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Greene County to ask MU for forensics help
- After a 23-month search that has not landed a medical examiner, Greene County officials are considering asking the University of Missouri-Columbia to help provide forensic pathology services.
Friends pitch in for Ownbys
- The cars started arriving one after another at the Ownby house in Beaufort one very hot evening last month, but not one of the drivers pulled in the driveway, let alone the oversized garage. That, after all, was what everyone was there to celebrate.
City of Lakeville records first layoffs
- The City of Lakeville is making history, but not the good kind.
Transportation Dept. almost out of highway funds
- The federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.
Scottsdale, ADOT sued over flooding
- Scottsdale's decision to scrap a $100 million anti-flooding system several years ago has caused flooding problems for a local office complex, according to a lawsuit.
Elko student plans solar project with district
- Elko High School sophomore Zach Finley has a bright idea to save the school district a buck or two.
Silver State Bank in Nevada is shut
- Regulators on Friday shut down Silver State Bank, saying the Nevada bank failed because of losses on soured loans, mainly in commercial real estate and land development.
UC Berkeley begins felling disputed trees
- The University of California, Berkeley has begun cutting down trees at the center of a dispute over its plans to clear the area to make way for a new sports center.
Longtime Habitat volunteer dies in fall at Seymour
- A construction company owner has died after being injured in a fall while working as a volunteer at a Habitat for Humanity project.
UC Berkeley begins felling trees for sports center
- UC Berkeley began cutting down trees Friday to clear the way for a new sports center that inspired lawsuits and a long-running tree-sitting protest.
Wash. rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'
- "I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him.
Unemployment climbs to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
- The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years - and it's likely to go even higher in the months ahead, possibly throwing the economy into a tailspin as Americans pick a new president.
- The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years - and it's likely to go even higher in the months ahead, possibly throwing the economy into a tailspin as Americans pick a new president.
Summary Box: Privatizing Illinois lottery
- PAST: Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed privatizing the lottery last year, but the idea fell flat. This year, the Illinois Senate approved a revised version.
