  • Recent severe storms and flooding have prompted several upcoming unemployment-related deadlines. • Unemployment aid: Last month, Gov. Matt Blunt said residents of 35 Missouri counties may be eligible for disaster unemployment aid due to severe weather.

  • Thu, 01 May 2008 11:49:05 GMT
    Job Hunt is On for Seniors (KOLR/KSFX Ozarks)
  • In just a few weeks thousands of students will graduate from college, and they will all be looking for work. Students at Missouri State University are pounding the pavement and polishing their resumes in search of a job.

  • Thu, 01 May 2008 18:50:46 GMT
    Bill passes adding penalties for mortgage fraud (KTVO TV 3 Kirksville)
  • Posted: Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 1:42 p.m. JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have approved the creation of a specific crime of mortgage fraud.

  • Thu, 01 May 2008 18:52:52 GMT
    Lawmakers pass bill adding penalties for mortgage fraud (The Kansas City Star)
  • JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri lawmakers have approved the creation of a specific crime of mortgage fraud.