Paving subcontractor no longer in business, work must proceed

The Missouri Department of Transportation has no plans to relax the contract deadlines despite problems with one of the major subcontractors on the Osage Beach Expressway project.

The general contractor, McAninch Corporation of Des Moines/Kansas City, is working with the bonding company to replace the subcontractor responsible for paving the new expressway from the old Walnut Bowl/Mace Road location to the Grand Glaize Bridge.

The Parents as Teachers initiative was one of the first programs to take a big hit Wednesday night as the Senate Appropriations Committee began trimming Missouri's proposed budget.

Senate committee members offered little dissent to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Rob Mayer's, R-Dexter, plan to cut funding for the Parents as Teachers program to $13 million — down from the nearly $30.9 million that had been budgeted for the program this year. Nixon already had made a midyear spending cut to the program, and he had recommended a $3.4 million reduction for next year.

Predators and a missing link may be slowing the invasion of zebra mussels in Lake of the Ozarks. Until recently, the zebra mussel population was reproducing rapidly, causing concerns about the long term impact of the species. That may be slowing down as the mussels reproduction appears to have peaked and several species of native fish which usually feed on shad seem to prefer the zebra mussel or “junk food” as it is often referred to

A weekend venture to a well-known overlook of Lake of the Ozarks turned into a disappointing lesson in humanity and their lack of respect for their environment and others property rights
 

Drivers of all ages would be barred from texting while driving under a bill approved by the Missouri Senate.

Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.60 a gallon today. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.78 a gallon, according to gasoline price Web site

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Rest easy. There really are no flesh-eating piranha lurking beneath the  surface of Lake of the Ozarks, waiting to feed on unsuspecting victims. Despite the recent attention focused on Lake of the Ozarks by the History Channel’s "MonsterQuest" TV program called the "Piranha Invasion," the coves are not teeming with piranhas.

Last year, bills were introduced in both the Missouri House and Senate to mandate insurance coverage for autism therapies, but neither made it into law.

A bill better defining a majority vote on tax issues in elections has suffered a setback, a state representative reports.

The Missouri Attorney General’s office will help prosecute an eastern Missouri truck driver, his wife, sons and others accused in the death of an Ohio drifter.

The historic Katy Bridge — unused for years and the source of longstanding battles among state government, a railroad company and Boonville residents — will continue to sit atop the Missouri River.

 

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged drivers of recalled Toyotas earlier this week to park their cars if they noticed stiffer than normal gas pedals. By the time that recommendation was issued, Ruth Hart was already wary of her Camry after receiving a pair of recall notices.

"Algae have been shown to produce 100 times more fuel than soybean oil, but they are hard to extract and convert into usable fuel." – David Brune, bioprocessing engineering professor at the University of Missouri

After spending the last two years deep in the adoption process, an Arkansas couple were rocked to the core last week after the Haiti earthquake.

Camdenton marketing student sponsor public relations effort to reduce the use of cell phones and texting while driving

Cops treat apparent prank like the felony it is - caller targeted ‘a station’

A family that constantly fights typically has serious problems. An exception to that rule can be found at the Hannibal Armory Boxing Club in Hannibal, Mo., where fighting has helped create a family.