Washington, Dec 4 - U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today praised passage of legislation authorizing a study of the historical “Ox-Bow Route” of the Butterfield Overland trail for potential addition to the National Trails System.

The language for the study, authored by Rep. Boozman, was included in H.R. 3998 – a bill authorizing the Interior Department to conduct studies on nine projects to determine the appropriate means for…[more]

Attorney General Jay Nixon says southwest Missourians are receiving phone calls that appear to be from Empire Bank, but actually are from identity thieves. Consumers say an automated phone call tells them there is a problem with their bank account and tells them to go to a Web site to address the problem. That Web site then asks them to enter their bank account information. In other cases, a live…[more]

Rogers, AR - Strateline Industries today announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Rogers, Arkansas. The new facility’s primary launch product is a fiber-based fabric used in wet wipes, as well as sustainable non-woven products used in the automotive, home furnishing and medical industries. Strateline is located in a 250,000 sq. ft. facility housing multiple technologies that formerly produced non-woven materials. The company is investing $63 million in…[more]

LITTLE ROCK - The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor heard shocking and sad reports about domestic abuse and drug addiction.
So far this year 24 Arkansans have been killed in incidents of domestic abuse. That means we’re well on the way to breaking a record set in 2005, when 26 victims of domestic abuse were killed in Arkansas.

The report came from the…[more]

After a Big 12 Championship loss to Oklahoma, Tiger fans have stepped up in support of the 11-2, No. 6 (BCS) Mizzou football team and its historic season. Mizzou yesterday accepted a bid to play Jan. 1 in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

By the middle of…[more]

LITTLE ROCK– Yesterday, the Attorney General’s office, on behalf of the State of Arkansas and 45,000 Arkansas Ferrellgas customers, filed suit against Ferrellgas for violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”).

“I have gone to great lengths to resolve these issues with Ferrellgas, but it has been unwilling to compromise on what I believe are extremely reasonable terms,” McDaniel said. “I had hoped to have this…[more]

PRNewswire-USNewswire/—It’s hard to get much more all-American than Dick Clark, and it’s hard to find a more all-American town than Branson, Missouri. However, a complaint filed by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) alleges that American workers at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Grill (AB Grill) in Branson are being discriminated against when it comes to hiring in favor of illegal alien workers. AB Grill, founded by the legendary American Bandstand…[more]

Jefferson City, Missouri — Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today released the 2007-2008 edition of the Missouri Official Manual (the “Blue Book"). Carnahan was joined by the Interim President for the University of Missouri system, Dr. Gordon Lamb, at the public unveiling ceremony in the Rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol. 

The 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried beneath the Tulsa County courthouse lawn and unearthed last summer will be treated to some restoration work soon.

Owners Levada Humbertson Carney, 88, and Catherine Humbertson Johnson, 93 are shipping the vehicle to New Jersey where it will be worked with both a degreaser and an acid-free rust remover.

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The MoDOt project to widen U.S. Highway 65 south of Branson is nearing completion. The new southbound lanes south of Hollister are scheduled to open for traffic the morning of December 3.

A small section of the highway, just at the southern city limits of Hollister, will remain closed for a short time as crews remove the temporary crossover that was installed during construction.

As a…[more]