Top Stories: A Lawyer for Republican Governor Eric Greitens blames Democratic operatives for outing an extra marital affair on the part of the governor as well as blackmail allegations against him. And Craig Wood, the man convicted late last year in the 2014 kidnapping, rape and murder of Springfield 10-year-old Hailey Owens, has been sentenced to death. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Mountjoy announced the rendering yesterday afternoon, after which prosecuting attorney Dan Patterson said the Springfield and Greene County community can rest easier.
