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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/News of Missourien-usFri, 04 Jul 2008 08:28:34 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/am/Uus-weightwatchers.RN5-_Il3.htmlwed/am/Uus-weightwatchers.RN5-_Il3.html1215159363Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/am/Uus-weightwatchers.RN5-_Il3.html"></a>COLUMBIA, Mo., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers compared the commercial weight loss program Weight Watchers to gym membership programs to determine which worked best.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/am/Uus-weightwatchers.RN5-_Il3.html">Weight Watchers compared to going to gym</a><br />COLUMBIA, Mo., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers compared the commercial weight loss program Weight Watchers to gym membership programs to determine which worked best.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cn/Uus-flooding.Rkjx_Il2.htmlwed/cn/Uus-flooding.Rkjx_Il2.html1215159362Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cn/Uus-flooding.Rkjx_Il2.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, July 2 (UPI) -- Mississippi River waters have finally begun to recede with the National Weather Service expecting a fall below flood stage in St. Louis by early next week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cn/Uus-flooding.Rkjx_Il2.html">Water levels begin to fall on Mississippi</a><br />ST. LOUIS, July 2 (UPI) -- Mississippi River waters have finally begun to recede with the National Weather Service expecting a fall below flood stage in St. Louis by early next week.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cd/Ayb118813630.RGHs_Iu2.htmlwed/cd/Ayb118813630.RGHs_Iu2.html1215159362Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cd/Ayb118813630.RGHs_Iu2.html"></a>Jul. 2--Missouri law enforcement officials have begun discussing whether to seek the death penalty for Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, who was captured Tuesday night outside a Granite City bar after the FBI linked him to eight killings.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cd/Ayb118813630.RGHs_Iu2.html">Missouri May Seek Death Penalty Against Sheley</a><br />Jul. 2--Missouri law enforcement officials have begun discussing whether to seek the death penalty for Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, who was captured Tuesday night outside a Granite City bar after the FBI linked him to eight killings.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dg/Ayb118836450.RUlS_Iu3.htmlwed/dg/Ayb118836450.RUlS_Iu3.html1215159362Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:02 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dg/Ayb118836450.RUlS_Iu3.html"></a>Jul. 3--Missouri law enforcement officials have begun discussing whether to seek the death penalty for Nicholas T. Sheley, who was captured Tuesday night outside a Granite City bar after the FBI linked him to eight killings in Missouri and Northern Illinois.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dg/Ayb118836450.RUlS_Iu3.html">Missouri Likely to Seek Death for Sheley</a><br />Jul. 3--Missouri law enforcement officials have begun discussing whether to seek the death penalty for Nicholas T. Sheley, who was captured Tuesday night outside a Granite City bar after the FBI linked him to eight killings in Missouri and Northern Illinois.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dv/Uus-flooding.R9lf_Il1.htmlwed/dv/Uus-flooding.R9lf_Il1.html1214986548Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dv/Uus-flooding.R9lf_Il1.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, July 1 (UPI) -- Low-lying areas along the Mississippi River in Missouri and Illinois are emerging from their watery cover as flood waters withdraw back into their banks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dv/Uus-flooding.R9lf_Il1.html">Mississippi River recedes; storms on way</a><br />ST. LOUIS, July 1 (UPI) -- Low-lying areas along the Mississippi River in Missouri and Illinois are emerging from their watery cover as flood waters withdraw back into their banks.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/ak/Uus-carbontrees.RwQ4_Il1.htmlwed/ak/Uus-carbontrees.RwQ4_Il1.html1214986548Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/ak/Uus-carbontrees.RwQ4_Il1.html"></a>COLUMBIA, Mo., July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered submerged trees have the potential to be used as carbon credits since they can store carbon for thousands of years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/ak/Uus-carbontrees.RwQ4_Il1.html">Submerged trees reduce global warming</a><br />COLUMBIA, Mo., July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered submerged trees have the potential to be used as carbon credits since they can store carbon for thousands of years.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bk/Uus-chrysler.Res9_Il1.htmlwed/bk/Uus-chrysler.Res9_Il1.html1214986548Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bk/Uus-chrysler.Res9_Il1.html"></a>AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 1 (UPI) -- Chrysler LLC announced it would close a minivan plant in Missouri as it steers itself toward production of more fuel-efficient vehicles.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bk/Uus-chrysler.Res9_Il1.html">Chrysler turns toward smaller cars</a><br />AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 1 (UPI) -- Chrysler LLC announced it would close a minivan plant in Missouri as it steers itself toward production of more fuel-efficient vehicles.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/av/Uus-kcblasttrial.Rc9T_IuU.htmlwed/av/Uus-kcblasttrial.Rc9T_IuU.html1214856312Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:05:12 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/av/Uus-kcblasttrial.Rc9T_IuU.html"></a>KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say new allegations have surfaced in the case of five people convicted of murder in a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/av/Uus-kcblasttrial.Rc9T_IuU.html">New evidence found in 1988 K.C. blast case</a><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say new allegations have surfaced in the case of five people convicted of murder in a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cv/Uus-politics-obama-patriotism.RqAQ_IuU.htmlwed/cv/Uus-politics-obama-patriotism.RqAQ_IuU.html1214852714Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:05:14 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cv/Uus-politics-obama-patriotism.RqAQ_IuU.html"></a>INDEPENDENCE, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama praised his Republican opponent in a speech Monday on U.S. patriotism in Independence, Mo.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cv/Uus-politics-obama-patriotism.RqAQ_IuU.html">Obama praises McCain, warns critics</a><br />INDEPENDENCE, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama praised his Republican opponent in a speech Monday on U.S. patriotism in Independence, Mo.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bo/Uus-flooding.R_yK_IuU.htmlwed/bo/Uus-flooding.R_yK_IuU.html1214828090Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:14:50 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bo/Uus-flooding.R_yK_IuU.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Cleanup began Monday in Mississippi River communities upriver from St. Louis, as the river began to drop after swamping low-lying areas, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bo/Uus-flooding.R_yK_IuU.html">Mississippi River cresting, receding</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Cleanup began Monday in Mississippi River communities upriver from St. Louis, as the river began to drop after swamping low-lying areas, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bl/Uus-flooding-farmer.RGZ6_IuT.htmlwed/bl/Uus-flooding-farmer.RGZ6_IuT.html1214771691Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:34:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bl/Uus-flooding-farmer.RGZ6_IuT.html"></a>WEST ALTON, Mo., June 29 (UPI) -- A Missouri farmer known for his role on a virtual TV series acknowledges reality has flooded in on his life.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bl/Uus-flooding-farmer.RGZ6_IuT.html">Virtual farmer gets a flooded reality</a><br />WEST ALTON, Mo., June 29 (UPI) -- A Missouri farmer known for his role on a virtual TV series acknowledges reality has flooded in on his life.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/aa/Uus-flooding.RZAB_IuT.htmlwed/aa/Uus-flooding.RZAB_IuT.html1214742287Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/aa/Uus-flooding.RZAB_IuT.html"></a>BRANSON, Mo., June 29 (UPI) -- While northern and eastern Missouri residents contended with Mississippi River flooding, those in the southwest battled flash floods Sunday, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/aa/Uus-flooding.RZAB_IuT.html">Missouri copes with river, flash flooding</a><br />BRANSON, Mo., June 29 (UPI) -- While northern and eastern Missouri residents contended with Mississippi River flooding, those in the southwest battled flash floods Sunday, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/ds/Uus-flooding.Rt5h_IuS.htmlwed/ds/Uus-flooding.Rt5h_IuS.html1214691286Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:14:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/ds/Uus-flooding.Rt5h_IuS.html"></a>WINFIELD, Mo., June 28 (UPI) -- National Guard troops using battlefield technology in a last-ditch effort to save part of Winfield, Mo., failed to hold back the Mississippi River Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/ds/Uus-flooding.Rt5h_IuS.html">Levee breaks near Winfield, Mo.</a><br />WINFIELD, Mo., June 28 (UPI) -- National Guard troops using battlefield technology in a last-ditch effort to save part of Winfield, Mo., failed to hold back the Mississippi River Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bu/Uus-mormons.R8VO_IuR.htmlwed/bu/Uus-mormons.R8VO_IuR.html1214618087Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bu/Uus-mormons.R8VO_IuR.html"></a>SALT LAKE CITY, June 27 (UPI) -- A historian at Brigham Young University argues that Mormons were persecuted in Missouri in 1838 in a deliberate and successful effort to get their land.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bu/Uus-mormons.R8VO_IuR.html">Historian: Mormon land grabbed in Missouri</a><br />SALT LAKE CITY, June 27 (UPI) -- A historian at Brigham Young University argues that Mormons were persecuted in Missouri in 1838 in a deliberate and successful effort to get their land.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dj/Uus-flooding.RpUM_IuR.htmlwed/dj/Uus-flooding.RpUM_IuR.html1214571288Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dj/Uus-flooding.RpUM_IuR.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 27 (UPI) -- The Mississippi River broke through the Pin Oak levee north of St. Louis Friday, prompting emergency evacuations in areas of Winfield, Mo.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dj/Uus-flooding.RpUM_IuR.html">Sodden levee breaches, prompts evacuations</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 27 (UPI) -- The Mississippi River broke through the Pin Oak levee north of St. Louis Friday, prompting emergency evacuations in areas of Winfield, Mo.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cr/Uus-flooding.RGZB_IuQ.htmlwed/cr/Uus-flooding.RGZB_IuQ.html1214478886Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:14:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cr/Uus-flooding.RGZB_IuQ.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains and forecasts for more rain dashed officials' hopes of taking pressure off rain-soaked levees holding back the Mississippi River north of St. Louis.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cr/Uus-flooding.RGZB_IuQ.html">More rain forecast for rain-weary Midwest</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains and forecasts for more rain dashed officials' hopes of taking pressure off rain-soaked levees holding back the Mississippi River north of St. Louis.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/aq/Uus-flooding.RJuA_IuP.htmlwed/aq/Uus-flooding.RJuA_IuP.html1214422491Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:34:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/aq/Uus-flooding.RJuA_IuP.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 25 (UPI) -- Strong storms moved across the Midwest United States Wednesday, prompting flood watches and warnings in the already soaked region.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/aq/Uus-flooding.RJuA_IuP.html">Waterlogged Midwest prepares for more rain</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 25 (UPI) -- Strong storms moved across the Midwest United States Wednesday, prompting flood watches and warnings in the already soaked region.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cy/Uus-flooding.R7Bz_IuO.htmlwed/cy/Uus-flooding.R7Bz_IuO.html1214335486Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cy/Uus-flooding.R7Bz_IuO.html"></a>WINFIELD, Mo., June 24 (UPI) -- A flash-flood warning was issued early Tuesday when a levee broke in St. Charles County just up the Mississippi River from St. Louis.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cy/Uus-flooding.R7Bz_IuO.html">Levees break up river from St. Louis</a><br />WINFIELD, Mo., June 24 (UPI) -- A flash-flood warning was issued early Tuesday when a levee broke in St. Charles County just up the Mississippi River from St. Louis.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bf/Uus-hedgehogdrugs.RMh2_IuO.htmlwed/bf/Uus-hedgehogdrugs.RMh2_IuO.html1214334323Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:05:23 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bf/Uus-hedgehogdrugs.RMh2_IuO.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say a set of promising new anti-cancer agents called hedgehog antagonists might present a risk for people with heart disease.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/bf/Uus-hedgehogdrugs.RMh2_IuO.html">Some cancer drugs bad for heart patients</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say a set of promising new anti-cancer agents called hedgehog antagonists might present a risk for people with heart disease.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/by/Uus-vertebrae.RCci_IuN.htmlwed/by/Uus-vertebrae.RCci_IuN.html1214295397Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:16:37 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/by/Uus-vertebrae.RCci_IuN.html"></a>KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered the mechanism that causes animals to develop varying numbers of vertebrae.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/by/Uus-vertebrae.RCci_IuN.html">Animal vertebrae development studied</a><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered the mechanism that causes animals to develop varying numbers of vertebrae.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/af/Uus-levees.Rfeh_IuM.htmlwed/af/Uus-levees.Rfeh_IuM.html1214295396Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:16:36 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/af/Uus-levees.Rfeh_IuM.html"></a>CANTON, Mo., June 22 (UPI) -- Few improvements have been made to levees along the Mississippi River since the 1993 flood, officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/af/Uus-levees.Rfeh_IuM.html">1994 report called for levee overhaul</a><br />CANTON, Mo., June 22 (UPI) -- Few improvements have been made to levees along the Mississippi River since the 1993 flood, officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cz/Uus-flooding.RZrC_IuN.htmlwed/cz/Uus-flooding.RZrC_IuN.html1214295396Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:16:36 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cz/Uus-flooding.RZrC_IuN.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 23 (UPI) -- Mississippi River communities in Missouri watched several levees for leaks as forecasters predict river levels would crest Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cz/Uus-flooding.RZrC_IuN.html">Missouri eyes river as Iowa eyes cleanup</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 23 (UPI) -- Mississippi River communities in Missouri watched several levees for leaks as forecasters predict river levels would crest Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cf/Uus-flooding.RR7g_IuL.htmlwed/cf/Uus-flooding.RR7g_IuL.html1214122533Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:15:33 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cf/Uus-flooding.RR7g_IuL.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 21 (UPI) -- The swollen Mississippi River was slowly starting to recede at St. Louis Saturday after reaching a crest below 1993's record, meteorologists said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cf/Uus-flooding.RR7g_IuL.html">Flooded Mississippi crests in St. Louis</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 21 (UPI) -- The swollen Mississippi River was slowly starting to recede at St. Louis Saturday after reaching a crest below 1993's record, meteorologists said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cc/Uus-floodallergy.RD4o_IuK.htmlwed/cc/Uus-floodallergy.RD4o_IuK.html1214036132Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:15:32 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cc/Uus-floodallergy.RD4o_IuK.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- The floods in the Midwest are causing a huge emotional and financial impact, but it can also bring health problems, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/cc/Uus-floodallergy.RD4o_IuK.html">Mold from floods can trigger allergies</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- The floods in the Midwest are causing a huge emotional and financial impact, but it can also bring health problems, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dr/Uus-flooding.RrJu_IuK.htmlwed/dr/Uus-flooding.RrJu_IuK.html1214036131Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:15:31 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dr/Uus-flooding.RrJu_IuK.html"></a>ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- Forecasters say the coming crest of the Mississippi River in historic Hannibal, Mo., will be about a foot lower than previously expected.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/dr/Uus-flooding.RrJu_IuK.html">Lower crests predicted on Mississippi</a><br />ST. LOUIS, June 20 (UPI) -- Forecasters say the coming crest of the Mississippi River in historic Hannibal, Mo., will be about a foot lower than previously expected.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)