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• Missouri makes money from the stock market downturn. (10/23/97)
• The grocery tax cut is now available at all stores. (10/23/97)
• Alan Bannister is executed. (10/22/97)
• Booze is banned at UMKC. (10/21/97)
• TV Action Ed Asner pleads for the life of a Missouri convicted killer. (10/20/97)
• Rams suffer huge loss, while MU Tigers score unexpected victory. (10/20/97)

While many stock investors lost money from the Thursday's stock-market jolt, Missouri government actually money.

The State Treasurer's office said their office is not allowed to invest in stocks, but does invest in bonds. Because the bond interest rates rose, that means the state made a profit.

But that's not true for some agencies which do invest in stock. The retirement system for state government and some local government workers, for example, invests heavily in the stock market.

Missouri's Revenue Department has decided the tax cut on groceries will be available at all stores in the state -- not just ones eligible for food stamps.

The tax cut covers only those items that can be purchased with food stamps. When the tax cut first took effect the first of this month, the state Revenue Department had interpreted that provision to mean that the tax break covered the eligible items only when purchased at stores that will take food stamps.

Legislative leaders immediately said that was not what they had intended. Now, the state Revenue Department has agreed.

Alan Bannister was executed by leath injection just a little more than eight hours after Missouri's governor had denied clemency for the convicted killer.

Bannister had gotten international attention because of a couple of British-produced TV documentaries.

On the last day of Bannister's life, the governor's office continued to get hundreds of letters from throughout the world urging Bannister's life be spared.

But the governor's staff said the international appeals -- including appeals from Amensty International -- had little effect on the governor's decision.

The Kansas City campus of the University of Missouri has prohibited alcohol at fraternity and sorority houses.

The ban comes after two recent college deaths (in Massachusets and Louisana) have focused national attention on the issue of college-student drinking.

On the eve of Alan Bannister's scheduled execution, the TV actor who played Lou Grant spoke at a small rally in the statehouse urging mercy.

Ed Asner spoke shortly after meeting with staff of the governor.

The governor's staff said Carnahan had not yet made a deecision, but that he would base his decision solely on the facts of the case -- not emotional appeals.

Bannister's case has gained international attention because of the TV documentary "Execution Protocol."

He's scheduled to be executed just after midnight Tuesday night.

See our radio story for more details and for digital audio from Asner.

The St. Louis Rams fell to the Seatle Seahawks Sunday. Offensive Captan Isaac Bruce said, "The offense is not playing hard right now. We made some huge strides last year, and its going backwards for us now." The final score was 17-9.

The MU Tigers had a better weekend. Playing the Texas longhorns Saturday, MU came out on top with a surprising victory. Excited fans stormed the field after the Homecoming game.