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Associated Press Damaged railcars lie on the ground Saturday near Rockview, Mo. Authorities said a highway overpass collapsed when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision.
Missouri highway buckles after rail cars slam overpass
CHAFFEE — A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge’s pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people wer...
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Speechwriter: from intern to top wordsmith
WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama decided to attend a memorial service in Arizona for victims of a deadly mass shooting that severely injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, he needed a speech...
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Memphis public libraries seek funding to expand
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The public library system in Memphis is hoping to secure $2.9 million to add employees and increase its collection. The Memphis Daily News reports the Memphis Public Library & I...
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Officials to limit geese at lake
CAMDENTON, Mo. — State officials are betting that some strategic landscaping and several relocations could help dissuade geese from clogging swimming beaches at the popular Lake of the Ozarks in ce...
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Associated Press Illinois Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Buffalo Grove (center), speaks to Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg (left,) during a House Committee hearing on concealed carry gun legislation Thursday at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield. With the super majorities they won in November 2012, Democrats looked poised to rule almost unchallenged in the state capitol. But, with other divisions surfacing, it hasn't been that easy at all.
Democrats divided as end of session nears
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Democrats seemed poised to rule almost unchallenged in the state Capitol after winning super majorities in the House and Senate last fall. But as intraparty divisions h...
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Auto parts maker to expand southern Illinois plant
MARION — A Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 jobs. Aisin Electronics Illinois joined regional officials...
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Prison is forced sabbatical for leader of band
ST. LOUIS — A popular Grateful Dead tribute band from Missouri is taking a sabbatical — the result of a 30-month prison sentence for the lead singer. Jimmy Tebeau founded the Schwag in 1991. The...
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Illinois House OKs guns plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the ...
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Court rules against man who lost handgun permit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Appeals Court has ruled against a Brentwood man who claimed state law regulating the carrying of firearms was unconstitutional. Leonard Embody filed a lawsuit in...
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Senate approves health coverage exchange plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed “health insurance exchange” where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by Presiden...
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