Pantries, hunger-relief programs get grants for equipment to distribute more food SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ozarks Food Harvest awarded $250,000 to nearly 50 food pantries and hunger-relief programs on Tuesday at a news conference at the O'Reilly Center for Hunger Relief.   The infrastructure grants, ranging in value from $1,300 to $10,000, went to ...

Relief is in sight for drivers at U.S. 60 intersections in Republic REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Waiting at a light when no one's coming is a common driver frustration.  A new traffic system in southwest Greene County soon will remedy that for some drivers. Advanced cameras and scanners are being installed at traffic signals along ...

Land in northwest Nixa could become park if voters okay new tax NIXA, Mo. -- The city is inviting residents to send in some opinions with their utility payments.  The city is exploring the idea of asking voters to approve a 3/8-percent sales tax next spring. The city has some property that you might ...

Judge sends Willinghams murder case to trial court SPRINGFIELD, Mo.  -- The preliminary hearing for Jose Huckleberry, accused of killing a couple in their home in Greene County was Monday.  Greene County Associate Circuit Judge Jason Brown found probable cause for two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of ...

Man from Ava pleads guilty for murdering teen CLINTON, Mo. -- One of two men accused of killing a teenager near Ava pleaded guilty last Friday. Sentencing for Christopher Jorgensen of Ava is scheduled for Nov. 12. Jorgenson, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action after originally ...

Old vehicles to benefit Greene County Extension SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Greene County Extension Council is hoping to generate money for educational programs and office operations thanks to a partnership with a national vehicle buying company.   Cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, ATVs, boats, boat motors and farm equipment -- in ...

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.

Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.

Chalmers breaks out of slump sparks Heat in Game 6
MIAMI (AP) — Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

WikiLeaks' Assange fears U.S., to stay on in London embassy
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States. In an interview with Reuters and others to mark the one-year anniversary of taking refuge in the cramped diplomatic building, Assange said he remained hopeful he might be able to leave but offered little evidence to suggest he would be finding new living quarters anytime soon. "I wouldn't say I wouldn't leave," he said. ...

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.