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WILLARD, Mo. - A husband and wife suffered minor injuries after they had to jump from a second-story window in their Willard home in the 7600 block of Westy Wynwood Drive to escape a fire early Thursday morning.  They said they heard a lightning strike...

NIXA, Mo. -- It's no surprise that nearly 80 percent of all motorcycle crashes end up in injury or death.  That’s why David Hardy of Nixa wants to educate riders about the need to wear safety equipment and make other drivers aware that cycles...

For cornerback D.J. Hayden, the ability to thrive in one-on-one situations sets him apart. It was teamwork, though, that saved his life. Hayden, drafted 12th overall by the Oakland Raiders last month, nearly died on the University of Houston...

Robert Vigorito knew he had changed some lives over the years since he helped start the Columbia Triathlon in 1984. He transformed an inaugural event that attracted fewer than 100 competitors into one of the top triathlons in the country with as many as...

A Wichita man who opened fire inside the Burlington Coat Factory store in east Wichita last summer avoided a prison sentence Thursday but will have to spend 60 days in a jail work-release program, a Sedgwick County judge ruled Thursday. Jake L. Jacobs,...

A Saline County judge has granted a change of venue motion in a first-degree murder and child abuse trial. Attorneys for Antonio Brown asked a judge to consider the motion, saying their client could not receive a fair trial in Saline County. Brown is...

A jury will begin deliberating Thursday afternoon on the fate of a Jacksonville man accused of beating, neglecting and murdering his 5-month-old-son. Cordero Anthony Webber, 24, is accused of first-degree murder and child neglect in the death of Cordero...

Jackson County prosecutors charged a young mother with two felony counts of child abuse after she allegedly squeezed and shook her 3-month-old baby and pulled his arm. The baby suffered five broken ribs, a broken leg and bruising to his body and face...

The apartment where an El Paso man was allegedly killed by his friend was a bloody mess, according to his neighbors who testified Monday during the first day of a murder trial. Michael Manuel Herrera, 29, is accused of violently beating and killing...

Kevin Rose has defied the odds, but he still has a long way to go. Rose suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a falling tree at his Spofford home 2 1/2 weeks ago. But after successful surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in...

A mother and her boyfriend face aggravated battery charges in connection to the severe beating of the woman's 4-year-old son. Amy Pherigo, 31, the boy's mother, and Jose A. Morales, 26, Pherigo's boyfriend, were each ordered held in lieu of $2 million...

A mother and her boyfriend face aggravated battery charges in connection to the severe beating of the woman's 4-year-old son. Amy Pherigo, 31, the boy's mother, and Jose A. Morales, 26, Pherigo's boyfriend, were each ordered held in lieu of $2 million...