Attorney for Devlin Rejects Plea Deal

The attorney for suspected kidnapper Michael Devlin has rejected a plea deal offered by county and federal prosecutors. Devlin is accused of abducting Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck and sexually assaulting them. He also is accused of child pornography. Devlin faces...

Improved Child Care Subsidies Sought

Low-income families often are faced with a hard decision—-accept a raise and lose the state subsidy they get for child care that lets them work, or refuse the raise and face loss of their jobs. Two state senators are pushing an effort to ease that predicament....

Governor Addresses Child Advocacy Rally

Governor Matt Blunt speaks to hundreds of people visiting the State Capitol to take part in Children’s Advocacy Day. The Governor stressed his commitment to improved access to quality health care, Internet safety, and the importance of a world class education....

Ben Ownby Returns to School

Ben Ownby has gone back to school at Union. The superintendent says he was excited to be back. He’s one of the two teenaged kidnap victims found in a Kirkwood apartment a couple of weeks ago. The man charged with the kidnappings, Michael Devlin is to be...