In Yellville starting in August, 'doctor is in' when school is in session
YELLVILLE, Ark. -- A growing number of schools are sending food with their needy students to get them through the weekend. In Arkansas, a handful of districts have started providing health care for...
View ArticleOzarks woman sexually assaulted in military is encouraged by calls for change
Carrie Watkins says she was sexually assaulted in the Air Force, and is speaking out in hopes of combatting problem.MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The shocking numbers released this week of sexual assaults in...
View ArticleMissouri governor signs bill expanding definition of "eggs"
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that would expand the definition of eggs.
View ArticleWoman arrested for chase through Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman is in custody after leading Springfield police on a chase.
View ArticleOkla. woman pleads guilty to trying to sell children to Ark. woman to raise...
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — A Sallisaw woman has pleaded guilty to charges of trying to sell her two children to a Fort Smith, Ark. woman.
View ArticleMissouri governor critical of corporate tax cut bill, mum on veto
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was critical on Friday of a corporate tax cut bill aimed at helping the state compete for business with neighboring Kansas, but he did not...
View ArticleWith budget work finished, Missouri lawmakers turn to other priorities in...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have one week to sort out differences on top legislative priorities, including changes to tax incentives and limits on liability lawsuits for businesses.
View ArticleBeautiful Weather to Celebrate Mom
Clouds will increase this afternoon. Highs will warm into the low to mid 60s but it will soon be much warmer.
View ArticleMother's Day Happenings in and around Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Today, Sunday, marks Mother's Day!
View ArticleSupreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
Justices have been deciding for weeks whether to take up a Wisconsin case in which a school district was found to have violated the 1st Amendment.WASHINGTON — Can a public high school hold its...
View ArticleMo. woman gets probation in infant's death
IRONTON, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri woman has been sentenced to five years of probation in an infant's 2009 death at her home babysitting business.
View ArticleKansas girl's body found; believed victim of quadruple homicide
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - A body believed to be that of an 18-month-old girl killed in a quadruple homicide in eastern Kansas has been recovered, authorities said on Sunday.
View ArticleMany issues still to tackle in final week of Mo. General Assembly
Regular session ends FridayJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. --
View ArticleDeer on road causes crash that kills motorcyclist
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A deer running across an interstate highway on the northern edge of Kansas City is blamed for the death of a motorcyclist and injuries to his son after a chain-reaction crash.
View ArticleRotary Club's Don't Meth with MO program needs public votes for $10,000 prize
The program started in Springfield three years ago and spread to others areas of Missouri.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Springfield and his Rotary Club are in the running for a $10,000 prize to aid...
View ArticleHouse Speaker adds two more sheriffs and two more Republicans to panel on gun...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House Speaker Tim Jones has named additional members to a newly created House commission reviewing driver's license policies and the sharing of gun data.
View ArticleZebra mussels make their unwanted presence felt
Nevada, Mo. – Biologists have found zebra mussels in a lake at the Schell-Osage Conservation Area, which is in Vernon and St. Clair counties in west central Missouri. Zebra mussels are an invasive...
View ArticleMcCaskill joins President Obama in slamming IRS for targeting Tea Party and...
"We don't do this in America."WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill let loose a pointedly critical release Monday on the revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted...
View ArticleMan from Springfield pleads guilty for sexually exploiting child
Ezra Gramm could face a prison sentence of 15 to 30 years.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Springfield pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday for sexual exploitation of a minor. Ezra Gramm, 39,...
View ArticleLocal charities collect thousands of items students leave behind
Volunteers load up a van full of donated food, clothes, and furniture two times each day at MSU. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Think of it like this: It's a city of nearly 20,000 people, and they're all...
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