Rain some snow tonight colder Wednesday A few thunderstorms have developed along the cold front. Temperatures are dropping rapidly behind the front and winds are gusting to near 40mph. Find out how raw a day Wednesday is going to be by watching the forecast. ...

A Heart for Haiti: School a luxury for many kids Haiti is known as the poorest country in the world. The World Bank notes that more than 80-percent of Haitians live on less than 2-dollars a day.  So, survival is about the only priority there. But, hundreds of folks from the Ozarks are helping Haitians afford to go to school, to try and turn around that country's future. There is nothing in the way of luxuries or conveniences ...

Family hits snag in plans to raise goats inside Lebanon city limits Forget the dogs and cats. The Kremer family strays from the popular path when it comes to pets. Goats, big and little, make themselves at home in family’s back yard. “These have a playpen in the house where they have lived in the house,’ stated Jill Kremer. “My wife wanted to have milk that we could drink and be able to make cheese.  She has also made goat ...

Missouri House passes bill tripling abortion waiting period JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has approved legislation tripling the waiting time for women to get abortions after first visiting their doctors. The bill would extend the amount of time between a woman's doctor visit and her procedure to 72 hours. Missouri now has a 24-hour waiting period. The House voted 115-39 on Tuesday to send the bill to the Senate. Missouri would become ...

Kansas City Chiefs' free agents find big deals elsewhere KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs were quiet on the opening day of free agency, even as several players who were instrumental in their turnaround found big deals elsewhere. The Falcons agreed to five-year contracts with defensive tackle Tyson Jackson and offensive guard Jon Asamoah on Tuesday. Both of them were draft picks of former Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who has since joined the ...

Federal jury convicts former Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A jury has convicted former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner of federal bribery and extortion charges for accepting $36,000 in cash from a bond trader to whom she steered state business. However, after Tuesday's verdict, the judge must rule on a motion to acquit filed by defense lawyers, who argued that the government didn't prove key elements of its case, including that ...

Malaysia seeks India's help in search for missing airliner
Malaysia has sought India's help to locate a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, India's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as the search expanded to cover an area stretching from China to the Andaman Sea. "Malaysia and India are in contact on this since yesterday and contact points are being discussed. These contact points will ascertain what assistance is required and what India can offer," a spokesman at the ministry said. The spokesman said it had not yet been decided what area India would search in.

Malaysia Airlines: 'No reason to believe' crew caused disappearance of aircraft
A senior Malaysia Airlines' executive said on Wednesday that the airline has "no reason to believe" that any actions by the crew caused the disappearance of a jetliner over the weekend. Hugh Dunleavy, the commercial director of Malaysia Airlines, told Reuters in an interview that "we have no reason to believe that there was anything, any actions, internally by the crew that caused the disappearance of this aircraft." The search for the jetliner expanded on Wednesday to cover an area stretching from China to the Andaman Sea, with authorities no closer to explaining what happened to the plane or the 239 people on board.

Cold and snow returns after brief period of warmth
CHICAGO (AP) — The Midwest and the Eastern Seaboard are bracing for another blast of below-normal temperatures and heavy snowfall after a few days of temperatures that moved slightly above normal for this time of year.

San Francisco firefighters stop big blaze spread
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco firefighters prevented a five-alarm fire from spreading from a condominium construction site to nearby buildings on Tuesday.

Bachelet returns to power in Chile pledging greater equality
Socialist Michelle Bachelet promised to tackle inequality as she took the oath of office, returning to power after four years to lead this prosperous South American country once more. "Chile has but one great enemy, and its name is inequality. The 62-year-old was sworn in at a solemn ceremony in Congress charged with symbolism. "Yes, I promise," she said as she took the oath from the new Senate leader Isabel Allende.