Dec. 17, 2009
The Pulse, Thursday, Dec. 17 – KCOU’s live coverage of campus, local, and late-breaking news
Dec. 16, 2009
The Pulse, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 – KCOU’s live coverage of campus, local, and late-breaking news
4 p.m. News Minute - Suspended MU women’s basketball players won’t face assault charges / Man shot outside Columbia Wal-Mart released from intensive care / MU autism center to get federal earmark / True Tigers giving free Texas Bowl tickets to members
3 p.m. News Minute - MU open to discuss move to Big Ten / If you donate you may be eligible for tax credits / MoDOT to add attachment to Missouri River Bridge / Roy Walt Disney the nephew of Walt Disney dies at age 79 / TIME Magazine names Ben Bernanke 2009 Person of the Year
Dec. 14, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute Columbia Walmart employee shot / Two fires in Fulton under investigation / Missouri unemployment up / Georgia man sentenced to 17 years for terrorism charges
Dec. 11, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute Lack of electricity kills Columbia man, emergency plane landing in STL, Sanford’s wife files for divorce
1 p.m. News Minute – Small plane makes emergency landing in STL / Man found dead after heat cut off / Man accused of burglaries in Carthersville / Changes in ABC News programs / NASA forced to delay launch of spacecraft
Dec. 10, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute - Additional murder charge for Kahler / MU considers 3-year degree / Building company sued for polluting stream
1 p.m. News Minute – Activities and Recreation Center deals with thefts / Columbia pays for taser-related injuries/ Boone County expects $7.7 million deficit
9 a.m. News Minute – UM System President Gary Forsee announces three-year degree under consideration / MU study finds painkillers may reduce vaccine effectiveness / Bustamante’s attorney files for change of venue in Elizabeth Olten case
Dec. 9, 2009
The Pulse, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 – KCOU’s live coverage of campus, local, and late-breaking news (Excludes statehouse stories from Missouri Digital News)
Video Game Festival to Benefit ALS Research – KCOU’s Jade Earle tells us how some MU organizations are letting students play video games to raise money for ALS research
3 p.m. News Minute- The National Weather Service issues wind advisory / H1N1 vaccine now readily available / Obama continues to try to reduce the jobless rate
2 p.m. News Minute - Wind advisory in effect until 6 o’clock this evening / Swine Flu vaccine should now be available to all people / An update on the Olten murder case
Dec. 8, 2009
Local candidates split on benefits of social media – KCOU’s Danny Spewak takes a look at how Columbia political candidates are using social media
Event helps MU students make holiday gifts for free – KCOU’s Jade Earle reports that MSA’s Winter Extravaganza was a success among students looking to save money during the holidays
MU won’t build second College Avenue bridge – KCOU’s Danny Spewak reports that MU has decided not to build a second bridge over College Avenue
4 p.m. News Minute - Closing of Brady food court leads to Campus Dining revenue shortage / Downtown cameras to be put to a vote / Men connected with February shooting death in Columbia sentenced
3 p.m. News Minute - Fifteen-year old girl charged with murder of nine-year old neighbor/ Fmr. Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton pleads not guilty to felony assault / MSA votes to not build a bridge over College Ave. / City Council votes to put security camera issue on ballot in April
9 a.m. News Minute – City Council votes to put security camera issue on ballot in April / Sentencing for five of six men involved in shooting that lead to death of Corey Brown / Columbia-based internet company selected to receive quality award
Dec. 7, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute – MSA votes against second bridge over College Ave / James Kahler to return to court / More Romeo of Raytown crimes / MU’s University Hospital wins award for organ donation program / Chicago man convicted of helping plan Mumbai terrorist attack in 2008
Dec. 6, 2009
Point-Counterpoint Cap-and-Trade Interview – MU College Democrats President Brian Roach and College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins debate UM System President Gary Forsee’s opposition to cap-and-trade
Point-Counterpoint Afghan War Interview – The hosts discuss President Obama’s plan for the Afghanistan war with Eric Woods, who leads the statewide College Republicans organization
Dec. 4, 2009
Senators split on extra talking – KCOU’s Danny Spewak reports on a controversial MSA Senate plan to allow veteran senators to talk for two minutes on each bill
MU students could soon rent cars – KCOU’s Danny Spewak reports on a Missouri Students Association plan to allow MU students to rent Hertz cars
3 p.m. News Minute – Police officer fired over DUI/Forsee speaks at MU about cap-and-trade/2007 Virginia Tech shootings report
2 p.m. News Minute – Vaccinations available next week for MU students / Father found guilty in death of son / Potential new laws include a ban of texting while driving for all MO drivers / Ban possible of all devices that forge bodily liquids / Job market saw positives in November
Dec. 3, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute - Father guilty in death of son / Ohio man pleads insanity for 11 murders / Governor Nixon promises insurance for autistic children.
