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Thursday, May 30, 2013  Eight fire departments in southwest Missouri are working together to identify and counsel children who appear prone to setting fires.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  A pair of twin brothers who prosecutors say altered stolen checks using glue and a hammer have been sentenced in Missouri to seven years in prison.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Congresswoman said she thinks the closure in Columbia would cause safety problems.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The bill needs one more House vote before moving to the Senate.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  The Springfield News-Leader reports that the father of the girl left the child and her brother in a car with the keys in it at a Save-a-Lot store.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Child was taken from a Save-a-lot store.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Police and fire officials in Springfield are investigating the deaths of a woman and two children whose bodies were found inside a burning home.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A holistic nurse who chose not to get the flu shot was fired for not wearing a surgical mask at Springfield's Cox South hospital.

Monday, December 10, 2012  A southwest Missouri man has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  Springfield police are looking for a suspect in the shooting death of a 34-year-old man.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A man suspected of setting fires to two Springfield houses is at a hospital to receive a mental health evaluation.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  The Springfield News-Leader reported that a pre-trial conference for Martin is scheduled for January 2nd.

Friday, November 30, 2012  The St. Louis school district is again the largest district in Missouri.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The zoo announced Monday the third giraffe birth in three months, giving it three generations of giraffes for the first time in the zoo's history.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  The bus was taking two Marshfield Elementary third-grade classes on a field trip to the Discovery Center in Springfield when it crashed around 9:45 a.m. Thursday.