Mo. lawmakers pass $1.7B incentive plan to land Boeing 777X plant Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to incentives for Boeing to assemble to a new passenger airplane in the St. Louis area. The House voted 127-20-2 Friday for the legislation that authorizes as much as $1.7 billion of incentives over more than two decades for Boeing to produce the 777X jetliner. The legislation passed the Senate on Wednesday by a 23-8 vote. Now it's up to Boeing ...

Weather-related cancellations and postponements If your organization has an event that is postponed or cancelled because of the snow, sleet and freezing rain, please post it in the comments section below. ---- Here are some postponements and cancellations that we received by email, but we can't guarantee that we'll be able to post each event that is sent to us, so please post them yourself. - The American Red Cross Springfield Donation ...

Man in custody after robbery at convenience store Police in Springfield have a man in custody after a reported robbery at a Kum 'N' Go convenience store early this morning. Authorities say a man walked into the Kum 'N' Go in the 2900 block of East Division Street, just west of Packer Road, before 3 a.m. The man, who was wearing a mask, showed a firearm and forced the clerk into the bathroom. The man ...

Pictures: Winter storm snapshots gallery #4 These are viewer submitted pictures from the early December ice and snow across the Ozarks. ...

Breakfast with Santa tomorrow Shake off the bitter cold and enjoy "Breakfast With Santa" at the Battlefield Mall tomorrow morning.  Springfield Ballet is inviting families to get into the holiday spirit with a sneak peak of this year's performance of The Nutcracker.  KY3's own Maria Neider will read scenes from The Nutcracker as the audience enjoys breakfast in the East Court near the J.C. Penny entrance inside the mall.  The ...

Branson Adoration Parade Postponed The city of Branson has decided to postpone its 65th annual Adoration Parade.  The event has been rescheduled for December 15th because of the severe winter weather.  The heavy snow, ice and record cold has closed a number of businesses in the Branson area today, including Silver Dollar City and the Tanger Outlet Center. For a list of Branson area closings and cancellations, click here. ...

6-term Mississippi senator to seek re-election
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi will seek a seventh term in 2014, setting up a Republican primary that pits an established incumbent who has brought billions of dollars to his home state against a tea party-backed challenger who says federal spending is out of control.

AT&T says it doesn't have to disclose NSA dealings
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — AT&T says it isn't required to disclose to shareholders what it does with customers' communications data despite complaints that the telecom giant has been sharing and selling that information to federal intelligence agencies including the National Security Agency.

Spain kick off with Dutch rematch, England handed tough draw
Costa do Sauipe (Brazil) (AFP) - Reigning champions Spain will begin their defence of the World Cup with a rematch of the 2010 final against the Netherlands in Salvador on June 12 next year after the finals draw was made on Friday. Spain, who beat the Netherlands 1-0 in the final in South Africa thanks to a solitary extra-time goal by Andres Iniesta, were also handed a repeat meeting with Chile, having defeated the South Americans in the group stage last time around. England find themselves in Group D along with Uruguay, Costa Rica and Italy. However, before that they must face Italy in their opening game in the heat of northern city Manaus on June 15 in a repeat of the Euro 2012 quarter-final, which Italy won on penalties.

Texans fire coach Gary Kubiak
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans fired Gary Kubiak on Friday, parting ways with the only coach to lead the team to the playoffs.

Egyptian police fire tear gas to end clashes in Cairo
Egyptian police used tear gas on Friday to end clashes in Cairo between supporters and opponents of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, the state news agency MENA said. Mursi's supporters have been staging protests almost daily in towns and cities across Egypt since the army deposed him on July 3 in response to mass protests against him. The Mursi supporters were holding placards showing the four-finger logo of solidarity with those killed when security forces razed pro-Mursi protest camps in Cairo last August. Similar pro-Brotherhood protests were staged in other parts of Cairo along with the Suez Canal cities of Suez and Port Said.