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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Angelina Jolie has revealed that she had a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she has a faulty gene.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  2nd Mississippi man investigated in ricin-laced letters; charges dropped against Elvis impersonator

Saturday, April 20, 2013  A Jefferson City man appointed by Governor Nixon in December to the Supreme Court of Missouri was sworn in Friday afternoon in Jefferson City.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Attorney: Scant evidence linking Mississippi man to ricin-laced letters sent to president, senator

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Mississippi man arrested for mailing suspected ricin to leaders; claimed conspiracy to sell body parts

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Inmates who expose their genitals in a Missouri prison could face additional felony charges under legislation given initial approval by the state House.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Simon & Garfunkel song among 25 recordings chosen for preservation at Library of Congress

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge skeptical of former Sen. Craig's use of campaign cash to pay for sex-sting legal defense

Monday, March 11, 2013  A Versailles man was killed after he fell out of a flatbed of a truck and was ran over.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Kentucky senator uses rare filibuster to block vote on President Obama's nominee to lead CIA

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Update: Kansas City officials say one of two people who were missing after an explosion destroyed a restaurant has been found but the search continues for a woman who worked there.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Police said Paula McDonald, 60, drove her car into a liquor store on Valentine's Day.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 -- the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Charles Durning, who died Monday at age 89 in New York, got his start as an usher at a burlesque theater in Buffalo, N.Y.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Rico Paul was held for retrial after Friday's mistrial ruling. Paul is charged with first-degree murder in the May 2011 killing of Paul Reiter.