Licking, Missouri, is a small city of about 3,000 people. Just about 12 miles west on highway 32, is a true treasure.

During the overnight hours the Sheriffa s Department investigated 2 suspicious fires in an area Northwest of Licking, MO.

Five teens from Licking were injured Friday night after their car crashed in Texas County, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

A Park Hill inmate died today at South Central Correctional Center in Licking, according to a news release from the facility.

A recent vacation to visit family in St. Louis found me driving through the Ozark Mountains of Southern Missouri en route to a small town in Arkansas to visit friends for a night.

In the afternoon of Aug. 9, 4-year-old Wyatt Bagley and his 7-year old brother, Jesse, disappeared.

A Licking man has been charged with second-degree murder and felony child abuse in connection with the death of an 18-month-old girl last week.

An 18-month-old girl from Texas County died in a Springfield hospital today, the day after emergency responders were called to her home and found her unresponsive, the sheriff of Texas County said.

The search for a pair of missing children is continuing today in Texas County, according to the Licking Fire Chief.

Two boys who disappeared from their central Missouri home were found dead Monday morning.

The sheriff of Texas County said he expects some kind of charges will be filed regarding the deaths of Jesse Bagley, 7, and Wyatt Bagley, 4, of Licking.

UPDATED: 12:07 P.M. MONDAY LICKING, Mo . - Two young boys were found dead early this morning in the Big Piney River about 141 miles south of St.

UPDATED: 12:07 P.M. MONDAY LICKING, Mo . - Two young boys were found dead early this morning in the Big Piney River about 141 miles south of St.

UPDATED: 12:07 P.M. MONDAY LICKING, Mo . - Two young boys were found dead early this morning in the Big Piney River about 141 miles south of St.

Update: Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. Two young boys, who were missing since last night from southern Missouri, were found dead this morning in a river near their home.

The Texas County sheriff's department is searching for a pair of children lost in the woods.

UPDATED: 12:07 P.M. MONDAY LICKING, Mo . - Two young boys were found dead early this morning in the Big Piney River about 141 miles south of St.

Update: Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. Two young boys, who were missing since last night from southern Missouri, were found dead this morning in a river near their home.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. KIRKSVILLE, MO -- Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Troop B effective July 10, 2009.A Each of the new troopers was a member of the 89th Missouri State Highway Patrol Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on ...

A man from Licking suffered serious injuries Friday night when he was thrown from his car on a Texas County road, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.