E.coli concerns lead to recall of beef processed in Kansas LIBERAL, Kan. - More than 23,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears they may be contaminated with E.coli bacteria.The recalled cases of beef come from the National Beef Packing Company, based in Liberal, Kansas.The recall was announced ...

Washburn woman dies when vehicle crashes into tractor-trailer PURDY, Mo. - A woman from Washburn died after her vehicle slammed into a semi truck on Missouri Route 37 on Tuesday.Charlene M. Vanderpool, 79, was killed in the crash one mile north of Purdy at 2:29 p.m. Tuesday. A Missouri ...

Traffic Alert: Holland Avenue to close north of Grand Avenue SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An ongoing construction project near the Missouri State University campus could impact traffic once again.Holland Avenue north of Grand Street will be closed to through traffic starting today. Contractors will work on utilities in the area.The closure will ...

Fire at Aldrich home may have been caused by cigarette ALDRICH, Mo. - Walnut Grove fire officials say a late night fire in a mobile home could have started in an ashtray.Firefighters were called overnight to a home off Missouri Route 215 in Aldrich. No one was home at the time, ...

Major changes coming to GED testing in Missouri SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Get ready for changes if you're trying to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma. There will soon be a new test for those taking the GED.First off, the test has a new name. It will be ...

Indians rally for 4-3 win over Royals CLEVELAND (AP) - Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the Indians to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.       Held to one run and three hits over seven innings by Ervin Santana, the ...

Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.

Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
BERLIN (AP) — Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.

Pirates attack ship off Nigeria, kidnap four: sources
ABUJA (Reuters) - Pirates in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel and kidnapped four Indian and Polish crew members in increasingly dangerous waters off Nigeria's coast last week, two security sources said on Wednesday. The gunmen launched their assault on the Singapore-flagged tugboat MDPL Continental One around 30 nautical miles from land on June 13, the security sources said. The vessel was ransacked and four crew were taken hostage off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, one of the sources told Reuters. ...

U.S. delegation for Taliban talks arrives in Qatar: source
DUBAI (Reuters) - A delegation of U.S. officials has arrived in Qatar for peace talks with Afghan Taliban representatives expected to take place in the capital Doha on Thursday, a diplomatic source said. (Reporting by Amena Bakr, Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Greek government back in talks to end TV crisis
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT.