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Yesterday at 9:15 PM  The investigation of how the incident happened continues.

Saturday, September 04, 2010  House Republican Leader John Boehner was in the capitol city Saturday to raise money for a pair of GOP candidates.

Friday, September 03, 2010  The Environmental Protection Agency said Missouri highway builders may have polluted the Lake of the Ozarks.

Friday, September 03, 2010  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  Update: Friday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. Police release surveillance photos of the suspect during the robbery.

Friday, September 03, 2010  Republican Roy Blunt and Democrat Robin Carnahan both are emphasizing the economy in their U.S. Senate campaign. But they differ on two of the biggest economic actions taken by Congress.

Friday, September 03, 2010  UPDATED with video. Residents and officials of North Carolina's barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left behind.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Missouri Auditor Susan Montee is beginning the general election campaign with a sizable cash advantage over her Republican challenger.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.