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Wednesday, January 04, 2012  UPDATE: After hearing arguments for a change of venue, the judge agreed to move the case to Gasconade, which is the county directly east of Osage.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  The top 10 stories of 2011.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  Charges were filed against a Jefferson City man in a fatal boating accident that happened in September.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Osage County Prosecutor Amanda Grellner said she is waiting on blood work from Christopher Winkler before she decides to file charges.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  Update: Services are underway for one of the men killed Saturday in a boat crash on the Osage River.

Sunday, January 23, 2011  A young brother and sister from rural southwest Missouri have died after falling into any icy pond while sledding at their home.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Andre Sougarett, the rescue leader, said the empty capsule descended 2,000 feet (610 meters), just 40 feet (12 meters) short of the shaft system where the miners have been trapped since an Aug. 5 collapse.

Saturday, October 09, 2010  The "Plan B" drill won a three-way race against two other drills to carve a hole wide enough for an escape capsule to pull the miners out one by one.

Monday, August 30, 2010  An enormous drill began preliminary work Monday on carving a half-mile chimney through solid rock to free the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine, their ordeal now having equaled the longest known survival in an underground disaster.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010  A Massey Energy executive says federal officials are testing air drawn from a hole drilled into a West Virginia mine where rescuers are trying to reach four missing miners.

Friday, March 12, 2010  Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC rescuers, recovery workers who sued over 9/11 illnesses

Sunday, February 28, 2010  Rescuers work to save trapped victims from Chile's mammoth earthquake; hundreds dead