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Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rick Hoyt has run, biked and swum with his father in 1,092 races — including 252 triathlons, 70 marathons and 95 half-marathons — over the past 34 years, including a wartime race in El Salvador in which they had to be escorted by armed men.

Monday, March 25, 2013  What spring? Storm dumps foot or more of snow across several central US states, pushes east

Friday, March 15, 2013  Obama pushes for federal research into clean energy technology that can wean vehicles off oil

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The birds, which are common in marshes, rivers, lakes and crop fields, move constantly to find a place to feed.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Certified Public Accountant Bert Doerhoff says this may cause a backlog for the IRS.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Republican lawmakers are pushing back against President Barack Obama's gun control plans by proposing to expand gun rights in Missouri.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Police searched for a woman who killed a man by pushing him in front of a subway train and released surveillance video Friday of her running away from the station.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  "He attacked me first. He grabbed me," said the accused man.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Police say the suspect in a fatal New York City subway push implicated himself.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Inflation pushed the minimum wage above the federal standard

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The four campuses of the University of Missouri System have joined a national movement to increase the number of college graduates by 2025.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Weary of gawking tourists on buses, Katrina victims push back against hurricane damage tours

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Democrats raise curtain on their convention after Obama sees storm damage, hails labor

Friday, August 10, 2012  A police officer caught on video pushing an inmate will now face a misdemeanor assault charge.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Parents in the Eldon School District are fighting to save their basketball coach.