http://www.mail.com/locations/3154-missouri.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3154-missouri.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback was watching film to prepare for Texas A&M's game against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl and getting ready to accompany Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel to New York, where he became the fir... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html 2012-12-13T02:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762020-mourners-gather-funeral-chiefs-belcher.html DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — Jovan Belcher was remembered Wednesday for the accomplishments of a life that ended so suddenly and violently. Several hundred mourners gathered for the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker's funeral near his hometown on Long Island. The 25-year-old Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend on Dec. 1, then drove to the Chiefs' practice facili... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762020-mourners-gather-funeral-chiefs-belcher.html 2012-12-13T01:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761728-colorado-river-depleting-regional-resource.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official said Wednesday. But rising demand and falling supply have water managers in the arid West considering a host of other options to deal with dire projections that the Colorado River — the main ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761728-colorado-river-depleting-regional-resource.html 2012-12-12T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762094-shields-davis-royals.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last couple years, every time that Royals manager Ned Yost would stop to buy a cup of coffee, he would tell the barista his name was Frank. The reason was simple: "I didn't want them staring at me — 'Drink for Ned!' — after losing 90 games a year," Yost said. That all changed when he stopped by a Starbucks on Wednesday. Yost wa... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762094-shields-davis-royals.html 2012-12-12T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1760296-notable-shootings-shopping-malls-worldwide.html Notable shootings at shopping malls worldwide: — Dec. 11, 2012: A masked gunman wearing camouflage opened fire at the Clackamas Town Center in Portland, Ore., killing two people and wounding another before taking his own life. — Oct. 21, 2012: Radcliffe Haughton, 45, killed his wife and two others when he opened fire at a spa at a major shopping mall in B... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1760296-notable-shootings-shopping-malls-worldwide.html 2012-12-12T05:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759562-senator-rock-removal-mississippi-to-start.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Crews might be allowed to begin destroying two rock pinnacles impeding barge traffic on the Mississippi River as early as next week, more than a month ahead of schedule, a senator said Tuesday, cautioning that further steps may be needed to ensure the vital shipping route remains open. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and two river industry tr... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759562-senator-rock-removal-mississippi-to-start.html 2012-12-12T00:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1759400-us-defends-19b-deal-with-british-banking-giant.html NEW YORK (AP) — American authorities on Tuesday cited "astonishing" dysfunction at the British bank HSBC and said that it had helped Mexican drug traffickers, Iran, Libya and others under U.S. suspicion or sanction to move money around the world. HSBC agreed to pay $1.9 billion, the largest penalty ever imposed on a bank. The U.S. stopped short of chargin... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1759400-us-defends-19b-deal-with-british-banking-giant.html 2012-12-11T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1758152-ntsb-use-ignition-locks-drunken-drivers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Every state should require convicted drunken drivers, including first-time offenders, to use devices that prevent them from starting a car's engine if their breath tests positive for alcohol, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The ignition interlock devices — already required for all convicted drunken drivers in 17 st... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1758152-ntsb-use-ignition-locks-drunken-drivers.html 2012-12-11T19:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1756916-chiefs-to-normal-with-loss-to-browns.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Returning to normal for the Kansas City Chiefs is equal parts welcoming and frustrating. The players, coaches and front-office staff may never truly get over the murder-suicide involving teammate Jovan Belcher, which shook the franchise to its very core last week. But they've now played two games since their world was sent spinning... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1756916-chiefs-to-normal-with-loss-to-browns.html 2012-12-10T20:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1756730-royals-trade-with-rays-win-now-mentality.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When James Shields broke into the big leagues with Tampa Bay, the Rays were no better than the Kansas City Royals. They lost more than 100 games his first season, and fared little better the following year. But by his third season as a starter, the Rays had finally turned the corner, many of their prized prospects forming the nucle... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1756730-royals-trade-with-rays-win-now-mentality.html 2012-12-10T19:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1756420-fiscal-cliff-stalemate-spurs-anxiety.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A plunge over the federal "fiscal cliff" may sound like a terrifying risk for many state officials anxiously watching as Washington struggles to avert automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to start with the new year. Yet their greatest angst may stem not from the potential loss of billions of dollars, but the confusion surrounding it all. ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1756420-fiscal-cliff-stalemate-spurs-anxiety.html 2012-12-10T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755462-giants-cowboys-redskins-win-tight-nfc-east.html Winning was required to keep pace in the NFC East playoff race. Losing was all that was needed in the AFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants beat New Orleans with an offensive eruption fueled by David Wilson's record-setting performance. That 52-27 romp kept the Giants one game in front of Washington, which rallied to beat Baltimore ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755462-giants-cowboys-redskins-win-tight-nfc-east.html 2012-12-10T09:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754594-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-team-grieving.html CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cowboys bowed their heads, put hands over their hearts and honored a teammate killed in a car accident during a moment of silence before their game on Sunday, their minds never far from the NFL's latest tragedy. Dan Bailey's 40-yard field goal as time ran out gave Dallas a 20-19 win over the Cincinnati Bengals that provided a few sec... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754594-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-team-grieving.html 2012-12-09T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1752516-police-video-released-nfl-player-murder-suicide.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police released video Friday night that shows officers finding Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher asleep in his car just hours before he killed his girlfriend and later shot himself. The recording was among two dashboard videos made available by police nearly a week after the murder-suicide. The second video shows an offic... