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Springfield won't lower marijuana penalties

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:40 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Springfield's city council has voted again not to lower the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Mo. State considers boosting employees' pay

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:03 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - An increase in state revenue for the next fiscal year would be used to improve the salaries of faculty and staff at Missouri State University under a proposal from President Clif Smart.

John Goodman's honorary degree delayed

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:38:53 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Missouri State University says actor John Goodman will not receive an honorary degree from the Springfield school on Friday as scheduled.

Mo. House roll call on workers' compensation bill

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:42 -0400

The Missouri House voted 135-23 Thursday to give final approval to legislation that would replenish a fund for disabled workers and change the way people are compensated for job-related illnesses.

Opening of wildlife museum in Springfield delayed

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:22:29 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - The grand reopening of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum in Springfield has been delayed again as work continues on a multi-million dollar renovation.

Mo. House roll call on transportation tax

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:02:32 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The 100-57 roll call Tuesday by which the Missouri House gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would levy a 1-cent sales tax for transportation projects.

Mo. House roll call union paychecks legislation

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:01:11 -0400

The 85-69 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Monday to give final approval to a measure that would require unions to get annual consent to automatically deduct fees out of members' paychecks.

Evangel team wins film award at SW Mo. festival

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:17:20 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A film created by a team from Evangel University in Springfield has nabbed the top prize in a southwest Missouri film festival.

Springfield child rape appeal could hinge on DNA

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:45:36 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Dueling testimony in an imprisoned child rapist's post-conviction appeal on Friday included arguments about DNA evidence and whether genetic samples were tainted by police before being processed.

Cardinals honored at Mo. Sports Hall of Fame

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:13 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - The newest members of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame include men who helped lead the St. Louis Cardinals to championships in the 1960s.

Funding for Springfield medical campus in budget

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:20:23 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Springfield's medical and business leaders say they are encouraged that a new budget approved by Missouri legislators includes $10 million to help fund a possible medical school campus in the southwest Missouri city.

Mo. House roll call on repeal of renters tax break

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:18:55 -0400

The 91-69 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Thursday to give final approval to a measure eliminating a tax credit for low-income disabled and seniors who rent their homes.

Missouri House roll call on income tax cut

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:52 -0400

The 103-51 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Thursday to give final approval to a measure reducing income taxes for individuals and businesses.

Mo. man indicted in money-laundering scheme

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:46:36 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A southwest Missouri man has been indicted in a scheme to launder the proceeds of a scheme to sell spent cooking oil that had been stolen from restaurants.

Drury swimming coach issued public reprimand

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:28:44 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - The NCAA has issued a public reprimand for the men's and women's swimming and diving coach at Drury University in Springfield.

Greene County uses machine for fine payments

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:08:33 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A southwest Missouri county seeking to collect millions of dollars in court fines is offering an easier payment option for residents to pay up.

Court upholds overturning of Mo. murder conviction

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:43:39 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A southwest Missouri woman could be retried or released from prison after the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling overturning her murder conviction.

Mo. schools can add 4 activities as sports

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:46:30 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Some favorite leisure time activities in Missouri could become high school sports.

Truck driver bound over in double fatal wreck

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:04:46 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A man whose tractor-trailer truck slammed into three vehicles in southwest Missouri in March will stand trial for the deaths of two men in the wreck.

Girl's up close meeting with camel draws attention

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:54:28 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A 3-year-old Olathe, Kansas, girl is ready to return to a Springfield animal park, where her close encounter with a camel brought her family national attention.

Prosecutor: Police shooting in Joplin justified

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:19:53 -0400

JOPLIN, Missouri - A southwest Missouri prosecutor says law enforcement officers were justified when they fatally shot a Springfield man last month.

Evangel University has record number of graduates

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:22:05 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Evangel University in Springfield will confer degrees on a record number of graduates this Friday.

Former game show host gives awards to Drury

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:43:53 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Former game show host Bob Barker is giving several of the awards he's received throughout his career to Drury University.

Mo. ranch suspects ran away from had past issues

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:26:28 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A southwest Missouri group home was suspended for a fifth time after two teens who escaped from it were accused of fatally beating and stabbing a Michigan couple during a botched robbery at a vacation cabin.

2 teens charged with murder in Mo. cabin deaths

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:43:40 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Two teenagers who escaped from a juvenile rehabilitation camp will be tried as adults in the fatal beating and stabbing of an elderly Michigan couple in a botched robbery at a vacation cabin in southwest Missouri, a judge said Tuesday.