For the Native American tribe, see Missouri tribe.

For the North American river, see Missouri River.

Missouri (, , , or , named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning "town of the large canoes", is a central state in the United States. It is considered by most of its inhabitants to be a Midwestern state, but it has many Southern cultural influences. The state's nickname is the Show-MeState The Mississippi and Missouri rivers are the two large rivers which flow through the state.

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Kansas City Star: Local News

Precious Doe murder trial opens in Jackson County Circuit Court
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 -0500
Even the defense conceded Monday that Harrell Johnson played an ugly role in the death of Erica Green, the little girl known in Kansas City for so long as Precious Doe.
Independence woman who fled with four children is found
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 -0500
The woman didn't have a purse or any identification, but she did have a church voucher good for one night's stay at the Holly Motel in Olympia, Wash.
Teacher suspended for students' Obama chants
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 -0500
A teacher at a Kansas City charter school was suspended Monday after video of his public school students chanting in praise of Barack Obama became a national sensation on YouTube.
Man faces murder charges again
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 -0500
Jackson County prosecutors on Monday accused a 27-year-old man of chasing and shooting at a car, killing one of its three occupants.
Independence man receives 30 years for child sex crimes
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 -0500
When William R. Watkins was led Monday from an Independence courtroom, a woman screamed, “Child molester!”
The Watchdog: Traffic islands calm busy waters of Inverness Drive
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 -0500
Lewis Bunch isn't happy. He thinks it's “a shame” that the city cut the zoo's budget but has money to install traffic islands on Inverness Drive.

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ColumbiaTribune.com - News

Suspect in murder is in custody; Officers catch up with Clyde Hyler.
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff A Columbia man known by police to be armed and dangerous is off the streets today.
Festival a hit with crowds; Organizers hopeful event made money.
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff The crowds were big but benign last weekend at the Roots ’N Blues ’N BBQ Festival.
High school boundaries up in the air; District must decide where kids will go.
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff It’s too early to say whether Columbia’s proposed new high school will have a traditional, block or modified class schedule, whether students will have unassigned time during the school day or whether they will be allowed to leave campus during lunch.

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