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The elimination of funding was intended to grab the attention of executive branch officials accused by some senators of being uncooperative when describing how they spend state money.

The Kewpies scored in the first 10 minutes and added three more to win against Moberly. 

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick asked residents to observe a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. Monday, the time of the first bomb explosion on April 15.  Preliminary interrogations with suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev suggest the bombings were driven by religion.

A Missouri woman brought her family together at a stopping point in the Boston Marathon to honor her deceased father and inadvertently fashioned their narrow escape from the bombing at the marathon's finish line on April 15.

Residents in flood-prone Missouri and Illinois towns on the Mississippi, Illinois and Meramac rivers are shying away from visually unappealing flood protection.

This is a recap of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, on April 15, and the five days that followed, through bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capture.

Over the next two months gas prices could fall an additional 20 cents, analysts said. The typical U.S. household will spend an estimated $326 on gas in April, $38 less than last April. 

The Federal Aviation Administration kept planes on the ground because there weren't enough controllers to monitor busy air corridors. Cascading delays at some of the nation's busiest airports held up many flights into New York, Baltimore and Washington by more than two hours.

Everyone played a part, from doctors, nurses and paramedics to strangers who took off belts to use as tourniquets and staunched bleeding with their bare hands. As of Monday, 51 people remained hospitalized, three of them in critical condition and five listed as serious.

The 12-year-old boy fell into the flooded Big River and was rescued by an eastern Missouri man.

A tiger escaped momentarily at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina, Kan., and wandered into the bathroom.

The last time these teams played in Washington was Oct. 12, in Game 5 of a National League division series, when the Nationals led 6-0 after three innings and were still ahead 7-5 with two outs in the top of the ninth.

 The conference commissioners in charge of putting together the four-team playoff system that will start after the 2014 regular season will meet starting Tuesday in Pasadena, Calif.

The Rams gave up the second overall pick in 2012 for a quarterback they did not need to move down just four spots, in return receiving future considerations galore. After additional jockeying during the draft, the Rams came away with starting defensive tackle Michael Brockers and cornerback Janoris Jenkins, plus promising running back Isaiah Pead and offensive guard Rokevious Watkins.

The river is still rising from St. Louis south. Among the communities expected to see major flooding is Cape Girardeau.

The event lifts the 4.2 percent state sales tax on dishwashers, furnaces, air conditioners and other appliances that carry the Energy Star label.

State Republicans continue to overlook the benefits of the Affordable Care Act with circular logic.

After six months of meetings, residents of Perryville and Perry County have submitted a plan to protect the habitat of the Grotto sculpin.

Senate debate on the budget is scheduled to begin late Monday, with some of the most agreeable items up first.

The Kansas City Star requested the documents nine months ago but the department had declined to release them.