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Incumbent Creamed in Michigan

 Incumbent 
 Creamed in 
 Michigan 
ELECTION ROUNDUP
Aug 4, 2010 5:39 AM CDT

Incumbent Creamed in Michigan

Yesterday's races a mixed bag for establishment candidates

(Newser) - Longtime Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick fell to a challenger in yesterday's Democratic primary, making her the fourth House incumbent trounced in a primary this year. In other closely watched incumbent races, Missouri GOP Rep. Roy Blunt skated to victory and GOP Sen. Jerry Moran narrowly squeaked by in Kansas....

Missouri Votes to Block Health Care Reform

State won't require people to buy insurance

(Newser) - Missouri residents have voted to block a portion of President Obama's health care reform. In a vote seen as largely symbolic, 73% of voters approved a state law saying Missouri can't penalize people for not having health insurance. The law is unlikely to have any practical effect because the relevant...

Man Sought in Girl's Kidnapping Shoots Self

Kidnapper cut tot's hair

(Newser) - A man sought in the kidnapping of a 4-year-old Missouri girl shot himself during a confrontation with police who tracked his car to a home. Police did not identify him, nor reveal his condition. Alisa Maier was grabbed from the front lawn of her home where she was playing with...

Snatched Tot Found Alive —70 Miles From Home

Desperate mom gave chase

(Newser) - A 4-year-old girl was found alive wandering some 70 miles from her Missouri home 24 hours after her frantic mom chased her daughter's kidnapper in vain. Alisa Maier was ordered into a car by a strange man as she played outside her home with her 5-year-old brother, cops said. When...

Woman Gunned Down on Highway as Drivers Watch

Tommie Hill shoots Ashley Oliver then kills himself

(Newser) - Drivers crawling along a traffic-filled highway outside St. Louis could do little more than watch, horrified, as a shot and bleeding woman scrambled out of a car and ran across the road, banging on windows and crying for help. What unfolded happened so quickly, no one had time to come...

Missouri Strippers Battle Bill to Keep Them Clothed

Governor deciding whether to sign bill

(Newser) - Missouri’s strip clubs are begging Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a bill that they say would cost the state thousands of scantily clad jobs. The Republican legislature has passed a law that would forbid Show Me State strippers from dancing naked or touching patrons, and would bar clubs from...

Yo-Yo 'Whiz' Punks TV Stations
 Yo-Yo 'Whiz' Punks TV Stations 
May 10, 2010 7:00 PM CDT

Yo-Yo 'Whiz' Punks TV Stations

Kenny Strasser talks his way onto Midwestern morning shows

(Newser) - If someone calling himself Kenny Strasser turns up on your local TV station's happy-talk morning news, pay attention: His yo-yo routine is about to fall to pieces. "K-Strass" punked four Wisconsin stations before taking his show to Missouri, where "he did some really lame things" on the air,...

Mo. clerk says he'll use $258M jackpot on bills
$258M Powerball Winner May Keep Job
Apr 23, 2010 4:00 PM CDT

$258M Powerball Winner May Keep Job

Missouri store clerk making minimum wage will pay bills, fix teeth

(Newser) - A Missouri man who won a $258 million Powerball jackpot said he hasn't decided yet if he'll quit his job at the convenience store where he bought the winning ticket. Chris Shaw, a 29-year-old tattooed father of three, came forward yesterday as the winner of the 10th-largest Powerball jackpot ever,...

What Was That Giant Fireball Over Midwest?

Blast lights up sky in several states

(Newser) - Scientists are scratching their heads after a giant fireball lit up the midwestern sky, then vanished. The fireball rattled homes and shook the earth as it streaked across the sky and apparently triggered a sonic boom. Scientists speculate the phenomenon, that also lit up police station phone lines, was a...

Lawmaker Challenged by Hubby She Says is Violent

She gets restraining order, he files election challenge

(Newser) - An eastern Missouri lawmaker is facing an election challenge from her own husband, whom she accuses of physical violence. He denies the allegations. Democratic Rep. Linda Fischer obtained a protection order against John Fischer last week. Three days later, he filed as a Republican candidate for his wife's state House...

Kansas City Closing Half Its Schools

'We took a meat ax to the district'

(Newser) - Kansas City's school board narrowly voted to close 29 of the city's 61 public schools after an emotional, standing-room-only meeting last night. The measure, a desperate attempt to prevent a projected $50 million budget shortfall, passed 5-4 despite pleas from parents and community leaders to keep the schools open, the...

12 Unique Destinations for 2010

National Trust offers up Dozen Distinctive Destinations

(Newser) - Looking for a getaway that's just a bit different this year? Look no further than the National Trust for Historic Preservation 's annual Dozen Distinctive Destinations. The list encourages travelers to, for example, skip Disneyland's Main Street, USA, and instead "travel to Ft. Collins, Colorado, to see the real...

Judge Mulls 'Necessity Defense' in Doc Killing

Roeder claims he had to kill abortion physician to save fetuses

(Newser) - A Kansas judge will begin hearing motions today about whether or not to allow the killer of an abortion doctor to present a "neccesity defense," claiming that it was necessary to kill the physician to save fetuses. Scott Roeder, 51, has admitting gunning down Dr. George Tiller last...

Case of Line-Cutting Sparks Racial Firestorm

Young black woman faces 15 years in dust-up at Wal-Mart

(Newser) - Trial is set to begin in a case of Wal-Mart line-cutting that has turned into a racially charged media circus. Heather Ellis was arrested almost three years ago after an incident that began when she switched checkout lines at a Missouri store—to join her cousin in a faster queue,...

Mo. Cops Seek Bodies, Kids' Notes on Abuse

Police dig up farm where 5 men charged with child rape

(Newser) - Investigators are digging up property at a Missouri farm where an elderly man and his four sons have been charged in repeated sexual assaults of young relatives, according to officials. Police are searching for bodies, as well as buried glass jars containing handwritten notes by children detailing their abuse up...

5 Missouri Men Busted on Child Rape Charges

Accused believed to be father, four sons

(Newser) - Five members of the same family were arrested in connection with sex crimes against children in a raid on a Missouri farm yesterday. The men, aged from 47 to 77, are believed to be a father and his four sons, police say. They face multiple felony charges including forcible sodomy,...

Penny Slots Bring In Big Bucks
 Penny Slots Bring In Big Bucks 
Aug 31, 2009 11:41 AM CDT

Penny Slots Bring In Big Bucks

(Newser) - Casinos are making big bank off the tiniest—and oft-most derided—denomination, USA Today reports. Gambling outfits have added penny slots at an amazing rate—in the last 2 years, Nevada has removed 12,000 more costly machines to make room for 7,000 penny slots—and the move has...

Voinovich Makes 9 GOP Yeas for Sotomayor
Voinovich Makes 9 GOP Yeas for Sotomayor
UPDATED
Aug 6, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

Voinovich Makes 9 GOP Yeas for Sotomayor

(Newser) - As she coasts toward confirmation, Sonia Sotomayor picked up the support of a 9th Republican today, reports MSNBC. Ohio Sen. George Voinovich’s promised yea joins yesterday's announcement by Kit Bond of Missouri and on-again-off-again Obama cabinet nominee Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. Voinovich is among four of six retiring...

Judge Throws Out Sentence in MySpace Suicide Case

(Newser) - A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. US District Judge George Wu acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Wu...

'Tough' Toddler Survives 2 Days in Mo. Woods

He was 4 miles from home—starved, naked, and grinning

(Newser) - By the time his bare bottom was spotted in the woods yesterday, rescue crews were doubtful they would find Joshua Childers alive. But the 3-year-old sprang up and grinned when a volunteer called out to him. He had wandered into the Missouri woods Monday morning and survived 50 hours barely...

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