12 p.m. News Minute - MU History Department have book fair/ Former Alask Governor Sarah Palin in Springfield hawking her book/ Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarding grants for energy efficiency.
9 a.m. News Minute – Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) steps down from ranking position on Budget Committee to also take post with Judiciary Committee / Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) named 2nd in Command on Appropriations Committee / Horace Johnson trial update
Dec. 2, 2009
4p.m. News Minute - Obama to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, presence will total 100,000 Americans / General Motors CEO resigns / Former MU engineering professors and inventor killed in car crash
3 p.m. News Minute - Update on a the shooting involving former Columbia Water and Light Director / 100 MoDot employees to be laid off / 30,000 troops expected to be deployed to Afghanistan and Pakistan
2 p.m. News Minute - Fourth person dies as a result of shooting involving former city of Columbia Water and Light Director / MoDOT to lay off 100 employees / Federal Stimulus money to Missouri Law Enforcement / Tiger Woods says he has let his family down
Dec. 1, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute – Columbia state Sen. Kurt Schaefer now second most powerful Senate Appropriations Committee member / UM System President Forsee’s letter opposing cap-and-trade came without consulting MU officials / Jury selection set to begin in Horace Johnson murder trial
1 p.m. News Minute – Columbia man murders family in Kansas/ Public School holds forum for five-year plan / Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan
12 p.m. News Minute – Bond set at $10 Million cash for ex-official charged with murder / Alleged cop killer shot dead in Seattle / Woman calls in phony bomb threat to keep boss from missing a flight
11 a.m. News Minute – MU forestry club selling trees / Columbia native pleads guilty to child pornography charge / State of Missouri receiving 2 million dollars from federal government to expand broadband access
9 a.m. News Minute – Kraig Kahler, former director of Columbia Water and Light, accused of murdering his wife and three children / Columbia Public Schools to hold “World Cafe” open house to discuss long-term plans / MU receives E-P-A grant for sustainability engineering class
Nov. 19, 2009
12 p.m. News Minute - UM System President declares higher education business model broken/ Ads are going on all city buses/ Columbia Farmer’s Market to stay open until Dec. 19.
9 a.m. News Minute – Jefferson City teen indicted on first degree murder, will be tried as adult / Governor Nixon freezes in-state tuition, will cut MU funding by 5% / 22,000 more H1N1 vaccines available through the Columbia/Boone County Health Department
Nov. 18, 2009
4p.m. News Minute - Judge enters plea in Elizabeth Olten case – Israel to build in settlements in East Jerusalem – U.S. and China say carbon reductions in developed countries is crucial
3 p.m. News Minute - Details of Governor’s speech at MU this morning / An update on the Elzabeth Olten case / An update on the Mohler family child sex case
2 p.m. News Minute – Governor Nixon speaks at MU today / An update on the Elizabeth Olten case / An update on the Mohler family sex case
Nov. 17, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute - Tanning beds at the rec / Nixon flat tuition
3 p.m. News Minute - Gov. Jay Nixon pledges to not cut funding to Missouri public universities if in-state tuition remains flat/ MU loses out on $300,000 by not having this weekend’s football game on TV/ More road closures around the power plant.
