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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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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. 
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco as its football coach. 
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's going to be a long, cold winter for the gladiators, and perhaps even longer for actor Joe Morton, who plays the debatably diabolical dad Rowan Pope to his political-fixer daughter, Olivia (Kerry Washington). 
The Co-operative Group on Thursday appointed financial and political heavyweight Paul Myners to its board, to help lead a review of how the troubled customer-owned group is run. Co-op, the food-to-funerals operator, has been rocked in recent months after the former chairman of its bank arm, Paul Flowers, was arrested as part of an investigation into the supply of illegal drugs. Finance minister George Osborne has ordered an inquiry into the bank, while Prime Minister David Cameron has questioned why Flowers, a one-time local Labour politician and Methodist preacher with no banking qualifications, was judged suitable for the chairmanship during a period when the bank nearly collapsed. He has also held such positions as chairman of retailer Marks & Spencer, Guardian Media Group and Land Securities. 