Beef industry braces for loss of ‘pink slime’ filler 

The announcement Monday by Beef Products International, (BPI) that it would close three plants, including one in Waterloo, that make “finely textured beef” that has taken hits on social media, has the beef industry wondering what impact the loss of the low-fat beef product will have on beef prices that already have risen 10-20 percent in the last year.

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Probation for Appanoose County man facing two meth-related criminal charges

An Appanoose County man originally charged with two meth-related criminal offenses was sentenced March 16.

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Two face felony money laundering charges

Brian Wayne Boyd, 47, of Burlington and Tyson Shane Waetzig, 34, of Keokuk could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of money laundering charges.

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Victim says Moberly kidnapping suspect snapped

Court documents reveal frightening new details about last week's kidnapping of a Moberly woman. The victim, who was beaten and kicked, says the suspect eventually left when she pretended to pass out.

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What could be lurking under your child's desk? 

The idea of poisonous spiders crawling around at a school is enough to make any parent's skin crawl.

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Are hoodies threatening? 

Florida teenager Treyvon Martin was wearing a hoodie when he was gunned down.

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