9 a.m. News Minute – Rep. Mary Still (D-Columbia) hosts event about payday loan reform / IFC and PHA introduce new off-campus party rules for MU Greek chapters / Man involved in Bentley death last year sentenced to 10 years
Nov. 16, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute – Former funeral home director pleads guilty of unlawful merchandising / Investigations still underway concerning armed robberies / Two dead after home explodes / Hunting accident takes the life on a St Louis man / Petition for cameras in downtown Columbia reaches City Council for vote / Body of missing five-year-old found in North Carolina
Nov. 12, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute – Two fires in South Columbia /Jared L. Mohler and relatives arrested on felony charges/Public Transit gains popularity
12 p.m. News Minute - Bus ridership in Columbia exceeds 2 million/ Balloon Boy has officially been deemed a hoax/ ACORN suing over loss of federal funds
9 a.m. News Minute – Johnny Wright released from jail on bond / MU agriculture gets grant from USDA / five men arrested yesterday in connection with sexually abusing younger family members
Nov. 11, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute - Veterans Day at MU / Scare near state capitol is a simple misunderstanding / A Holts Summit man is shot and killed
2 p.m. News Minute – Scare near state capitol is a simple misunderstanding / A man is shot and killed by a deputy last night / A Columbia man is arrested for sex crimes
Nov. 10, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute - Hostage situation turns out to be false alarm/8th & 9th graders will not have a school band/ President Obama went to Ft. Hood in Texas for memorial services.
1 p.m. News Minute – Columbia man arrested for possession of $8000 worth of heroin/ 25 killed in car bomb attack in Pakistan/ Rick Buford joins race of Fourth Ward City Council seat
12 p.m. News Minute – Reported hostage situation at Governor’s Office Building in Jefferson City / D.C. sniper mastermind set to be executed today / North and South Korea naval forces clash in first violent incident in seven years
9 a.m. News Minute – Another candidate emerges for the 4th Ward Council seat / State attorney general flies lawsuits for sewage dumping / Columbia School Board approves cutting marching band from junior high
Nov. 9, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute- Gary Forsee to hold meetings to discuss University of Missouri economic woes / Ida kills 124 in El Salvador, moves toward U.S. gulf coast / House-approved health care bill awaits Senate approval
2 p.m. News Minute – 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall celebrated in Fulton, MO / Future of health care legislation uncertain / Students at UC-Berkely create the world’s largest California roll
1 p.m. News Minute – Shots fired and suspects still at large / Man arrested for statuary rape in arranged marriage / Columbia couple escapes early morning fire / Columbia School Board to determine future of Field Elementary School / Suspect in Fort Hood shootings conscious and talking
Nov. 6, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute Trayless week / More online classes / Ronald McDonald house is moving / Fort hood
3 p.m. News Minute Orlando shooting/Ronald McDonald House moving/Boil order in effect for Centralia
2 p.m. News Minute Ronald McDonald house relocation / Boil order in effect for Centralia / Jefferson City police cruiser strikes motorist / Fort Hood hero is commended
12 p.m. News Minute Ronald McDonald house relocation/ Boil order in effect for Centralia/ Jefferson City police cruiser strikes motorist/ AIG reports second straight profitable quarter
11 a.m. News Minute Ronald McDonald house plans move / 25 yr old Damon Williams guilty in murder case/Missouri Highway Patrol hits a pedestrian/ Fort Hood shooting
Nov. 5, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute – Repairs on School of Journalism walkway begins / MU Student Health Center cancels flu vaccine clinics/ Nordyne lays off over 100 employees
9 a.m. News Mnute – Gov. Nixon wants higher DWI laws / Two Columbia elementary schools began giving out H1 N1 vaccines / Final nominee to Citizen Police Review Board
Nov. 4, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute- Results from last night’s election / Maine voters vote against gay marriage / MU Student Health Center cancels swine flu vaccine clinics
2 p.m. News Minute- Some of last night’s election results / MU Student Health Center cancels clinics / Final member of the Citizens Police Review Board is selected
1 p.m. News Minute -Mayoral election results roll in.
12 p.m. News Minute - Results, numbers, and issues from last night’s off-year elections.
11a.m. News Minute- Police review board gets final member/ new zoning for property/ MU student health center cancels clinics/ election results/ CIA agents found guilty.
Nov. 3, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute – Student fees may go up/Racially motivated attack in a Walmart parking lot/Governorships up for grabs in New Jersey and Virginia
1 p.m. News Minute – Damon Williams stands trial for murder/ Council bans new payday loans for six months/ Madoff’s accountant pleads guilty
11 a.m. News Minute – Columbia water supply may be contaminated / New Columbia Citizens Police Review Board Members / MU domestic partnership benefits
9 a.m. News Minute – New Citizen’s Police Review Board chosen / E. coli levels in Lake of the Ozarks now believed to come from faulty septic systems / Dept. of Corrections has highest inmate population ever
Nov. 2, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute – Warrant requested regarding robbery and assault Friday Night / Man arrested for gas station robbery Saturday night / City Council to announce members of Citizens Police Review Board / City Council to discuss suspension of payday-loans to local businesses / Zombie Walk Saturday night brings scares to Broadway / San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopens today after a week of repairs
Nov. 1, 2009
Point-Counterpoint – 2009 Elections - With College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins and College Democrats President Brian Roach, we discuss Tuesday’s elections
Point-Counterpoint – Stimulus jobs – With College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins and College Democrats President Brian Roach, we discuss the impact of the federal stimulus money on the economy
Point-Counterpoint – Health care – With College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins and College Democrats President Brian Roach, we discuss the Democrats’ attempts at health care overhaul
October 30, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute – Shooting just outside Columbia’s eastern city limit / KC teen charged with murder of homeless man / Stimulus plan saves jobs
1 p.m. News Minute – Man shot in leg, suspect still at large / Bus driver determined not at fault for winery accident / Columbia’s water getting safer, thanks to chloramine / Attorney suing Columbia and Police Department for violating Sunshine Laws / Victims of midair military crash still missing
10 a.m. News Minute - Chloramine treatments lower cancer-causing compounds in local drinking water / State Historical Society’s budget cut 25% / More than 650,000 jobs have created or saved under Obama’s economic stimulus plan
9 a.m. News Minute - Halloween safety precautions / MSA debates bill about the creation of an office / Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to an end
October 29, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute - Flood warnings across Missouri / Budget Cuts affect MU / Health care Package Unveiled
1 p.m. News Minute – MSA resignation leaves open seat/ Tracy Greever-Rice joins the race for Fourth Ward City Council Seat/ Nancy Pelosi announces new health care plan
October 28, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute - The latest on the Elizabeth Olton Case / Walk-In Swine Flu Clinic in Columbia today / Tibetan Monks give presentation at MU
2 p.m. News Minute - Update on the Elizabeth Olton Murder Case / Tibetan Monks finishing up their visit at MU / Gov. Nixon announces more budget cuts / NASA’s tallest rocket finally takes flight
October 25, 2009
Point-Counterpoint with Brett Dinkins 2 - Point-Counterpoint interviewed Mizzou College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins to discuss health care overhaul
Point-Counterpoint with Brett Dinkins 1 - Point-Counterpoint interviewed Mizzou College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins to discuss Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
NewsHour Ben Datema Interview - NewsHour sat down with Student Sustainability Coordinator Ben Datema on Sunday to discuss sustainability at MU.
NewsHour Campus Dining Student Interviews – KCOU’s Blake Hanson spoke to students living in Gillett about what they’ll do when Rollins closes.
NewsHour Jordan Paul Interview - NewsHour spoke live with MSA President Jordan Paul about interest in student government and the future of MSA.
