U.S. cancels plan to close control towers at smaller airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday canceled budget-driven plans to close 149 air traffic control towers at smaller U.S. airports, two weeks after Congress passed...
View ArticleHumane Society, state seized nearly 100 dogs, cats from home in Taney County
The owners said all of the pets were spayed and neutered; they can't find out what happened to the animals.KIRBYVILLE, Mo. -- Don and Linda Burke saw their small farm as a type of rescue for animals....
View ArticleIn 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 Article2 Mo. residents killed, 2 others hurt after unknown vehicle hits car from...
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Two people are dead and two others are seriously injured after an unknown vehicle ran their car off the road from behind in central Missouri and took off.
View ArticleProgram for homeless youth scheduled to close, could force teens back on the...
At-risk youth living program should close by the end of MaySPRINGFIELD, -- A program aimed at helping homeless kids is closing its doors. Leaders say this could put dozens of young adults back out on...
View ArticleThousands of pounds of food collected to help Stamp Out Hunger in the Ozarks
SPRINGFIELD -- A lot families in Missouri who struggle to put food on their tables will be getting a little help thanks to your generous donations.
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...
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