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Stockton boy tells mom "I'm scared of the man in the window"

Joanna Small — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:11:00 CDT

A Stockton boy tells his mother he has seen a man outside his bedroom window and then mom and grandma make a frightening discovery.

Mommy I'm scared of the man in the window-- it sounds like a line right out of a horror movie, but that's what a little boy in Stockton said to his mother and grandmother.

Severe Storm Potential Late This Weekend

Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lighty — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:00 CDT

It was an awesome Friday here in the Ozarks as temperatures nudged their way to near 80 in most spots. More warm weather expected on Saturday with high temperatures heading to the mid 80's.

Pilots report smoke before landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport

By: Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:00 CDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Smoke filled the cockpit of an American Egale jet headed from Dallas to Springfield Friday evening.

Fecal matter found in many public pools

Aaron Boll and Chris Bryant, KSP News — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:00 CDT

The CDC says many pools are contaminated with E. Coli but still safe.

Springfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week. She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water. "We had the baby swim diapers on or at least I took them out of the pool every twenty minutes and say do you need to go to the bathroom and hope they didn't do it." says Gutierrez.

Missouri lawmakers approve measure to close loophole in child abuse reporting

By Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:43:46 CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have Gov. Jay Nixon legislation closing a loophole in the state's mandatory child abuse reporting law.

Crooks target sellers on Craigslist and scam them out of thousands

by Jonah Kaplan, KSPR News — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:00 CDT

The site's creators aren't the con artists -- it's the people claiming to buy what you're selling.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- A Springfield woman's out nearly $2,000 because of the latest scam to hit the Ozarks.

Mo. Gov. Nixon gives mixed review to legislative session, renews concerns about tax cut

By Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:23 CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon is giving a mixed review to Missouri's 2013 legislative session.

Mother of Springfield shooting victim speaks out

Lauren Pozen, KSPR News Reporter; Ben Knaup KSPR News Photographer — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:00 CDT

Cynthia Branyon is recovering at a hospital after being shot in the face

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A mother is speaking out tonight, after her daughter recovers in a local hospital from being shot in the face. The shooting happened in southeast Springfield on Wednesday, outside a duplex.

Mo. bill lets state workers carry guns in car

By Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:02 CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State employees in Missouri could keep firearms in their vehicles on state property under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.

Arkansas unemployment drops to 7.1 percent

By Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:32 CDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in April, a drop of one-tenth of a percentage point.