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Gov. Nixon vetoes bill to repeal motorcycle helmet mandate Nixon cited two concerns: increased health care costs that could have resulted from the repeal, and the safety of motorcycle riders.

Lack of cell phone 911 funding leaves counties to fend for themselves "Many times we've had a disturbance," J.R. Webb with Springfield-Greene County 911 said, "the line remains open and we hear the disturbance. We get the address, and we've found folks there."

'I Love America' could host 100,000 or more on Friday James River Assembly of God's Independence Day celebration is on top of Springfield Underground at the northeast corner of U.S. 65 at Division Street.

Most area Independence Day celebrations are Saturday Here's a list of some of those celebrations.

Police release photo of suspect for CMN stolen donations The donations made at convenience stores help the Children's Miracle Network provide kids with equipment they desperately need to overcome obstacles.

Investigator: Crashed plane at Gaston's was not overweight The crash killed three people and injured two others, all from St. Louis County, Mo.



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Headline News

Brake on upturn: jobless consumers
Job seekers wait to speak to a recruiter during a job fair held in Chicago.Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably won’t feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen.

Stocks dive sharply after jobs report
Major stock indexes ended down more than 2 percent Tuesday after the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high.

Conviction in Web hoax to be tossed
Lori Drew after a sentencing hearing in May in Los Angeles. Drew's attorney Dean Steward said  Thurdsay that the U.S. attorney's office in L.A. shouldn't have brought charges in a case that began in Missouri and was rejected by prosecutors there.Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.

Jackson funeral set for Tuesday
July 2: Michael Jackson's public memorial service will take place at LA's Staples Center on July 7th. NBC's Michael Okwu reports preparations at the site are already underway. (MSNBC)An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson’s memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles — if that’s what his mother wants.

Obama delays release of CIA report
The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.