Gov. Nixon vetoes bill to repeal motorcycle helmet mandate Nixon cited two concerns: increased health care costs that could have resulted from the repeal, and the safety of motorcycle riders.

Utilities say cap and trade will add to customer bills The climate control legislation has passed the House and will now head to the Senate.

'I Love America' could host 100,000 or more on Friday James River Assembly of God's Independence Day celebration is on top of Springfield Underground at the northeast corner of U.S. 65 at Division Street.

Most area Independence Day celebrations are Saturday Here's a list of some of those celebrations.

Contact KY3 Puts New Teen Driver Monitoring Program To The Test The new in-car device aims to protect teens on the road and give parents peace of mind.

Lack of cell phone 911 funding leaves counties to fend for themselves "Many times we've had a disturbance," J.R. Webb with Springfield-Greene County 911 said, "the line remains open and we hear the disturbance. We get the address, and we've found folks there."

NSA to help watch civilian networks
A Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency help in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks is proceeding, according to current and former government officials.

Brake on upturn: jobless consumers
Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably won’t feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen.

Conviction in Web hoax to be tossed
Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.

Jackson funeral set for Tuesday
Tickets will be free and 11,000 will be distributed to the public. AEG will give further details during a media briefing on Friday.

Cops seek record aid to avoid cuts
The nation's police departments are clamoring for an unprecedented amount of federal aid to forestall big local tax hikes or the possible layoff of nearly 40,000 police officers.