Former Missouri State slugger Ryan Howard out 6-8 weeks with knee injury
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies slugger Ryan Howard needs surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss at least six to eight weeks.
View ArticleTeachers group sues rival group, Springfield School District over lack of...
Missouri State Teachers Association says Springfield National Education Association excluded it from contract vote.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A professional organization that represents about a third of the...
View ArticleTrauma doctors seeing more patients injured, killed on ATVs
MARSHFIELD, Mo.-- Four-wheeling is too often fatal. It's been a deadly few days for all terrain vehicle riders. At least two people were killed in crashes in the Ozarks.
View Article$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One lucky Missouri Lottery player in Springfield has won a $1 million prize after matching all five white-ball numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. It’s the third time a...
View ArticleNixon signs Missouri legislation dealing with children
Nixon held a bill signing ceremony Tuesday at St. Louis Children's Hospital.ST. LOUIS (AP) - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation allowing parents more time to give up newborns, requiring...
View ArticleGovernor Jay Nixon has signed a bill that continues the help to rebuild Joplin
$14 million brought in from the new bill will go towards helping Joplin rebuilt streets, sidewalks, sewers and other infrastructureJOPLIN, Mo. -- More help for Joplin as it continues to rebuild after...
View ArticleJudge convicts man from Lebanon for 3 murders
Morris McCabe previously served a prison sentence for a murder in 1979.CAMDENTON, Mo. -- A judge ruled Tuesday that a man from Lebanon is guilty of killing two men and a woman near Stoutland. Morris...
View ArticleRegal Beloit plans to close 330-employee plant in east Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A company that manufactures small motors and related products said Tuesday that it will close its plant here by the end of 2014, laying off about 330 employees. Regal Beloit said...
View ArticleGovernor names new assessor for Pulaski County
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Kimberly Skaggs-Henson , of Crocker , as the new assessor for Pulaski County. The position became vacant upon the death this spring of long-time...
View ArticleCollege bound students have financial aid deadlines before fall classes start
OTC assisting students with FAFSA forms and class registration SPRINGFIELD, -- It might seem like summer vacation just started for students and teachers, but it's already time to think about going...
View ArticleFormer UMB employee indicted for embezzling
A Kansas City woman and several of her friends and family members have been indicted on charges accusing them of stealing more than $650,000. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City woman and...
View ArticleArkansas group submits same-sex marriage proposal for 2016
A group has asked Arkansas' attorney general to approve the wording of a measure legalizing same-sex marriage for the 2016 ballot. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A group has asked Arkansas' attorney...
View ArticleJordan Martin trial begins in murder of Kody Ray
Jordan Martin is facing a first degree murder charge for the March 2010 death of 17 year old Kody Ray.SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- The murder trial for Jordan Martin, who is charged in the death of a fellow...
View ArticleCooling centers open; Park Board indoor pools offer discounted admission
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Indoor pools run by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board are offering reduced admission prices today as a heat advisory is in effect for much of the area.
View ArticleGreene County-Springfield task force will examine jail costs, other county...
Springfield and Greene County leaders will meet weekly to look at county budget issues.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Expenses are up and revenue is down. That's dilemma facing Greene County government leaders....
View ArticleChances of executions soon in Missouri, Arkansas appear small
Legal challenges and other issues have put lethal injections on hold in both states.FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says the state's death penalty system is broken....
View ArticleMissouri elk hunts could begin by 2016
The Conservation Department started restoring elk to Missouri three years ago.COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri conservation agents are preparing to allow elk hunting in the state beginning in 2016 if a small...
View ArticleArkansas Governor Mike Beebe refuses to call a special session on medicaid...
Green Forest Republican Bryan King says the delay in requiring companies to provide coverageLITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe is refusing to call a special session because a state...
View ArticlePlans in progress for 330 workers laid off from Regal Beloit
Community job leaders said there will be concentrated efforts to educate and train the workers with new skills.Springfield, Mo. -- Education and employment leaders starting meeting Wednesday morning...
View ArticleMan is charged for shooting in east Springfield; victim jumped out upstairs...
The victim was critically injured.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Kansas City is charged for a shooting that critically injured a man in east Springfield last Friday night. Police are looking for...
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