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            <title>Connect Tri-States - The Environment</title>
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            <description>Latest news on the environment from around Region, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flash flood claims 2-year-old boy]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:02:28 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Anthony Smith, 51, of Versailles was eastbound on County Road 525 North west of Illinois Route 107 about 11 p.m. Saturday when his car was swept off the road.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Missouri man survives lightning strike]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:39:44 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A Northeast Missouri man is in recovery after being struck by lightning Saturday night.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pipeline project expected to bring jobs to Tri-States]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajah Maples]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:53:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Work is expected to begin on a new pipeline that will run through the Tri-States in early August.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Committee to examine Westview Golf Course's future]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajah Maples]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners plan to take its time examining the future of Westview Golf Course in Quincy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MoDOT reopens U.S. 61]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:01:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Storms and flooding forced the second closure this year due to high waters.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ameren advises letting structures stay at Lake of the Ozarks]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Controversy in recent years has focused on land around the lake formed by a hydroelectric project now operated by St. Louis-based Ameren.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Noel Oliver's tales of the Lewis and Clark trails]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Hasch]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It took Lewis and Clark two years to complete their journey from Missouri to Washington state back in 1804. It took Noel Oliver just 29 days.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hannibal animals hurt after getting trapped]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajah Maples]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hannibal police want to remind residents that no animal traps can be used inside the city limits.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two drown in overnight car crash]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:42:44 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Kathy Kendrick, 53, and Brent A. Schmalshof, 48, were pronounced dead after the 12:30 a.m. Sunday incident in Pike County, Ill.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rain or shine, they work for you]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 May 2013 16:52:55 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Many workers brave Mother Nature's wrath to do their jobs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Street collapses in Quincy]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 16:15:26 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The collapse happened about 7:30 a.m. near the 6th and Kentucky street intersection.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Get down and dirty with Mud Mania]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 15:40:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Running can make you break a sweat, especially when you face a few obstacles. KHQA's Kristen Aguirre shows you a 5k course that encourages its competitors to play dirty. It might make you wonder how far you would go to win a race.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lima residents say hog farm approval stinks]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A new livestock operation was approved in Lima, Ill., but not all the locals are in hog heaven about the development.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dive into summer with the Quincy Park District]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 May 2013 13:10:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There are still a few days left in the school year for some students. While teachers are ending their season, there's another group of people getting ready to start theirs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flooded streets and basements plague Memorial Day weekend]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Shriver]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 May 2013 02:08:41 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The streets of Quincy looked more like rivers overnight after a thunderstorm packing massive downpours took its toll on the city.]]></description>
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