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136 mental health workers may lose jobs
A new round of budget cuts might prompt the state to lay off 136 workers at mental health institutions and reduce the number of troubled children and adults it can care for.
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MP man arrested for third degree sexual abuse
Following an investigation of alleged sexual abuse by a family member in Burlington, a 20-year old Mt. Pleasant man is in the custody of the Des Moines County Jail.
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School district’s proposed cuts raise concerns
Students, graduates, parents, former teachers and teachers asked the Fairfield school board to reconsider their possible plans to close Libertyville Elementary School, discontinue French classes and reduce the number of speech team coaches as cost-saving measures.
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Kean pleads not guilty
A Moberly man accused of intentionally striking his girlfriend with his SUV in late November has pleaded not guilty.
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Local teenager killed in car crash
Because we've received inquiries about when the funeral services for Stephanie Troub will be held we thought we'd post that information again.
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School bus fire, 28 kids evacuated
A Columbia Public School bus caught fire about 8:45 a.m. on Thursday morning at the corner of Providence Road and Stadium Boulevard.
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