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Convoy of Hope in Moore offering emergency relief
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Convoy of Hope is in Oklahoma offering help. Trucks from the Springfield based charity rolled out early Tuesday morning, loaded with relief supplies. The agency responds to disasters across the globe. Although it hurts even more when one hits ...
Breaking News: Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigns following arrest
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio. Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective Tuesday from the office she ...
Mo. bill would allow more time for moms to give up baby, add Springfield's PCC to list
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Dozens of times, in recent years, new mothers have decided that -- after having a baby -- that they cannot care for the child, so they dropped off their newborn at designated safe places.Right now, parents can leave their ...
SBA offering help in eastern Missouri counties affected by severe weather in April
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon says federal help is being offered to residents and businesses in several eastern Missouri counties affected by severe weather in April. Nixon's office said Tuesday the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest ...
UA system president recommends schools opt out of law allowing concealed handguns on campus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The president of the University of Arkansas system is recommending its 11 campuses opt out of a law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. A spokesman on Tuesday said UA System President ...
Walmart pledges $1M for Moore tornado recovery; company still checking on workers
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Walmart says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company said Tuesday that it will make donations of cash and materials equal to $1 million. Walmart is ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. 
MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care. 
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members. 
LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician. 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores. 