October 23, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute Curator board discuses new degree programs / College ave and Center dorm kiosks vandalized / Obama’s global clean energy race / San Juan fire
3 p.m. News Minute Clinch murder trial/lack of funds for UM-System/Airline overflies destination
2 p.m. News Minute – Swine flu effects student attendance / Res Life implements more security cameras / San Juan is covered by large mushroom cloud / MU Homecoming Parade
1 p.m. News Minute – Flu season hits Columbia hard and early this season / More swine flu vaccines expected / Freshman to get first pick of housing / New cameras to be installed in residence halls / Three sex offenders arrested in Columbia / Flames cover San Juan, Puerto Rico / Homecoming decorations to be displayed this weekend in Greektown / Homecoming Parade tomorrow morning at 8:30
12 p.m. News Minute MU Homecoming Skits/ ResLife considering giving freshman upper hand/ AIG exec David Herzog/ San Juan covered by mushroom cloud
10 a.m. News Minute MU System to maybe add two new degrees / Environmental official, Jim Yancy, fired / H1N1 hitting earlier than expected
9 a.m. News Minute H1N1, hitting earlier than expected / State not getting number of H1N1 vaccines it originally thought it would / Child abuser possibly slain by brother-in-law
October 22, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – Senate Candidate speaks at MU / CPD to implement news Taser policy / Cole Co. girl missing / Clinch testimony ends
9 a.m. News Minute – Sid Sullivan announces bid for Mayor, Scott Olsen elected Boone County Fire Protection District Chief / MU Budget to lose $21 million in federal money for 2011 / DNR asks EPA for more time to study Hinkson Creek
October 21, 2009
4p.m. News Minute Herzog, vice president of AIG gives talk on economy at MU / Afghanistan to have runoff election
3 p.m. News Minute - Smoke reported on MU Campus / David Herzog to give lecture at MU / Power outage in Columbia this morning
2 p.m. News Minute - Smoke reported on M-U Campus yesterday / Columbia power outage this morning / William Clinch trial continues / Marching band curriculum evaluated / Man in Boston accused of helping terrorists
October 20, 2009
LOCAL NEWS: City Council discusses chickens / Greg Young / KCOU News / Oct. 20, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – Tracy Fisher’s death / MU’s Nuclear battery / Jefferson city landfill turned into energy
3 p.m. News Minute – Smoke but no fire at Hatch Hall on Tuesday / MSA discusses future student tailgating spot / New Haven Elementary lets out early after water line explodes twice / City Council protects cyclists, pedestrians, and wheelchair users from vehicular harassment
2 p.m. News Minute - Governor announces new alternative energy plant/ $64 million approved for Columbia Regional Airport/ 18 year old MU student dies
1 p.m. News Minute – Student dies from Pulmonary Embolism/ Missouri Division of Parks eliminates 100 jobs/ Supreme Court hears from Guantanamo Bay detainees
12 p.m. News Minute – Cause of death known in Freshman MU Student’s death / 64 Million Dollars to be spent on renovating the Columbia Regional Airport / Twin Blasts shake capital of Pakistan
9 a.m. News Minute – Candidate for fire chief’s sons past legal troubles surface / Columbia City Council gives pedestrians and wheelchair users same rights as bicyclists / Columbia Water and Light meets 2012 goal for renewable energy / Obama in New York for fundraisers, inspections / Bombs injure 20, kill 2 in Pakistan as South Waziristan offensive continues
October 19, 2009
1 p.m. News Minute Accident injures five on Paris Road / yesterday’s car crash victims released from hospital / Clean-up of Flat Branch Creek successful / Missouri woman risks life to save 16 dogs / UConn football player pronounced dead
October 16, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute Nixon shuffles DNR/MSA race uncontested/successful MU blood drive
1 p.m. News Minutes Homecoming Blood drive breaks record / Saint Louis police officer dies of injuries / Missouri swine flu hotline created / Four-year-old murder case to come to trial / Boy in balloon is a hoax / Columbia Bluebird Music and Art Festival
12 p.m. News Minute MUPD needs student help/MSA election is uncontested/Balloon boy hoax?
11 a.m. News Minute Blood drive at Hearnes Center/MUPD needs students help/Buck’s Ice Cream 20th Anniversary/ Balloon boy a hoax?
10 a.m. News Minute College of Business Dean Bruce Walker to step down / Voluntary Acton Center helps those in need / Suicide bombers kill 11 people in Pakistan
9 a.m. News Minute MSA presidential race uncontested / H1N1 vaccine coming to Boone County schools soon / F-16 fighter plane goes down near South Carolina Coast
October 15, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – Man charged in 1976 murder extradited to Missouri / FEMA flood insurance maps badly out of date / Boy missing after wayward balloon lands
3 p.m. News Minute - Couple building sustainable home out of recycled materials / Urban deer hunting season numbers trump last year’s / 1 billion chronically hungry worldwide UN reports
2 p.m. News Minute – Obama visits New Orleans / 6-year old boy floats away in hot air balloon / Local science teachers win state award / MU Habitat for Humanity “homeless” this week
1 p.m. News Minute – Jukebox stabbing at Black and Gold Bar/Joe Biden visits St. Louis/Militant attack in Pakistan
12 p.m. News Minute – FEMA distributes error-riddled flood insurance maps/ Columbia public school students get free swine flu vaccines/ Rush Limbaugh dropped from bid to buy St. Louis Rams.
October 14, 2009
LOCAL NEWS: Man charged for murder, not drugs, in Red Roof Inn shooting / Alice Prael / KCOU News / Oct. 14, 2009
CAMPUS NEWS: ‘Tag Day’ to become yearly event at MU / Danny Spewak / KCOU News / Oct. 14, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute - Fire in Curtis Hall / Bruce Walker to step down as MU Trulaske College of Business Dean / Vice-President Biden will visit St. Louis on Thursday
2 p.m. News Minute - A long-serving MU Dean is stepping down after nearly 20 years/Man stabbed at Black and Gold bar/Jefferson City shootout last night/Missouri DNR may be investigated/Dow Jones hits 10,000 for the first time in a year
October 13, 2009
11a.m. News Minute- H1N1 vaccine arrives/Man shot in Jefferson City/Dean of Trulaske College of Business to step down/Naccio announces bid for mayor/UK to step up number of troops in Afghanistan.
10am News Minutes – H1N1 vaccine arrives/Dean of Trulaske Business College to retire/ Nuccio announces bit for mayor/ Health care bill signed.
3 p.m. News Minute – Construction crews to return to the Quad this winter/ MSA extends deadline for three empty positions/ Dean of Trulaske Business College retires.
1 p.m. News Minute – Dean of Trulaske College of Business steps down/ Shortage of flu shots in Columbia / Republican senator backs the health care bill
9 a.m. News Minute – Columbia school board approves almost all of 2010-2011 curriculum / Jefferson County school district closes due to flu / Heath care reform bill update / Russia and China agree to preliminary natural gas deal
12 p.m. News Minute – Annual Homecoming Blood Drive begins today / Flu shot shortage in Columbia / Jefferson City schools closed for flu / MU Football to return to national television for Homecoming game / Petition to get cameras in downtown Columbia only 279 signatures away from success / DNA leads to an arrest in a 19 -year-old crime
October 12, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute Smiley Lane closed due to construction / Thousands gathered in Washington D.C. to support gay rights / Suicide bombing kills 41 in Pakistan
2 p.m. News Minute Accident at Stadium and Maryland/ Springfield resident charged with ex-girlfriend’s murder/ Gunfire at Walmart /Sprinklers put out fire at Paquin Towers / Earth Science Week for Missouri / Man Charged with “stealing valor”
1 p.m. News Minute Gunshots heard at Walmart / Springfeild resident charged with murder / Sprinklers prevent damage a Paquin Towers / Earth Science Week for Missouri / Hijacking suspect captured
October 9, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute Stripes 75,000th ride / Power outage at game / Crumby death at Red Roof Inn / Obama peace prize / Harvard’s hard times
3 p.m. News Minute Obama’s award/Kit Bond’s honor/Motel murder
2 p.m. News Minute President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize / H1N1 vaccines arrives in Columbia / USA Today tests first electronic edition at MU / The Scottrade Center has an escalator malfunction
1 p.m. News Minute Red Roof Inn Homicide / Arrival of the H1N1 Vaccine / USA testing first E-edition on MU students / Missouri borrows money from reserves / Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
12 p.m. News Minute Columbia and Memorial Stadium rain issues/ Red Roof in homicide/ Rep Kit Bond receives award from March of Dimes/ Obama wins Noble Peace Prize
11 a.m. News Minute Memorial Stadium and campus wide power outage/ Sold out ponchos/ Red Roof in homicide/ UCLA student stabbing/ 40,000 more troops suggested for Afghanistan
