document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/kc-man-wins-200-000-in-powerball-game-twice?fromrss=1' target=_blank>KC man wins $200,000 in Powerball game -- twice</a><br />For a Kansas City man, 2008 has been a great year when it comes to playing the Missouri Lottery.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/neck-and-neck-in-missouri?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Neck and neck in Missouri</a><br />With the 2008 presidential election boiling down to a handful of battleground states, the tightest race of all has emerged in Missouri, the most accurate political bellwether state in US history.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/time-to-apply-for-summer-flood-aid-in-missouri-running-out?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Time to Apply for Summer Flood Aid in Missouri Running Out</a><br />JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' Tuesday, Oct. 14 is the deadline to register for federal help for families, individuals and businesses in 27 Missouri counties that sustained flood and storm damage from June 1 through ...");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/still-waiting-worrying?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Still waiting, worrying</a><br />State health officials announced Thursday night their research did not pinpoint any concerns for brain tumors or brain cancer in four Northwest Missouri counties.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/sparks-fly-at-mo-governors-debate?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Sparks fly at Mo. governor's debate</a><br />Gov. Matt Blunt's name is not on next month's ballot. But his record was the fulcrum for debate Thursday by the two men who want to succeed him.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/mo-voter-registration-up-1-5-percent-from-06?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Mo. voter registration up 1.5 percent from '06</a><br />Voter registration ahead of November's election is up about 1.5 percent over 2006 in Missouri, the secretary of state's office said Wednesday, and the rolls are expected to keep growing as new registrations are ...");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/national-rifle-association-endorses-mccain?fromrss=1' target=_blank>National Rifle Association endorses McCain</a><br />The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.NRA Executive Vice ...");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/international-media-recognizes-missouris-role-in-election?fromrss=1' target=_blank>International Media Recognizes Missouri's Role in Election</a><br />The importance of the 2008 election, and Missouri's role in the process, is being recognized by people all across the world.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/2-die-when-16-vehicles-collide?fromrss=1' target=_blank>2 die when 16 vehicles collide</a><br />A series of collisions on foggy Interstate 44 have left two people dead and seven injured in southwest Missouri.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/mo/2008/10/carbon-monoxide-tragic-reality-for-boats?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Carbon monoxide &quot;tragic reality&quot;for boats</a><br />Experts are renewing calls for boaters to be aware of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning after the weekend deaths of four Missourians in a houseboat.");