Nearly 13 percent of the boaters stopped in the Lake of the Ozarks at the 9.5-mile marker during a weekend sobriety check were arrested for being over the legal limit.

A red and cream-colored 1935 Ford Phaeton was the first vintage racing car to crest the hill and make a beeline for the Precious Moments front entrance Wednesday afternoon.

A look at some of the happenings at Time Station 31 in Camdenton, Mo.

A summer camp in Rocky Mount is temporarily shutting down after two cases of H1-N1 virus, commonly referred to as the swine flu, were confirmed.

Sam Butcher, beloved creator of everything Precious Moments, never spoke a word during the rededication ceremony held Thursday afternoon in front of the chapel.

On his way to a business meeting in Italy, Precious Moments founder Sam Butcher stopped at a tiny Italian village and spied an even tinier chapel. The memory of that structure was instantly seared into his mind’s eye.

Republicans and Democrats shared the stage at Eagle Picher Industries in Joplin on Wednesday as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a new job-creation bill.

Steve Dougan has found himself in a situation he never thought he would be in: His search dog is missing.

Bikers from around the state gathered at West 60 Cycle on Saturday for the Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) Missouri State Rally hosted by the local chapters.

Get a brand new car, someone else pays for your gas, insurance and maintenance, and all you have to do is drive it and write about driving it.

We agree with Missouri Department of Transportation Director Pete Rahn when he says changing the mandatory motorcycle helmet law makes no sense.

While no cases of the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as swine flu, have turned up in Southwest Missouri, a Jasper County Web site is providing information specifically about this and other forms of flu.

Michael T. Shepherd, 49, of Camdenton, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey on Wednesday to three years and four months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Shepherd to pay $2,103,998 in restitution, which includes $27,258 in restitution to former employees for IRA plan contributions.

For violent offenders, it won’t just be fingerprints and a mug shot at the booking station anymore.

One year to the day, hundreds of area residents came together Sunday to officially dedicate the memorial to the May 10, 2008, tornado victims.