A Missouri judge has ordered an insurance company to pay more than $43 million to a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and incarcerated for nearly a decade. In 2004, Ryan Ferguson was arrested in the 2001 killing of a newspaper sports editor in Columbia, Missouri, and he was convicted the following year. His 2005…
Abortion after Roe v. Wade: A further divided America Abortion after Roe v. Wade: A further divided America 05:25 Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment’s repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest. The…
JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) – The announcement of Robert Prevost of the United States being named Pope Leo XIV is being celebrated by Catholics all across the world. Four-staters are also taking part in the celebrations of the new pope. St. Peter’s the Apostle Catholic Church in Joplin rescheduled it’s mass today so parishioners could come…
A Kansas City firefighter paramedic was fatally stabbed by a patient who he was taking via ambulance to a local hospital, officials said. Graham Hoffman, 29, was taking a patient following a routine medical call from police on Sunday when he was stabbed in the chest, piercing his heart. Despite lifesaving efforts, Hoffman died from…
Severe weather threatened more than 45 million Americans on Easter Sunday, as a treacherous string of thunderstorms continued to strike parts of the southern and midwestern United States, causing flooding and at times tornado risks across a substantial block of the country from East Texas to southeastern Iowa and Illinois. In Oklahoma, people braced for…
Active Lifestyle Events and One Joplin have merged as they both seek to continue a legacy of community health. “We’ve had parallel paths helping the community,” said Nicole Brown, executive director of One Joplin. “We’re honored, and we see it as the next leg of the race. Seeking a healthy community is something that never…
Third grader’s “gut feeling” spares Missouri family from deadly tornado, mom says – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 42 people were killed in eight states when dozens of tornadoes touched down across the Southern and central U.S. Most of the fatalities were in Missouri, where Jason Allen has a remarkable story of survival….
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction – CBS News Watch CBS News Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families’ lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports. Be the…
A massive storm system that brought high winds, rain, tornadoes and wildfires killed at least 42 people in the Midwest and South over the weekend. Some survived the extreme weather by leaving just in the nick of time or riding out the storm. Aaleigha Contreras, 9, convinced her family to evacuate their home in Poplar…
Severe storms slam Missouri; state of emergency declared – CBS News Watch CBS News Violent storms are wreaking havoc in parts of the Midwest, with the worst hitting Missouri overnight. At least five people were killed. The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes touched down, including one in St. Louis. Tens of thousands…