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Hailey Owens, ten others remembered in Springfield's Victims' Memorial Garden
Thursday, city leaders paid a special tribute to victims of crime at the Victims' Memorial Garden at Phelps Grove Park. Eleven victims were honored, including Hailey Owens.
It's been two months since the Springfield girl was murdered shortly after she was kidnapped. Since 1991, this garden has been dedicated to remembering victims of crime, their families, and law enforcement who work to solve cases.
Janis McCall was ...
Marionville mayor sparks controversy with remarks about Jewish people
It’s been a whirlwind week for Dan Clevenger, who just finished his first week as mayor of Marionville.
First, Marionville resident Glenn Miller was charged with shooting and killing three people at Jewish community center outside Kansas City.
“Yeah, I considered him a friend,” admitted Clevenger. “ I didn’t realize how bad off he was in his beliefs that he could do something like that.”
It’s not so ...
Update: Kansas City police have suspect in custody in highway shootings
A male suspect has been taken into custody in connection with as many as 20 highway shootings in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, that began in early March, police said Thursday.
The news comes a day after police announced they were investigating the latest in a series of shootings targeting drivers in the metropolitan area.
Police Chief Darryl Forte gave no details about the suspect other to ...
Warmer as we head towards Easter
Clouds should clear on Friday leading to a nice warm heading towards Easter. A few showers are possible late on Easter Sunday. Get the latest forecast by watching the video. ...
Wainwright's 2-hitter leads Cards past Nats 8-0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Wainwright threw a two-hitter Thursday night for his seventh career shutout, chipped in at the plate with a double and single, and St. Louis benefited from four errors by Washington in the Cardinals' 8-0 victory.
Wainwright (3-1) allowed Ian Desmond's infield single in the second inning and Adam LaRoche's single to right in the ninth. He struck out eight and walked three. ...
Shields strikes out 12, Royals sweep Astros 5-1
HOUSTON (AP) — James Shields struck out 12 in eight innings and the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 5-1 win on Thursday night.
Shields (1-2) gave up one run and four hits, all singles. He got back to his winning ways after seeing his nine-game road victory streak snapped in his last start at Minnesota when sloppy defense ...
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MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — Investigations into South Korea's ferry disaster focused on the sharp turn it took just before it started listing and whether a quicker evacuation order by the captain could have saved lives, officials said Friday, as rescuers scrambled to find 270 people still missing and feared dead. 
NEW YORK (AP) — An Egyptian imam who led a London mosque more than a dozen years ago was portrayed in opening statements at his terrorism trial as an enthusiastic supporter of al-Qaida by a prosecutor and as a reasonable man who helped authorities in England keep people calm by his defense attorney. 
Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed up with hearing from BP that the crisis is over. Jules Melancon, the last remaining oyster fisherman on an island dotted with colorful houses on stilts, says he has not found a single oyster alive in his leases in the area since the leak and relies on an onshore oyster nursery to make a living. The British oil major has paid out billions of dollars in compensation under a settlement experts say is unprecedented in its breadth. Some claimants are satisfied, but others are irate that BP is now challenging aspects of the settlement. 
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