Insurance payouts on dog bites are rising across U.S.

Cost is up 48% since '03; one insurer paid $1.4M on 70 Iowa claims last year

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Fire damages conveyor system near coal pile

Four fire departments responded Saturday morning to a fire in a conveyer system at Hendricks River Logistics, L.L.C., on Mississippi River Road south of Montrose.

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National Underage Drinking Prevention Day is May 21

Though we have made progress in the fight to reduce underage drinking, our Nation continues to suffer a range of unacceptable and costly health and social problems, including traffic fatalities, suicides, physical and sexual assaults, brain impairment, alcohol dependence, youth academic problems, and alcohol and drug poisonings.

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MoDot chief engineer weighs in on highway funding

It was the fuel tax that provided the money for most of the highway construction projects around the country, including Missouri.

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Bikers in cuffs after alleged armed robbery 

Four men from a local biker club will face the judge Monday after an alleged armed robbery in Quincy.

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President Obama visits Joplin today 

Joplin High School's Class of 2012 will cap a senior year marked by tragedy and perseverance Monday night with a commencement speech by President Barack Obama.

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