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Yesterday at 5:25 PM  Update: Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Police said that they are still looking for a motive in the murder.

Yesterday at 12:40 PM  Update: Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 12:42 p.m. The Ft. Leonard Wood mother accused of stabbing her husband and infant daughter has been appointed a public defender.

Yesterday at 11:29 AM  A state appeals court will consider whether a central Missouri teenager should be allowed to continue her education while awaiting trial on a charge of murdering her 9-year-old neighbor.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Sixety-five years after the experience, Gilbert Pritzel has been recognized by the government of the people he helped to liberate from the Nazis.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Update: Tuesday Sept. 7 at 11:22 a.m.: Boone County Prosecutor formally charged Eric D. Jamison with second degree murder, armed criminal action, first degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and endangering the welfare of a child.

Monday, September 06, 2010  Monday morning, officials say Kelsi Poe is still in critical condition at University Hospital.

Saturday, September 04, 2010  House Republican Leader John Boehner was in the capitol city Saturday to raise money for a pair of GOP candidates.

Friday, September 03, 2010  The Environmental Protection Agency said Missouri highway builders may have polluted the Lake of the Ozarks.

Friday, September 03, 2010  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries.

Friday, September 03, 2010  Update: Friday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. Police release surveillance photos of the suspect during the robbery.

Friday, September 03, 2010  Republican Roy Blunt and Democrat Robin Carnahan both are emphasizing the economy in their U.S. Senate campaign. But they differ on two of the biggest economic actions taken by Congress.