Green technology a big theme at the 2012 HBA Home Show SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- The latest and greatest technologies and trends were on display at the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield's 2012 Home Show.Energy efficiency and "green" technology was a common theme at the Springfield Expo Center.Solar panels are becoming more ...

'Grandparent scam' targeting elderly people is on the rise in Springfield SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield Police Department recently has seen a increase in a common scam that specifically targets elderly people.  It's called the "Grandparent scam" and consumer advocates have warned about it for years.The caller will say he or she ...

Former Chiefs linebacker sues college coach over 'Ponzi scheme' ATLANTA, Ga. -- Former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Kendrell Bell accuses his college football coach at the University of Georgia of duping him out of $2 million.  Bell's lawyers said in a court filing that Jim Donnan convinced Bell to invest ...

Signs of progress after the deadly tornado in Joplin JOPLIN, Mo. -- Academy Sports re-opened Friday morning.  The May 22nd tornado wiped out more than 500 shops and stores and left 5,000 people without a place to work.  This is video of the re-building along Range Line Road.  Academy will ...

Burglar ransacks home near Willard before being detained at gunpoint WILLARD, Mo. -- A man is in custody after Greene County deputies believe he and a companion broke in and ransacked a home at 6096 N. Farm Road 117 on Friday morning.  A brother of the homeowner, who lives nearby, interrupted ...

U.S. marshals arrest fugitive Charles Berry in Greene County SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man featured this month as a Crime Stoppers fugitive of the week was arrested by U.S. marshals on Thursday.  Crime Stoppers says Charles Berry's arrest was not the result of a tip, however.Berry, 41, was wanted for ...

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)
AP - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

California passes new auto emission rules (AP)
AP - Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size (AP)
AP - Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall.

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)
AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value.