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 06:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1752516-police-video-released-nfl-player-murder-suicide.html 2012-12-08T06:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1751024-apnewsbreak-corps-budging-miss-river-flap.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge operators to release more water from the Missouri River, believing the drought-starved Mississippi River it feeds still will remain open to shipping. The industry, however, warns that the situation is growing increasingly dire. Army Assistant Secretary... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1751024-apnewsbreak-corps-budging-miss-river-flap.html 2012-12-07T21:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750906-gop-senate-group-aided-akin-despite-disavowal.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite publicly disavowing candidate Todd Akin after his "legitimate rape" remark, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent $760,000 to Missouri in a last-ditch attempt to aid Akin's unsuccessful bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The long-suspected money shuffling, which had never previously been ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1750906-gop-senate-group-aided-akin-despite-disavowal.html 2012-12-07T17:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749792-relative-woman-slain-chiefs-player-brought-joy.html BLUE RIDGE, Texas (AP) — The slain girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was a loyal friend who brought joy to others with her smiles and laughter, a relative said Thursday at a memorial service for the woman. Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daught... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749792-relative-woman-slain-chiefs-player-brought-joy.html 2012-12-06T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747956-hr-block-2q-loss-narrows-revenue-rises.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — H&R Block's fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed, helped by cost-cutting efforts. Revenue climbed mostly because of a strong tax season in Australia. The nation's largest tax preparation company typically turns in a loss in the August-to-October period because it takes in most of its revenue during the U.S. tax season. H&R Block's q... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747956-hr-block-2q-loss-narrows-revenue-rises.html 2012-12-06T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749494-nfl-teams-offer-support-players-crisis.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Quinn can't help but wonder whether he missed something in the final days of Jovan Belcher's life. Could the Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback have listened better to his teammate? Could he have noticed a change in the linebacker's temperament? Did Belcher utter something under his breath that may have let on that he was capabl... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749494-nfl-teams-offer-support-players-crisis.html 2012-12-06T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749290-drought-revives-water-war-river.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The water wars are raging again in America's heartland, where drought-stricken states are pleading for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River — to drink from their faucets, irrigate their crops and float the barges that carry billions of dollars of agricultural products to market. From Montana to West Virginia, offi... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749290-drought-revives-water-war-river.html 2012-12-06T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1744858-belchers-mom-loves-son-slain-girlfriend.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The days since Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend then shot himself in the head have been very difficult for his mother, who said Wednesday that the slayings have not diminished her love for the couple. Belcher's mother, Cheryl Shepherd, had been living with the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins to hel... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1744858-belchers-mom-loves-son-slain-girlfriend.html 2012-12-06T00:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745880-chiefs-players-pay-respects-to-belcher-service.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Heads bowed, somber past and present Kansas City Chiefs players turned out Wednesday for a memorial service for teammate Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and then himself over the weekend. Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daughter, Zoey.... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745880-chiefs-players-pay-respects-to-belcher-service.html 2012-12-06T00:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1746470-chiefs-brady-quinn-shines-time-trouble.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — This should have been a big week for Brady Quinn. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is coming off one of the best games of his career, helping his team win for only the second time this season. He's heading back to Cleveland, where he washed out as a first-round draft pick, brimming with confidence in his strong right arm. ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1746470-chiefs-brady-quinn-shines-time-trouble.html 2012-12-05T21:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1745700-mississippi-river-dropping-slower-than-expected.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared. Still, at least two large barge companies already are reducing their loads over concerns about the river's depth. Months of drought have left the Mississippi near historic low levels, a prob... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1745700-mississippi-river-dropping-slower-than-expected.html 2012-12-05T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742094-belcher-told-cops-was-waiting-girlfriend.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher told officers who found him sleeping in his car outside an apartment complex hours before he committed a murder-suicide that he was there to visit a woman he described as his "girlfriend," but that she wasn't home. The apartment complex is about 10 miles from the Kansas City home Belcher ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742094-belcher-told-cops-was-waiting-girlfriend.html 2012-12-04T21:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740882-chiefs-picking-up-pieces-heartache.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs returned to work Monday at their practice facility near Arrowhead Stadium, trying to find a sense of normalcy after two days of unimaginable heartache. It proved nearly impossible to do. The locker that once belong to Jovan Belcher, the linebacker who killed his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself S... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740882-chiefs-picking-up-pieces-heartache.html 2012-12-04T05:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740998-portrait-emerges-chiefs-players-tragic.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jovan Belcher walked off the field after his final practice, laughing and joking with Chiefs defensive tackle Shaun Smith about who would get into the game the most on Sunday afternoon. The two walked down the half-dozen steps and into the training complex, past the inspirational signs that coach Romeo Crennel regularly posts on th... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740998-portrait-emerges-chiefs-players-tragic.html 2012-12-03T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739662-chiefs-beat-panthers-somber-arrowhead-stadium.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Quinn tried to avoid looking at the empty locker when he arrived at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback couldn't bear the sight of Jovan Belcher's jersey hanging from a hook, just like it would have any other game day. "That's when it kind of hit me," Quinn said. "It was kind of tough to step back ... 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