Sandy Decker knew her son was different by the way he played with his toys. "He'd turn cars over and just play with the wheels and things like that," she said.

Get ready! Adventure travel hits Branson full force in 2010 with the addition of the Branson Zipline Tours and the just-announced Ironman 70.3 World Championship Event in the fall.

Jefferson City -- Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed budget for next year increases basic spending for public education by $18 million to a record $3.022 billion.

It's unusual when an ambitious politician places the educational well-being of non-voting children ahead of politically powerful special interests.

A rural Eureka Springs man wanted by eight separate agencies in two states was taken into custody near Lampe, Mo., on Monday.

A man wanted in five Missouri counties and Arkansas was arrested in Lampe along with three others following a tip to the Stone County Sheriff's Office.

Tip leads to four arrests in Stone County A man wanted for numerous crimes and three other people have been arrested in Lampe, following a tip to the Stone County Sheriff's Office.

A section of West Bypass renamed last year after a Jewish civil rights leader could get another new name to appease the rabbi's daughter, who objected to the honor.

John Sellars, executive director of the History Museum for Springfield-Greene County, intends to run as a Republican against Democratic state Rep.

An amphitheater located on the outskirts of Lampe may get a chance to recapture its former glory.

Think twice before you grab that margarine from the grocery store shelf. You're purchasing an illegal substance.

A Cassville teen sustained serious injuries this morning after her vehicle ran off the road in Stone County.

When Gov. Jay Nixon rolled out a plan in January to freeze tuition at state universities and community colleges by not cutting their appropriations, there was grumbling among Republican lawmakers that he superceded their authority.

Neighbors & Friends of Table Rock Lake Inc. will host its ninth annual Christmas Tour of Homes Dec.

A legislator helps write and pass laws, but for at least two Missouri lawmakers, a typical day can be summed up in three words: meeting with people.

Sept. 27 will be a special day for both Redeemer Lutheran Church and its Stephen Ministry chapter.

A former assistant director of Christian-based sports and adventure camps in Missouri that are popular with Oklahomans is accused of committing lewd acts with teenage boys.

September 16- The former director of a popular Christian camp in Missouri is in trouble with the law.

Though she's focused on being re-elected to the House of Representatives next year, state Rep.

Winners were announced in Sunday's Missouri Conservation Agents Association Wild Game, Fish and Nature's Harvest Cook-Off. In the wild game and fish category the winners were: Carol Brewer, of Raymore, first place for her "Cheesy Venison Torte Italia"; Candi Lordo, of Lampe, second place for her "Table Rock Tacos"; and David Robb, of Sweet Springs, ...