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Associated Press - September 5, 2010 3:04 PM ET
Jefferson County residents fight gravel mine plan
HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) - A plan to open a gravel and sand mine in Jefferson County in eastern Missouri has angered some area residents, who say it would hurt their property values and create too much noise.
A petition opposing the plan has been signed by more than 400 people contesting plans of John Harness III and his sister, Krista Harness, to rezone 28 acres to allow them to recover and process sand and gravel at the site.
Harness, who lives across from the property that would be mined, told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the mine would have little effect on neighbors.
The Jefferson County Council meets Tuesday to vote on the required rezoning for the project.
Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
Analysis: Carnahan touts $10B for investors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Secretary of State Robin Carnahan often cites a $10 billion figure in her campaign speeches for the U.S. Senate.
It's the amount the Democrat says she recouped for investors who were misled by big banks and other financial institutions.
Most of that money came from nationwide settlements involving auction-rate securities. And most of that came from one case - a 2008 settlement with Wachovia Securities for which Carnahan's office was the lead negotiator.
Carnahan cites the $10 billion figure as an example of how she can stand up to powerful interests.
Her Republican rival, Congressman Roy Blunt, has not questioned the figure. Instead, he has asserted that Carnahan would regularly side with President Barack Obama if she were elected to the Senate.
Teen hospitalized after fall at Columbia bar
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A 19-year-old woman has been hospitalized after falling from a stairwell inside a Columbia bar.
Columbia police say the woman was in critical condition Sunday at a Columbia hospital, with fractures to her skull, neck and face.
Officer Jessie Haden said preliminary tests showed the woman's blood-alcohol content was .32%, or four times the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle.
Haden said the woman appears to have fallen over a railing along an internal stairwell Saturday night.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that it's unclear where the woman consumed the alcohol and police are investigating.
Information from: Columbia Daily Tribune, http://www.columbiatribune.com
Divers recover man's body from Lake of the Ozarks
LAURIE, Mo. (AP) - Divers have recovered the body of a 24-year-old man from the Lake of the Ozarks.
The Missouri State Water Patrol said the victim was identified as Corey Foley of Raytown. The patrol said Foley jumped out of a boat Saturday afternoon and began having difficulty while he was swimming along the shore.
Witnesses told the patrol Foley went under water near the 54 mile-marker in Laurie.
The body was recovered Sunday.
Teen killed while crossing I-55 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A teenager was struck by a vehicle and killed when he was trying to cross an interstate in the St. Louis area.
The portion of Interstate 55 where the accident occurred Saturday afternoon was closed for a few hours while police tried to reconstruct the accident scene.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the teenager was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim's name is being withheld while family is notified.
Police said witnesses reported seeing three teenager trying to cross the highway when the victim was hit. No charges have been filed.
Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
Mo. woman killed in fire identified
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) - Authorities in Lee's Summit have identified the 33-year-old victim of a fire at an apartment in the Kansas City suburb.
Authorities say Kelly Hill died Thursday morning in the fire.
The Kansas City Star reports that the victim was the only occupant of the apartment and was found in a back bedroom.
Nine other units in the complex were evacuated. The fire is believed to have started in a couch and has been ruled accidental.
Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
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