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A man opened fire outside the Tool Shed, wounding three people before bystanders took the guns away.

St. John's Mercy Medical Center says the two boys and two girls born to Chris and Jill Schwartz on Friday are doing well.

Terry Huey of Harrison, Ark., was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

The modest red-brick house was where Berry developed his distinctive guitar style and wrote such classics as "Maybelline" and "Johnny B. Goode."

Missouri's Kip Cullers shows how extra seed, daily watering and a lot of chicken manure can make a big difference in yields.

Police say 50-year-old Bruce Nations  took his 3-year-old son shortly after returning from duty in Iraq on July 20.

The 19-year-old son of Susan Montee was arrested Wednesday morning. Police subsequently  found marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The charter bus was carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to Carthage for the Marian Days pilgrimage.

Austin L. Montee was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The judge said the man failed to prove he was fired for not attending a topless show.

After Mace Hutchinson fell off an overpass in Christian County, police fired their stun guns 19 times.

A Cole County grand jury handed up the indictment of Rep. Scott Muschany on suspicion of sexual assault of the 14-year-old daughter of a state employee who had worked for the House.

Eric Feltner will have to register as a sex offender, but he won’t have to spend a day in jail.

Attorney general candidate Chris Koster got a double-dose of good news Wednesday as ethics complaints against him were dismissed and his narrow primary election lead stabilized as straggling votes in St. Louis County were counted.

 He'll take on Attorney General Jay Nixon in November's general election.

Descendants of the historic black town have gathered for more than 60 years.

In November, Zweifel will face state Sen. Brad Lager, of Savannah, who was uncontested in the Republican primary.