The jeffesron City Council will consider repairs and upgrades at next council meeting. (more...)

According to reports a woman was shot last night about 7 miles south of Eldon. (more...)

An Osage Beach woman suffered minor injuries in the accident. (more...)

The stolen vehicle involved in accident has been recovered. (more...)

a 67-year old Dixon man is in custody. (more...)

By DOUG TUCKER 2010-07-31T02:37:42Z

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- Eric Berry's tweet was true....

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By DAVID A. LIEB 2010-07-30T19:24:25Z

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- He calls her a "rubber stamp" for President Barack Obama and liberal congressional leaders. She "calls bull" on his attempts to represent regular folks, suggesting he's more attuned to lobbyists and corporate interests....

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By JIM SALTER 2010-07-30T23:45:50Z

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Three veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis and further testing will be necessary to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame, VA officials said Friday....

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By MIKE BAKER 2010-07-30T22:15:51Z

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man accused of killing two Americans in Panama was married with three kids, living a successful life with a lucrative landscaping business and a beautiful mountain home....

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By 2010-07-30T17:23:26Z

MEXICO, Mo. (AP) -- An attorney from Mexico, Mo., is facing two charges in the hit-and-run death of man who was on a lawnmower....

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ROME (AP) -- Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.... (More...)

ATLANTA (AP) -- More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions - especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.... (More...)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."... (More...)

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Officials in the Dominican Republic are warning people living near low-lying areas flooded by recent rainstorms to be on alert for two diseases that have already killed 53 people and sickened thousands.... (More...)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six - and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.... (More...)

By GREG BLUESTEIN and HARRY R. WEBER 2010-07-31T08:01:30Z

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day....

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By LARRY MARGASAK 2010-07-31T08:34:52Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House investigative panel has decided to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second high-profile trial with political implications for Democrats this fall....

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By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD 2010-07-31T07:39:25Z

PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to consider other steps they might take in the meantime....

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By MICHAEL HILL 2010-07-31T07:39:47Z

RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of a glimpse of a former president, a secretary of state or their publicity-shy daughter....

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By LAURIE KELLMAN 2010-07-31T07:47:22Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges....

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By DOROTHEE THIESING 2010-07-31T08:18:54Z

DUISBURG, Germany (AP) -- Germany was holding a memorial service on Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured....

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By RIAZ KHAN 2010-07-31T07:55:04Z

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, though there were signs that waters were receding in parts of the country....

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By IBRAHIM BARZAK 2010-07-31T08:23:28Z

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza overnight, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group and the military said Saturday....

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By ROBERT H. REID 2010-07-31T06:24:43Z

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war....

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By MIKHAIL METZEL 2010-07-31T08:34:18Z

VORONEZH, Russia (AP) -- About 30 people have died in the last three days alone as Russia's massive forest fires have wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland, state television reported Saturday. Officials insist some of the worst blazes are under control....

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