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Missouri Public Defenders
2:34 pm
Wed October 10, 2012

State Audit Released On Mo. Public Defenders

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An audit of the Missouri Public Defender system recommends they better track the time they spend on cases and use different standards to decide proper caseloads.
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The Missouri state auditor released a report Wednesday on the state’s Public Defender system.

Among the findings: public defenders need to better track the hours they spend on each case and update the standards they use to determine what’s the appropriate caseload.

Auditor Tom Schweich says Public Defenders have relied on national standards that are out-of-date.

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Missouri Elk
6:14 pm
Fri July 13, 2012

Elk herd "doing well" after first year in Missouri

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In the fall, male elk bugle and fight to attract females. A bull can weigh as much as 1,100 pounds.
The elk restoration zone encompasses 346 square miles in Carter, Reynolds and Shannon counties. About 21 percent of the area is owned by 400 private landowners. The rest is open to the public.
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Missouri’s elk population appears to be settling into their new home state, according to state conservation officials.

Dr. Joseph Millspaugh of the University of Missouri -- Columbia updated the Missouri Conservation Commission today on the state’s elk herd, which he says seems to be doing well.

“(We have) evidence of survival rates (and) reproductive rates that are average to high," Millspaugh said.  "We see diet quality certainly within the range of what we would expect.”

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