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Highlights from the 2013 Missouri legislative session

GOP leadership touted other victories, such as an income tax cut that could save Missouri businesses and individuals more than $700 million a ...
Crash investigation may restrict train service for days

Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
Kansas man sent to prison for accident that killed teen

One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri drivers license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...
Huge asteroid to pass Earth this month

CLEVELAND - It's a dark rock that's a full 1.7 miles wide. It's an asteroid. Scientists compare it to the one that killed off the dinosaurs. But, before you start scrambling for the next shuttle flight off this planet, rest assured: It will not strike Earth. But, it will come very close to us in just a few days. At 4:59 p.m. EDT on May 31, the asteroid, known as Asteroid 1998 QE2 ...
Missouri man pleads guilty to raiding nephews piggy bank

One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri drivers license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...

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Movie Review

Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

It is a rare thing to get to witness an actress becoming a star in a single movie, but that is exactly what we witness happening with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Playing Vivian Ward, a down-on-her-luck prostitute who works the corners of Hollywood Boulevard back when it was a ... ...

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Hearts broken over girl killed in Cass County wreck

“She was so excited about that new car,” her uncle, Tim Nash, said.She got the PT Cruiser for her May 8 birthday. She ran out to get her driver’s license on May 9.One week later, after school on Thursday, the Harrisonville High School freshman rolled out of the driveway of her family’s home south of Harrisonville. She had driven barely 100 yards on South Walker Road when, ...
Kansas City-area aviation enthusiasts to mark 70th anniversary of coast-to-coast flight

This 2012 photo provided by the National Airline History Museum shows its Lockheed Constellation, or Connie, as the propeller-driven aircraft was known, during engine inspection in Kansas City, Mo. The museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore it, the only one left in the U.S. that’s airworthy, and recreate millionaire aviator Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country ...
Feds probing Connecticut train crash

Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
Kansas City museum raising cash to fly Connie

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -; The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air ...
Worlds of Fun featured on Travel Channel

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thirty-five roller coaster enthusiasts got to the park early and rode the Mamba roller coaster continuously for two hours Saturday before the park opened. A crew from the Travel Channel was at the park to film the roller coaster track and riders as they scream, drop and possibly lose their breakfast. Producers with the Travel Channel said it will feature the Mamba on season ...

On the record

He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.

Angie Gregg

Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hotel Review

Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers

I could not find the Web site for this hotel, and it was not listed on any of the Internet ...

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Statins may cut exercise benefits for obese adults

University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.

Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol.

"Daily physical activity is needed to maintain or improve fitness, and thus improve health outcomes. However, if patients start exercising and taking statins at the same time, it seems that statins block the ability of exercise to improve their fitness levels," said John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at MU.

Thyfault said that many cardiologists want to prescribe statins to all patients over a certain age regardless of whether they have metabolic syndrome; the drugs also are recommended for people with Type 2 diabetes. He recommends that cardiologists more closely weigh the benefits and risks of statins given this new data about their effect on exercise training. ...