Top Stories: A first-degree murder suspect in southwest Missouri is back behind bars after making a sudden escape. Michael Jones eluded officers while being loaded into a van to be transported from Lawrence to Vernon County after a court appearance. And there was a packed house for yesterday’s city council meeting in Springfield where the future of pit-bull dogs in the city was up for discussion again. After the council placed a ban on the breed last month, the City Clerk confirmed that enough signatures were collected last week on a petition to suspend it.
