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Friday, March 08, 2013  New TSA policy allowing small knives and bats on airliners fuels growing protest

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The announcement Tuesday drew an immediate outcry from unions representing flight attendants and other airline workers.

Monday, January 28, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A bat found in a southern Missouri cave has tested positive for deadly white-nose syndrome.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Missouri conservation officials are issuing special seals to landowners to help manage chronic wasting disease in the state's deer herd during hunting season.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has cancelled its fall cave tours through Devil's Ice Box in Rock Bridge State Park.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  The Rock Bridge State Park tours were reduced to protect the endangered gray bats that use the caves to give birth to their young.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  Tours of wild bat caves at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park will be cut in half this spring.