Investigators don't believe mother's fiance tried to save children from fire Investigators found three places where someone had poured fire accelerant on the first floor of the rented home on West Olive Street.

Mother's fiance is charged for triple-fatal house fire in Springfield MO His fiance (the children's mother) and his mother defend David Williams and say he would never hurt the people 'he loved the most.'

Firefighters grieve deaths of children they tried to save The city fire department held a special conference on Wednesday afternoon for firefighters involved in the triple-fatal fire on Monday morning.

Suspended Fordland MO teacher is charged with fondling three boys Darren Rose was placed on administrative leave last month pending the criminal investigation.

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Pregnant woman pursues purse snatchers, leading to 2 arrests Police say the woman is due to give birth any day.

Health bill's wording expected in hours, vote by weekend (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing dozens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in the run-up to a climactic weekend vote.

More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas (AP)
AP - Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.

Idaho first to sign law against health care reform (AP)
AP - Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residents to buy insurance. Similar legislation is pending in 37 other states nationwide.

Israel lifts closure of West Bank as tensions calm (AP)
AP - Israel on Wednesday lifted its tight restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem's holiest shrine and called off an extended West Bank closure after days of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces.

Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists (AP)
AP - The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street. The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans.