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One 17-year-old boy was killed and two others seriously hurt when their vehicle failed to yield and collided with another vehicle Friday afternoon in Clay County.The driver of the second vehicle also was ... via KansasCity.com

Matt Blunt this morning issued the following statement: "A 5.4 earthquake occurred approximately 130 miles east of St Louis before 5 this morning that was felt as far away as St. via Kansas City InfoZine

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a plane crash that killed two people and critically injured one other person. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

A Lebanon man was struck at 6:20 a.m. Friday by the unidentified driver of a Pontiac Grand Am that left the scene on Route W, 3 miles west of Lebanon. via Lebanon Daily Record

“They are video cameras, and they take snapshots from those images and we put them on the website”

If you don't look closely, you might miss the cameras keeping an eye on you and your driving. via KOMU-TV Columbia

Police recently seized a small quantity of prescription drugs and marijuana from a Cape Girardeau woman employed by a home health-care service, they said. via Southeast Missourian

Rural roads and some smaller highways are closed across southwest Missouri by flooding from heavy rain as thunderstorms cross the region. via KYTV Springfield

A 14-year-old northeast Missouri girl is missing, and police are worried her disappearance may be connected to an online relationship. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“It's something of critical concern for us. It's a huge economic impact for those producers that have cattle stolen”

Cattle rustling seems to have declined slightly but is still a problem in Missouri two years after Gov. via Southeast Missourian

A St. Louis truck driving school owner who sent his students to Sikeston, Mo., for testing was convicted in federal court in Cape Girardeau in a bribery and fraud scheme to make the tests easy to pass. via Southeast Missourian

Two Higginsville women were injured Sunday in a single-car accident on Missouri 13 in Lafayette County, according to reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. via Sedalia Democrat

“Please pay attention and obey the lower speed limits you encounter in construction zone areas. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will hold special enforcement projects focused on construction zone safety throughout 2008.”

Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to make the public aware of National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, April 7-11, 2008. via Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Nevada Herald

“We could save more motorcyclists by requiring them to do 20 minutes of exercise per day than by requiring them to wear helmets”

Motorcyclists who are at least 21 years old could ride without helmets under a House bill given initial approval Tuesday. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

The Dent County prosecuting attorney charged a 65-year-old man on Thursday for a murder that happened 26 years ago. via KYTV Springfield

Authorities say a Good Samaritan was killed when he tried to help drivers involved in an accident in southwest Missouri and the apparent gunman was shot to death by police. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

A Hollister man was injured Tuesday night in a one-car accident on Missouri 165 near Hollister. via Springfield News Leader

A suspect in a gas station robbery forced an Amish man at gunpoint to use a horse and buggy to take him to a trailer home in Jamesport, where he was found hours later hiding in a nearby shed, the Missouri State ... via Southeast Missourian

“He was going down the creek screaming and hollering”

PIEDMONT, Mo. - Rain mercifully eased up across most of southern Missouri Wednesday, but it left behind a soggy mess of flooded-out roads, stranded motorists and a clean-up bill likely to run in the millions. via Joplin Globe

Three children died after a freight truck barreled into the car they were riding in this afternoon in central Missouri.

The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on U.S. 63, near Fort Leonard Wood.

Killed were infant Gaberielle J. Miess, 5-year-old Gracey J. Miess and 11-year-old Christel E. Miess, all of Licking, Mo., according to a preliminary report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The girls were riding in a 1989 Ford Tempo with Christina J. Miess, 34, and driver Mark T. Barton, 30, both of Licking. Read more

“American citizens should be on high alert to flood conditions in your communities. Arm yourselves with information about how to stay safe during a flood and do not attempt to drive on flooded roadways”

The floods washing over large parts of the Midwest are just a taste of things to come, government forecasters said Thursday. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis