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Fire destroys restaurant in Hickory County
On Wednesday afternoon, the smoke was still rising from the smoldering remains of what was a popular eating place in little Carson’s Corner. The community is south of Hermitage at the intersection of Missouri 254 at Missouri 64, near Pomme de Terre Lake.
“A complete loss, totally,” said Richard Solan, Incident Commander with the Hermitage Fire Department. “You could see the fire coming up the road ...
Springfield considers restrictions on panhandling, tobacco and other issues
The Coffee Ethic serves up fresh brew right on Park Central Square. Owner Tom Billionis said business is great and gets better every year.
He wants to see that trend continue for his and other businesses in the area.
"Just to create an environment that everyone feels comfortable is the main goal in all of it," said Billionis.
Billionis is on the Park Central Square Task Force. The ...
Missouri executes man for murder of good Samaritan in 1994
A man from Kansas City man was executed for killing a good Samaritan who stopped to help him and his friends after their car had broken down in 1994.
Allen Nicklasson, 41, died at 10:52 p.m. Wednesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
Nicklasson and two other men were returning to Kansas City after buying drugs in St. Louis in August 1994 when their car broke ...
Electrical problem caused fire next to Silver Dollar City roller coaster
Silver Dollar City says it was a minor electrical problem that caused a fire at the entrance to the Outlaw Run. It damaged an outer wall above the area where people line up to ride the huge roller coaster. The wooden ride itself is not damaged.
The theme park was closed when the fire started about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. It was also already scheduled to be ...
Bitterly cold night
Temperatures in the single digits are likely tonight where snow cover remains. The chance for rain or even freezing rain is possible by Friday. Get the latest forecast by watching the video. ...
Frisco Railroad documentary airs Thursday, Sunday on Ozarks Public TV
Thursday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 15, 1 p.m., Ozarks Public Television documentary airs "Community Ties, the Frisco Railroad of Southwest Missouri," the history of that fabled company. ...
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a set of initiatives to crack down on Russian companies who register and pay taxes in foreign offshore jurisdictions. 
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela's memorial service said Thursday he saw "angels" at the event, has been violent in the past and suffers from schizophrenia. 
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Composer Steven Sametz has written dozens of pieces in his long and prolific career, perhaps none so personal as the one he's about to begin: a requiem for the victims of the schoolhouse massacre in Newtown, Conn. 
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the execution of an Islamist opposition leader, sparking violent protests by his supporters less than a month before elections are due to be held. Abdul Quader Mollah, found guilty of war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, was set to be hanged at Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday, but his lawyers earned a last-minute reprieve. On Thursday, a panel of five judges, led by Chief Justice Mohammad Mojammel Hossain, rejected a petition that could have led to a review of the death penalty. "There is now no legal bar to hang Mollah. 