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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to two life prison terms for child sexual abuse. Greene County prosecutors announced Monday in a news release that 30-year-old Johnny Cooper was sentenced Friday for 10 felonies, including multiple...
SPARTA, Mo. (AP) — The tornado siren failed to sound when a small tornado reached the area of Sparta, Missouri, because the small-town mayor couldn’t get to the hand-crank siren. KYTV reports that the tornado tracked into the Sparta area...
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Court records say a suspect in the killing of a 13-year-old boy shot the victim while playing with guns in a mid-Missouri home. The Columbia Missourian reports that prosecutors upgraded the charge against 19-year-old Cameron White...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former female executive of the Kansas-based movie theater company American Multi-Cinema Inc. alleges in a lawsuit that she was fired in retaliation for asking for equal pay. The Kansas City Star reports that Tonya...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife in a Kansas City home as a murder-suicide. The Kansas City Star reports that police Capt. Tim Hernandez says 22-year-old Haylee Atagi-Barker was the victim....
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a fatal shooting as part of a plea deal. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the sentence was ordered Monday for 28-year-old Terrence...
RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City, Missouri, woman is accused of slashing the tires on eight police vehicles one day after her arrest. The Kansas City Star reports that 46-year-old Eunice A. Fisher is charged with first-degree property damage. A...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Botanical Garden is preparing to break ground on a new, $92 million visitor center for the popular St. Louis attraction. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that garden officials announced Monday that construction will begin...
by Dave Skretta, AP LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Border War is returning to college basketball. The acrimonious rivalry between Kansas and Missouri, once the longest continually played series west of the Mississippi River, will resume next season in Kansas City....
KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor and sheriff will give an update Wednesday into the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers who have been missing since July and are presumed dead. Caldwell County Maj. Mitch Allen told the Kansas City...