The lady on the phone was polite enough.
She spoke softly but clearly, asking if I could help her identify the "little white plant" she said was growing in the middle of her yard.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that Judith I. Twente, 68, of St. James was killed in a car accident shortly after noon Friday.
A 36-year-old man from Pevely is free on $250,000 bond after turning himself in to face five charges of sexual misconduct involving a child.
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Anastasia Smith of Rolla, a dispatcher at the Rolla Police Department, was presented with a $250 gift card from the Rolla Daily News Thursday afternoon. Smith won the card by entering the DailyDeals sweepstakes.
Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Hillman filed charges against Bernard L. Easton, 60, of Waynesville for allegedly embezzling $70,000 from the William C. Anderson Memorial American Legion Post 331.
The Rolla man accused of selling marijuana out of a daycare in March may plead guilty next month after fighting the charges in court for more than a year.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.
Ann Murphy, a volunteer with the American Red Cross talks to students at St. Patrick School Thursday afternoon during the school’s annual career day. The students — dressed as doctors, scientists, clergy, athletes and other professionals — spent an hour learning about their career options.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) voted in favor of a measure to prohibit a pay increase for members of Congress.
JEFFERSON CITY, (AP) — A state senator has introduced legislation clarifying that anyone in Missouri may kill a mountain lion.
Charges were filed in the Phelps County court Wednesday against a homeless man who is accused of raping a Rolla woman in early January.
Cory Stimel, 20, of Rolla, has been charged with forcible rape and forcible sodomy, both of which are unclassified felonies.
Three leaders have found themselves in the path of the wrath of Dear Leader, Barack Hussein Obama, may his name be praised on high:
Did “something terrible” almost happen Thursday afternoon near Truman Elementary School, or was it an embarrassing “Whoops, that wasn’t who I thought it was” moment?
