Lawsuit stops Springfield election to reverse rezoning for Wal-Mart store
The issue could be in court for months.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A lawsuit by a church that wants to sell its property to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for a grocery store caused a judge to cancel a special citywide...
View ArticleCoroner says 'multiple' people killed in shooting at Cape Girardeau home
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau say multiple people are dead following a shooting at a home.
View ArticleSiren sits silent in town devastated by 2008 tornado
Gassville was hit by a tornado five years ago, and people there now strive to be prepared. But recently, one of the town's two tornado sirens went silent.GASSVILLE, Ark.-- A tornado siren sits silent...
View ArticleFlash Flood Warning for several counties, including Greene
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for several Ozarks counties until midnight.
View ArticleSpringfield Relay for Life will be held at Parkview High School
American Cancer Society will host the event FridaySPRINGFIELD, -- Hundreds of people will come together Friday night on a mission to beat cancer. The annual Springfield Relay for Life will be held at...
View ArticleMurder suspect goes free after conviction is overturned
Paula Hall faces another trial this fall for the death of Freda Heyn in 2003 in Christian County.OZARK, Mo. -- A woman convicted of murder is free on bond while she awaits a new trial this fall....
View ArticleMan rolling wheelchair across country passes through Ozarks
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- People driving along Interstate 44 in the Ozarks on Friday may have seen a man in a wheelchair traveling along the shoulder. Gabriel Cordell, 42, is on a quest to cross the United...
View ArticleFarmers are thankful for bountiful rain after drought
Farmers are thankful for the bountiful rain we've received this year, especially after last year's drought.SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Last year at this time, the Springfield area was 5 1/2 inches behind on...
View ArticleArkansas asks court to uphold 'heartbeat' test in abortion law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas wants a federal judge to uphold the part of a state law banning abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy that requires doctors to test for a fetal heartbeat before performing...
View ArticleFive killed in Oklahoma tornadoes, storms move northeast
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed five people in central Oklahoma including a mother and her baby and menaced Oklahoma City and its hard-hit suburb of Moore, before the storm system tracked...
View ArticleTornado Watch extended for the Ozarks into Saturday morning
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The National Weather Service has extended a Tornado Watch for much of southern Missouri.
View ArticleHundreds walk at Parkview H.S. for Springfield Relay for Life
All money goes to American Cancer SocietySPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Hundreds of people gathered Friday inside Parkview High School for the annual Springfield Relay for Life. More than 80 teams have raised...
View ArticlePseudoephedrine cold medication would require prescription under proposed...
Proposed ordinance would crack down on meth labs, productionSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A proposed city ordinance could make it harder to buy certain cold medicines. Supporters say it would help curb the meth...
View ArticleMissouri Governor Nixon declares "State of Emergency"
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon tonight declared a state of emergency in Missouri as a widespread severe weather system continued to move across the state, bringing heavy rain, hail,...
View ArticleDamage reported at St. Louis casino, throughout city
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Waves of violent weather spawning high winds and tornado have torn through the St. Louis area, downing trees and power lines and sending gamblers rushing from a casino floor. There...
View ArticleLawrence County authorities release identity of Spring River drowning victim
STOTTS CITY, Mo.-- Gene Cable, 72, of Monett was located off of Lawrence County farm road 2110 at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday May 28, 2013. Cable and another occupant of a pickup were swept of...
View ArticleFEC dismisses campaign donations complaint against Jim Walton, son of...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint against Arvest Bank Chairman Jim Walton that he violated federal campaign finance laws.
View ArticleNational Weather Service: Unclear how many tornadoes hit Okla., Mo.; crews to...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — National Weather Service meteorologists say it's unclear how many tornadoes touched down Friday evening.
View ArticleGreene County deputies working assault near Wanda Gray elementary
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Greene County deputies are spending Saturday morning working an assault that happened near Wanda Gray elementary, just south of Springfield city limits.
View ArticleAuthorities still awaiting autopsy report on death of 14-year-old Walnut...
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (AP) — Lawrence County authorities say they're still waiting for an autopsy report on the cause of death of a 14-year-old Walnut Ridge girl.
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