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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 ...

  • Worker killed in towing company accident

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - An employee was killed while working on a vehicle Tuesday night at a St. Joseph towing company. Police say the man died after the accident, at about 10 p.m., at Sauter Towing on S. 9th Street. A vehicle he was working on reportedly fell on him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It's being investigated as an industrial accident. The man's identity has not yet been ...

  • TRAFFIC ALERT JoCo interchange closed

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Transportation is warning of major delays at a Johnson County highway interchange that will be closed until Friday night. Construction crews will be doing utility work on College Boulevard and U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park. Both directions of College closed at 6 a.m. Wednesday and will remain closed until 8 p.m. Friday. Eastbound and westbound ...

  • Joplin knows the pain felt in Oklahoma

    JOPLIN, Mo. - The devastation in Oklahoma is all too familiar to people in Joplin, Mo., who experienced their own EF-5 tornado two years ago on May 22, 2011. The tornado killed 161 people, destroyed 7,500 homes and 550 businesses in the town of 50,000. Dan Chiodo, a longtime resident of Joplin and former publisher of the Joplin Globe, says seeing the images from Moore, Okla., brought back a rush ...

  • Anthony Weiner reveals bid for NYC mayor

    NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned ...


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Chasing Amy [DVD]

Chasing Amy [DVD]

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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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