Record $600 million Powerball ticket bought in Florida; $1 million winner in Missouri DES MOINES, Iowa -- A ticket bought in Florida matches the numbers in the largest Powerball drawing in the game's history. The winning numbers for Saturday's $600 million drawing: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and the Powerball is 11.  A player in ...

Grim career prospects for class of 2013 as colleges seek to provide more services SPRINGFIELD, -- As graduation ceremonies finish up across the Ozarks, studies show the employment picture is bleak for the class of 2013. Overall employment numbers are improving for college graduates, but not by much.The class of 2013 has a better chance of ...

Missouri Southern approves budget for next fiscal year that will require dipping into reserves JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Southern State University has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that will require it to dip into reserves. The budget approved by the Joplin school's Board of Governors on Thursday includes expenses of $76.4 ...

Breaking News: Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner arrested by FBI, accused of extortion LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has been arrested for extortion by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being held in Pulaski County Jail. FBI spokeswoman Kimberly Brunell said Shoffner was arrested Saturday at her home in ...

Ash Grove woman faces charges stemming from deadly motorcycle crash SPRINGFIELD -- A woman from Ash Grove is facing charges a year after a crash left two people dead.Prosecutors say Tammy Thompson was changing lanes along West Bypass in Springfield last May when she clipped another vehicle sending it into the ...

NOAA Joplin/Avilla transmitter having problems JOPLIN, Mo. -- The NOAA weather radio station in Joplin/Avilla is operating on low power, and may stop working altogether due to technical difficulties. With the potential for severe thunderstorms and flooding from late Sunday into Tuesday, it is highly recommended that ...

Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.

Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

Obama to address Morehouse College commencement
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.

U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, who spoke to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti during a visit to Moscow, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday a "provocative action". "We are very worried over North Korea's provocative action," he told RIA in comments translated into Russian. ...

Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential election.