10 a.m. News Minute State of Missouri borrows $150 million from state’s reserve fund / Meth fire kills twenty-year old Missourian, Daniel Mittenburg / President Barack Obama wins 2009 Noble Peace Prize
9 a.m. News Minute Columbia woman found dead outside motel last night / MU receives B- grade from the Sustainability Endowments Institute / Columbia school teachers could see pay raise in the future
October 8, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute – Student seating expanded for tonight’s football game / NASA to crash two spacecraft on the moon / Hickman High pool granted a new roof
2 p.m. News Minute – Red Ants invade Southeast Missouri / I-70 construction halted for tonight’s football game / India undergoes famine / Free hoops clinic this weekend
1 p.m. News Minute – Construction on 1-70 stopped for football game/ USA Today E-edition headed towards MU/ H1N1 vaccines come to Columbia
12 p.m. News Minute - Flash flood warning in effect/ TheFreeTiger.com gains national attention/ India’s embassy in Afghanistan bombed.
9 a.m. News Minute -MU Athletic Department narrows, then widens, student seats / Rain causes several road closures in Boone County / Anheuser-Busch In-Bev selling 10 amusement parks / CBO says senate health care bill will reduce deficit
October 7, 2009
3 p.m. News Minute - MU says it is ready for Nebraska game parking/DoIT update on email transition/Final “Cut Throat” gang members plead guilty/Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell theme parks to Blackstone Group/National Organization for Women criticizes David Letterman/Saturn’s got a new ring
2 p.m. News Minute - MU prepares for Nebraska game parking/Final “Cut Throat” gang members plead guilty/Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell theme parks/National Organization for Women criticizes David Letterman/A new discovery regarding Saturn
1 p.m. News Minute -The MU Division of IT nears end of switch to Outlook Live/Columbia Values Diversity Awards/Swine flu vaccines released to the U.S. today/The National Weather Service issues flood warning to Boone County
9 a.m. News Minute – MU Freshman trouble with North Face/ MU Nebraska Game/ Rally for Reactor T-shirts
October 6, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute - Bunraku Bay preform at Jesse Hall / Columbia tries to be bike friendly / sunrise estate experienced a home evasion / 240 people die in southern India due to four days of rain fall.
3 p.m. News Minute - Rush Limbaugh trying to buy the St. Louis Rams/ City Sales Tax discussed on online purchases/ Police cracking down on cyclists.
2 p.m. News Minute – Kit Bond supports sending more troops to Afghanistan / 748 pound shark caught off coast of Florida / Columbia police cracking down to make biking safer
1 p.m. News Minute – Columbia woman sentenced for killing her son / Columbia Police Department making biking safer / Fugitive in Rwandan genocide arrested
11 a.m. News Minute - Columbia City Council approves construction of bike boulevard / State of Missouri is planning to cut budget / New immigration policy releases illegal immigrants from prison
October 5, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – Children survive, possibly cause fire / Two MSA Chairs step down within 24 hours / Washington D.C. Judge rules banning on social networks not illegal.
1 p.m. News Minute – Information regarding H1N1 vaccine to be presented at SLU tomorrow / Investigators still looking into death of Rock Bridge High student / Fire on Friday may have been started by children at play / Police still searching for suspects involved in convenience store robbery Sunday night / Trial begins for Ohio pediatrician accused of crimes against minors
October 2, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – Westboro Baptist Church to protest Mizzou Hillel at 6 p.m. / Crane falls on apartment complex downtown / Petition to put security camera funding on ballot halfway to goal / Indonesian earthquake update
3 p.m. News Minute – Rio to host 2016 Olympics/Westboro Baptist Church back in Columbia / Letterman extortion
2 p.m. News Minute – 2016 Olympic Games / Student health care discussion / MU football game against Nebraska
1 p.m. News Minutes – 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio de Janero / A crane crashed into an apartment building in downtown Columbia / EPSN to air commercials for Children’s Hospital and the Missouri School of Journalism during this Thursday’s MU football game / Director of the State Department of Natural Resources suspended / CBS employee arrested for extorting David Letterman.
