Hotel upgrades, suggested by guests, are driving higher sales at Red Roof Inn hotels.

National Weather Service: Winds up to 200 mph in Oklahoma tornado

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., had wind speeds up to 200 mph.

E-mail plea for help from former Springfield priest a scam

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Some Springfield residents received an e-mail plea for help that appears to have come from their former pastor. &...

Judge orders Walmart to provide more info in Mexican bribery case

WILMINGTON, Del.--A judge in Delaware ordered attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to turn over more information to shareholders seeking...

National Weather Service confirms tornado Monday morning near Carthage.

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- The National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down Monday morning east of Carthage.

Tractor-Trailer crash on I-44 in Springfield slows traffic

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a tractor-trailer crash in west Springfield, slowing traffic on I-44. 

'Horrific' tornado rips through area south of Oklahoma City;