http://www.newstin.com/us/missouri Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58692635 After Ryan Seacrest announced Wednesday’s American Idol results — that David Cook had won by 12 million votes — the show’s newest winner, a bartender from Blue Springs, Mo., fulfilled his first duty as the American Idol: facing reporters. Backstage at the Nokia Theatre in L.A., Cook talked about... Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58692635 2008-05-22T12:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58715651 KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Missouri car dealer said on Thursday sales have soared at his auto and truck business since launching a promotion this week that promises buyers a free handgun or a $250 gas card with every purchase. ... Max Motors, a small Butler,... Thu, 22 May 2008 19:03:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58715651 2008-05-22T19:03:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58626023 Kansas City Southern today announced that it has determined the consideration to be paid in connection with the previously announced cash tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company , to purchase any and all of KCSR's 9-1/2% Senior Notes due 2008 and... Thu, 22 May 2008 11:35:30 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58626023 2008-05-22T11:35:30Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58719300 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Board of Education has voted to extend its control over St. Louis public schools for another three years. The action Thursday means Missouri's largest school district will remain under state supervision until June 30, 2011. The state took over the district... Thu, 22 May 2008 19:45:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58719300 2008-05-22T19:45:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58671871 CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — For nearly a year now, the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau has been battling one sinkhole after another. But a city official says the threat is expected to decline as the Mississippi River level continues to go down. Twenty sinkholes have been reported in Cape... Thu, 22 May 2008 15:06:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58671871 2008-05-22T15:06:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58616000 Real name: David Roland Cook Birth Date: December 20, 1982 Image: Rocker who can play the guitar and likes to be different from the rest Best Known For: Winning the seventh season of American Idol Early life: Raised in Blue Springs, Missouri, David's promising musical career began early, after he... Thu, 22 May 2008 10:24:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58616000 2008-05-22T10:24:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58690274 Parenting column ... By Mat Anderson THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) ANDERSON, Ind. — “I’m seventeen, and I’m crazy. It probably seemed like I was crazy to my parents, but in reality I was just being a teen. Well, in a study from the University of California, San... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:52:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58690274 2008-05-22T16:52:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58642374 GARDEN CITY, N.Y. , May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — iFinix Corporation (Pink Sheets: INIX), is pleased to announce the company's audited financials have been completed by its auditor, Gruber & Company, LLC, Saint Louis, Missouri . With this completion, the Company is now set to fulfill its... Thu, 22 May 2008 13:18:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58642374 2008-05-22T13:18:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58680483 The waiting is over. With two Davids left, David Cook won the competition for 12 million over David Archuleta. 56% for Cook and 44% for Archuleta of more than 90 million votes all over America. David Cook, a bartender Blue Springs, Missouri, Cook capture the heart of America with his voice.... Thu, 22 May 2008 15:01:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58680483 2008-05-22T15:01:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58717800 FEMA sets up in Picher after devastating tornado By Debbie Robinson THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) PICHER, Okla. — About 20 people were lined up Tuesday morning outside the disaster-recovery center when state and federal officials opened the doors. By noon, they had taken about 40 applications,... Thu, 22 May 2008 19:35:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58717800 2008-05-22T19:35:19Z