10 a.m. News Minute ESPN to feature Children’s Hospital and School of Journalism during Missouri-Nebraska football game / MU School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery is seeking improvement / Boone County Commissioners considering imposing a use tax on out-of-state mail-order and Internet sales
9 a.m. News Minute – ESPN to feature Children’s Hospital and School of Journalism during Missouri-Nebraska football broadcast / Vehicles near Memorial stadium will have to move closer to heart of campus by 4:00 p.m. on Missouri-Nebraska game day / Earthquakes kill an estimated 1,100 people in Indonesia
Oct. 1, 2009
3 p.m News Minute – 3M lays off Columbia plant employees / Women sues Missouri System after Hearnes Center fall / Obama pushes for Chicago to host 2016 Summer Olympics
2 p.m News Minute – Tour of Missouri bike race “a success” / Earthquakes rattle Indonesia / New Franklin man careens off road on motorcycle / Union members rally in Jefferson City
1 p.m. News Minute – Cut Throat gang members plead guilty/ Sherry Browne announced as Executive Director of Tiger Institute/ Historical documents destroyed in sprinkler malfunction
12 p.m. News Minute – 48 MU students reporting flu-like symptoms, like the swine flu/ GM to end production of Saturn cars/ New human ancestor discovered
10 a.m. News Minute – State Representative supports legislation for more funding for higher education / Jay Nixon suspends Deparment of Natural Resources Director / Earthquake in Indonesia
Sept. 30, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – Columbia Police involved in standoff Tuesday night / Senate Finance Committee rejects two public option amendments to health care Bill
3 p.m. New Minute – Mike Alden is named president of the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association/DNR Director on administrative leave without pay/Replacement of Lafferre Hall may be possible
2 p.m. News Minute – Gov. Nixon places DNR Director on administrative leave/Standoff earlier this morning quelled as SWAT team moves in/Lafferre Hall to be replaced/Cold case murder suspect arrested/Indonesia struck by tremendous earthquake
1 P.M. News Minute – Man suspected of 1985 Columbia murder arrested in Georgia/Rep. Chris Kelly on higher education/Pres. Obama announcement on the Recovery Act/Disaster in Indonesia.
Sept. 29, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – The Boone County Sheriff’s department warns of a potential texting scam, legal troubles between MU and Tan Tim LLC may result in the removal of tanning beds from The Spa, earthquake registers at 8.0 in the Pacific Ocean but will not likely affect the Hawaiian islands
3 P.M. News Minute – Local man pleads guilty to child molestation/Zootoo.com contest campaigners break ties with Columbia Humane Society/U.S. Senate Finance Committee rejects government-run public option.
2 P.M. News Minute – Chicago high school student murdered in gang fight/ Missouri state auditor claims overpayment of county officials/ Man arrested in Georgia for 1976 murder.
1 p.m. News Minute - Working towards a new engineering building/ New committee for Residence Halls Associations/ Text message scam in Columbia
12 p.m. News Minute – MU receives $100 Million dollar investment / Columbia drops out of Mid-Missouri Planning Commission / Suspect arrested for 1976 Columbia Murder
9 a.m. News Minute – MU Heath Care and Cerner announce deal / First red light ticket challenge successful / Man caught in Georgia wanted for murder in Columbia in 1976 / Defense bill full of earmarks gets White House approval
Sept. 28, 2009
4 p.m. News Minute – New Performance Halls for MU/MSA considers additional land bridge/Obama to Promote Chicago for 2016 Olympics
2 p.m. News Minute – MU plans to announce $100 million partnership with Cerner Corp., Malaysian opposition party attempts to force Beyonce to cancel scheduled concert
1 p.m. News Minute – Jefferson City man and woman found dead in their apartment this morning,
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