Man is in custody after double homicide near Omaha AR The murders were on Wednesday.

Public defenders may decline St. Louis County cases Two other offices, including the one in Springfield, last week stopped taking new clients for the remainder of this month.

Carthage MO prepares for annual Marian Days Marian Days attracted about 1,000 people the first year and has been drawing more than 50,000 recently.

Elections in southwest and south central Missouri -- Aug. 3, 2010 Here are the contested party primary races and financial issues that will be decided on Aug. 3. The winners will move on to the general election on Nov. 2.

High schools ban composite bats because of danger to fielders Some changes are coming to high school baseball this school year, and parents and students shopping for equipment should watch out.

Bus breakdown strands Greyhound riders for hours in high heat near Lebanon MO Thirty-five passengers riding a Greyhound bus were stranded in the heat, forced to wait for hours after their bus broke down on I-44.

Protests go on despite ruling on immigration law (AP)
AP - Officers are making multiple arrests at a rally in Phoenix protesting Arizona's new immigration law.

Rangel says no plea deal yet to ethics charges (AP)
AP - Veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel said Thursday there's no deal yet to settle his ethics case and avoid an election-season trial on charges of violating House rules.

As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up (AP)
AP - Estimates of the number of graves potentially affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.

2nd US Navy sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out.