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  • Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

    Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...

  • He lost his house but he found Nemo

    MOORE, Okla. - When animals are found in the rubble of the deadly tornado, rescue crews have been bringing them to Moore's Home Depot. Several people came in hopeful that even though they lost everything else, their pet would still be there alive and waiting. Scott Burkhart was'nt very optimistic and as he looked around at the cages full of dogs and cats, he saw no sign of his lost ...

  • Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma

    No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...

  • Missouris season ends with 17-inning loss to Mississippi State in SEC tournament

    Judge halts closing of Gordon Parks Elementary School Gordon Parks Elementary School can remain open at least through June. A circuit court judge on Tuesday granted a temporary stay sought by the school after state education officials voted last week to pull the school’s ...

  • Royals try to change story support Shields in finale

    The names and places change every five days, but the story for James Shields has been mostly the same lately. He pitches deep into the game, shutting down the opposing lineup for seven or eight innings, and he doesn't get much to show for it. The Royals will have a chance to flip the script and reward Shields with a win Wednesday night against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Shields has ...


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Movie Review

A Walk to Remember

Having played the mean, popular cheerleader who makes life difficult for the awkward heroine in last summer's The Princess Diaries (2001), pop singer Mandy Moore now adds the opposite pole of the high school social spectrum to her resume with her role as Jamie Sullivan, a plain-Jane, goody-two-shoes preacher's daughter in A Walk to Remember. ...

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  • Missouri Bill Would Create Workers’ Comp Database

    The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims. The House gave the bill final approval on a 91-67 vote. It now heads to Gov. Jay Nixon. Under SB 34, the Division of Workers’ Compensation would create a database searchable by name and Social Security number. The ...

  • Tornado safe rooms being built in schools across Missouri

    Tornado suddenly forms over downtown and disappears, but not before wrecking several 19th Century buildings. Short-lived tornado strikes ...

  • No power necessary as Royals come back end slide

    KC@HOU: Moustakas' RBI single ties the game at 3 HOUSTON -- Finally. Kansas City's Mike Moustakas ended an 0-for-18 slump to drive in the tying run in the eighth inning, then George Kottaras drew a walk to force in the go-ahead run in a 7-3 victory over Houston Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. The win ended a string of four straight frustrating one-run losses for the Royals. ...

  • Senate panel approves citizenship bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on the Senate floor on legislation that ...

  • School collapses but girl unscathed

    MOORE, Okla. - With their house too damaged to stay in, and their car totaled, the Verges may seem unlikely candidates for the luckiest family in Moore, but that's exactly how they feel. When Monday's EF-5 tornado raced through the town, killing 24 and injuring hundreds, family members were scattered across the storm's path. Melody Verge was at home with her husband, planning to ...

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