Arkansas Senate approves $140M tax cut package
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Senate has approved a package of tax cuts that is estimated to eventually cost the state about $140 million a year.
View Article80-year-old woman found dead in car swept off flooded road in eastern Missouri
DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — Flash floods that closed hundreds of roads around Missouri are blamed for the death of an 80-year-old motorist south of St. Louis.
View ArticleJudge refuses to order governor's testimony for Chillicothe murder retrial
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge has refused to order Gov. Jay Nixon to testify in the third murder trial of a northwest Missouri man.
View ArticleGov. Nixon vetoes local vehicle sales tax bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that sought to re-impose local sales taxes on vehicles bought from out-of-state dealers or through person-to-person sales.
View ArticleBoy Scouts proposal: let in gay youth, keep out gay adults
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America on Friday proposed lifting a ban on gay scouts but maintaining a prohibition on gay adults from leading troops, a compromise that attempts to end a...
View ArticleState republicans hold meetings about sharing of personal information of...
Springfield, Mo. -- Concern over the state sharing the personal information of 163,000 Missourians with federal investigators is growing. Leading republicans are touring the state now to gather...
View ArticleSpringfield's Reliable Superstore expanding
SPRINGFIELD MO, April 19 - Reliable Superstore this week is reporting a new hiring effort to follow its 22nd consecutive year of growth.
View ArticleCrime Stoppers fugitive: Rebbeca Fernald
OZARK, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers asks for help locating fugitive Rebbeca Fernald, who is wanted in Christian County on charges of first-degree child endangerment, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, and...
View ArticleArk. sheriff's candidate pleads guilty to faking birth certificate for...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Faulkner County sheriff's candidate who concocted a phony birth certificate showing his opponent supposedly had an illegitimate child has pleaded guilty in federal court to...
View ArticleNixon declares flood emergency, activates Guard
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard to aid flood-fighting efforts.
View ArticleForecasters downgrade Missouri River flooding
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The National Weather Service is downgrading flood projections along the Missouri River.
View ArticlePeople in the Ozarks are finding ways to honor those hurt in Boston Marathon
Camp Barnabas marathon will hold ceremony before raceSPRINGFIELD, -- As events continue to unfold in Boston, people in the Ozarks are finding ways to honor those hurt in the marathon.
View ArticleTeenage girl struck by SUV, seriously hurt
LICKING, Mo.-- A teenage girl was seriously hurt when she was struck by an SUV on Highway 137 just south of the Licking city limits.
View ArticleSingle vehicle accident claims the life of a man in Shannon County
SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. --One man is dead after his vehicle rolled near Mountain View around 5 a.m. on Saturday.
View ArticleClarksville still holding against flood
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - People in the eastern Missouri hamlet of Clarksville are getting a boost from the Missouri National Guard and even from prison inmates as they battle the surging Mississippi...
View ArticleMothers in the Ozarks attempt to break world record in the Great Cloth Diaper...
SPRINGFIELD -- Mothers from around the Ozarks attempted to help break a world record on Saturday by changing their babies diapers--cloth diapers.
View ArticleA Missouri grandmother charged with murdering her husband
Oldest woman ever charged with murder in MissouriKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 80-year-old grandmother from Missouri has been charged for first-degree murder in the death of her husband.
View ArticleS&T chancellor crusades for more women in science
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri University of Science and Technology's new chancellor doesn't have to look far when it comes to the continued struggles to increase participation by female scientists in...
View ArticleMo. House panel set to investigate contract aimed at moving people from...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House panel is launching an investigation next week into a state contract aimed at moving people from state welfare programs to federal disability payments.
View ArticleMissouri Tigers: quarterback job up for grabs after spring drills at Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri quarterback James Franklin, who struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness his junior season, will have to beat out two challengers for the job in fall practice.
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