Convenience store customer foils early-morning armed robbery attempt SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Police say a customer at a convenience store in west Springfield foiled an armed robbery attempt there early this morning. According to Springfield police, two men approached the Kum 'N' Go at 2506 West College Street at 4:11 a.m., ...

Four-year-old kidney transplant recipient graduates preschool BRANSON, Mo. - A local preschool graduate has a lot more to celebrate than just the end of the school year. Tim and Gillian Hendrix weren't sure if they would see their son Cooper graduate preschool. Cooper was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease ...

Springfield sees spike in crashes related to bicycles, motorcycles, scooters SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The popularity of bicycles and motorcycles is creating a rise in crashes involving two-wheeled vehicles. Bicycling is a big part of life for Issac Neale.  He bikes to work (he co-owns The Hub Coffee and Bicycles shop) And, when ...

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces a $20 Million Investment to Support Economic Disaster Recovery in Joplin, Missouri WASHINGTON - Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award a $20 million grant to Joplin, Missouri, to assist with the city's economic recovery following a significant tornado in 2011. The grant ...

Federal court records: 2 men sentenced to home confinement in Arkansas election fraud case LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two men who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in an election fraud case involving a former east Arkansas lawmaker have been sentenced to home confinement and probation. Federal court records show that Phillip Wayne Carter ...

Power line breaks, falls into Stockton Lake BONA, Mo -- The Missouri State Water Patrol and the Dadeville Fire Dept. are keeping boaters away from a power line that fell into Stockton Lake on Wednesday afternoon. It happened about 4:15 p.m. near Bona in northeastern Dade Co., when boaters ...

Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders
BRNO, Czech Republic (AP) — An American man suspected of killing four people is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.

Tanzania drafts terms to tame the gas boom
By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA (Reuters) - Tanzania has drafted policies aimed at channelling the benefits of a gas boom to its own people, in the face of a fatal riot over plans for a new pipeline. The draft policy paper seen by Reuters proposes gas companies list on the local stock exchange, creating a gas revenue fund and a national oil and gas company, and locating plants onshore to liquefy the gas from the offshore fields. Tanzania estimates it has 41.7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of recoverable natural gas reserves. ...

Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct
NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren Corp. reported a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as the luxury retailer benefited from lower cotton prices. But economic challenges here and abroad and the move to eliminate some businesses to focus on the most profitable ones cut into sales.

Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said.

UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse
LONDON (AP) — UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials.