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ALDRICH, Mo. -- A barn southwest of Bolivar was destroyed as strong storms hit the Ozarks overnight. More »Barn Destroyed in Polk County

Willard's Assistant Fire Chief says the rainy weather made fighting the blaze more difficult. WILLARD, Mo. - Fire officials are investigating what caused a fire that destroyed a house in Willard. More »Fire destroys Willard house; cause unknown

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million wasn't sold in Missouri. But two Missouri Powerball players were so close to picking all the winning numbers that that … More »They didn't hit the jackpot, but 2 $1M Powerball tickets were sold in Missouri

(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that … More »Powerful tornadoes strike in four central states

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of southwest and central Missouri through Monday morning. More »Tornado Watch issued for southwest, central Missouri

All sale proceeds will go towards sending children to Camp Barnabas SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Ozarks mom is giving children with special needs a chance to go to a camp she says changed her son's life. More »Unique yard sale held in the Ozarks

Construction is underway for a high end, one of a kind hotel in downtown Springfield. More »High end hotel going in downtown Springfield

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — So far, no Arkansas colleges or universities are permitting faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. More »Most Ark. colleges opting out of law allowing concealed handguns on campus

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner remains in custody in the Pulaski County Jail on a federal charge. More »Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner remains jailed on federal charge

The warm and muggy weather will give way to strong to severe storms on Sunday evening. Tonight is looking like a summer night. Lows will only be in the mid to upper 60's. A lot of clouds will stream in … More »Severe weather expected Sunday evening

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A ticket bought in Florida matches the numbers in the largest Powerball drawing in the game's history. More »Record $600 million Powerball ticket bought in Florida; $1 million winner in Missouri

DES MOINES, Iowa -- How many tickets do you have to check? More »Winning numbers for Saturday's record-breaking Powerball drawing

The Joplin/Avilla weather radio tower is down for the next few days. The Avilla/Joplin weather radio transmitter is down for the next few days. It is producing a low signal but it isn't reliable. It appears … More »Weather radio down

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Southern State University has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that will require it to dip into reserves. More »Missouri Southern approves budget for next fiscal year that will require dipping into reserves

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has been arrested for extortion by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being held in Pulaski County Jail. More »Breaking News: Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner arrested by FBI, accused of extortion

Andrew Lewis, born July 26, 1967 died today, at home, surrounded by dear friends and family. Drew’s battle against colon cancer brought local attention to the importance of early detection. More »Springfield's Drew Lewis loses battle with cancer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri woman whose son died in a car accident while she was talking on a cellphone has been sentenced to one year in a county jail. More »Missouri mom sentenced to jail after son's death in car accident involving cell phone use

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon began the year with ambitious priorities to start of his second term but ran into a wall of opposition from the Republican Legislature. More »Nixon, Republicans clashed over Medicaid, campaign finance and drivers' licenses

(Reuters) - The jackpot for the Powerball lottery has soared to a record $600 million and the top prize may swell to nearly $1 billion if no one draws the winning numbers this weekend, a lottery official … More »Powerball jackpot swells to $600 million

A Stockton boy tells his mother he has seen a man outside his bedroom window and then mom and grandma make a frightening discovery. Mommy I'm scared of the man in the window-- it sounds like a line right … More »Stockton boy tells mom "I'm scared of the man in the window"

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Smoke filled the cockpit of an American Egale jet headed from Dallas to Springfield Friday evening. More »Pilots report smoke before landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have Gov. Jay Nixon legislation closing a loophole in the state's mandatory child abuse reporting law. More »Missouri lawmakers approve measure to close loophole in child abuse reporting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon is giving a mixed review to Missouri's 2013 legislative session. More »Mo. Gov. Nixon gives mixed review to legislative session, renews concerns about tax cut