Missouri State Settles Student Lawsuit

Missouri State University in Springfield has settled a lawsuit with a student who says she was punished because she refused to sign a class-project letter supporting homosexual adoption. School president Michael Nietzel says the school’s investigations of...

President to Campaign for Talent in SW Missouri

President George W. Bush is coming to Missouri to campaign for Senator Jim Talent tonight and tomorrow. He’ll be in traditionally-Republican Springfield and Joplin, arriving in Springfield tonight and making a speech tomorrow morning at a rally in Springfield....

Talent Turns Aggressive in Springfield Debate

Senator Talent took an aggressive tone during his debate with Claire McCaskill in Springfield. Talent, a Republican, criticized McCaskill during his opening statement for not paying property taxes for three years on property she owned in Jackson County, for what he...

Hit-and-Run Driver Sought in Springfield

Springfield police are on the lookout for a hit-and-run driver who ran a red light, Saturday morning, crashing into a motorcycle with two riders on it. Both riders escaped serious injury. One of them suffered scrapes while the other has scrapes and bruises. Several...