FORSYTH, Mo. (AP) — The attorney for a man accused of escaping from a Florida prison 30 years ago says his client does not plan to fight extradition from Missouri. ...more

December 23, 2009

Oscar Richardson, convicted of robbing a Tampa convenience store at gunpoint, escaped from a work release center 30 years ago. Investigators finally captured him Saturday in Missouri, where he has lived under an assumed name for most of the past three decades, according to the News-Leader in Springfield, Mo. ...more

December 21, 2009

An unlicensed breeder in southwest Missouri agreed last month to surrender about 200 purebred dogs after setting fire to his property, distraught over his wife's leaving, financial problems and the prospect of losing his animals, according to an affidavit. ...more

March 4, 2009

I don't know much about gospel music. So when I got the call eight years ago that Dottie Rambo was coming to town, I said something stupid like, "Who?" ...more

May 24, 2008

Thunderstorms and tornadoes tore across the nation's heartland Saturday evening, killing at least 16 people, mangling buildings and trapping people in the rubble of their homes in areas still reeling from other recent bouts with severe weather. ...more

May 11, 2008