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Weekend plans include a movie? SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--  The fifth movie in the "Fast and Furious" series was a runaway hit with both critics and audiences. So you knew a sequel was inevitable. "Fast and Furious 6" revs into theaters this weekend. Your Movie Friend Aaron Dicer gives us ...

Breaking News: Chopper crash kills two in Hickory County, one was MSU student HICKORY COUNTY, Mo. -  Authorities confirm two people- a pilot and a passenger- were killed after their helicopter went down in a rural area near Cross Timbers, Missouri. A family member of one of the victims tells KY3 News the chopper was ...

MoDOT: Drivers shouldn't fear bridge collapse here like that in WA state SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Thursday's bridge collapse in Washington state has a lot of drivers thinking about the safety of span in their own states. "Motorists in Missouri have nothing to worry about as far as the safety of bridges that may appear ...

Oklahoma singer Shelton to headline May 29 tornado relief benefit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton said on Friday that he will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Oklahoma tornado that swept through the city of Moore earlier this week, leaving 24 dead and ...

Possible designs revealed for Branson 76 Strip improvements BRANSON, Mo -- A new look for 76 Country Boulevard. It could cost up to $80 million dollars and those in charge want your feedback. The iconic highway 76 Strip in Branson is about to undergo a massive renovation. For the first ...

Deadline looms to request absentee ballots before Missouri special congressional election JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voters in southeast Missouri voters are running out of time to request absentee ballots by mail or fax for next month's congressional election. The special election to replace Republican Jo Ann Emerson in the 8th Congressional ...



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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco. Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by gay athletes. Rogers tells The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
BERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).

Thousands run final mile of Boston Marathon
Runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street after the city allowed them to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of athletes joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race Saturday, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.

France rules out Iran taking part in Syrian peace talks
By John Irish ABU DHABI (Reuters) - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was involved in the conflict and had no desire for peace. Laurent Fabius will host Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at a dinner on Monday to discuss how to nudge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian opposition into the talks in Geneva. ...

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.