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Hundreds attend meeting hoping for no force reductions at Ft. Wood
ReporterHundreds of Ozarkers are begging the United States Army to reconsider. Many of them showed-up at what was called a "listening meeting" at Fort Leonard Wood Tuesday night where army officials heard from the community about force reduction. The army has...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Lebanon, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Convicted Bank Robber Committed Suicide Inside Greene County Jail, Hanged Himself with a Bed Sheet
ReporterA Fort Smith, Arkansas man who pleaded guilty to two armed bank robberies in Springfield and Joplin hanged himself in the Greene County Jail. Under the terms of a plea agreement in June, Robert Bruce Knepper, 45, would have been sentenced to 30 years in...Tags: Arkansas, Liberty Bank, Suicide, Prisons, Punishment
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Veterans Filled Branson Streets for the 78th Annual Veterans Day Parade
Reporter, PhotographerFriday marked an historic event for veterans around the Ozarks. Branson's 78th annual Veterans Day Parade marched through downtown during the 11th hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. At 11:00 on November 11, 1918 an armistice stopped...Tags: Armistice Day, Veterans Day, World War I (1914-1918), IMAX, Human Interest
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Inside the Courtroom: Day Two of Testimony in the Rolland Comstock Wrongful Death Civil Trial
Reporter, PhotographerScroll down to see the latest updates from inside the courtroom starting at 9:00 Wednesday morning. The second day of testimony is underway in a rare civil case filed before any criminal charges. Faith Stocker is suing her mother, Alberta Comstock,...Tags: Heart Attack, Murder, Homes, Missouri, Crimes
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Inside the Courtroom: Alberta Comstock Takes Stand, Sister Offers Alibi in Day Three of Testimony in the Rolland Comstock Wrongful Death Civil Trial
Reporter, PhotographerScroll down to see the latest updates in bold print from inside the courtroom starting at 8:45 Thursday morning. An ex-wife at the center of a rare wrongful death trial could testify as early as today. Just how many questions she will answer without...Tags: Heart Attack, Witnesses, Prosecution, DNA, Judges
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Huge Highlandville Home Spans 72,215 Square Feet --- Larger than White House
Reporter, PhotographerA man with ties to the defense industry is constructing a massive home in Highlandville. The home's nearly 73,000-square-foot size is drawing lots of attention from interested onlookers. According to the Census Bureau, the average new home size over the...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Elections, White House, Bill Gates, Rentals
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Dollar, German bond yields ease before Bernanke
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The dollar and benchmark German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day signal no tapering back of its ultra-loose monetary policy. Two senior Federal Reserve...Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Financial Markets, Chemical Industry, Interest Rate, Gross Domestic Product
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State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. The new title for Kim Kyok Sik came in a dispatch Wednesday from the North's Korean Central News...Tags: North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Armed Forces, Kim Jong Un, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Members of Congress want to prevent reduction in US missile defense in East Asia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. The legislative proposal is a response to remarks last month...Tags: North Korea, Weaponry, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Missile Systems
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US lawmakers seek to block transfer of missile defense data to Russia
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks. Lawmakers are proposing a measure that would bar the administration from sharing...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Weaponry, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
Reuters* House panel proposes tougher penalties for attackers * Measures also aim to improve victim treatment and support * Proposals follow string of military sexual assault cases By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers frustrated...Tags: Sex Crimes, Rape, Wars and Interventions, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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