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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It was a year ago that two people were killed in a six-vehicle crash on one of Springfield's busiest streets.  Now, a woman from Ava is charged with causing the accident. Prosecutors say Tammy Thompson was changing lanes along West Bypass on May 19, 2012 when she clipped another vehicle, sending it into the opposite lanes where it hit a motorcycle head-on. It immediately killed the couple on the bike - Gary and Denice Zenger of Bois D'Arc.  If convicted of the misdemeanor traffic charge, Thompson could face up to a year in jail.

LEES'S SUMMIT, Mo.-- A 15-year veteran of the Missouri Department of Transportation was killed Friday morning while working a crash site on Interstate 70 near Kansas City. 50-year-old Clifton Scott was part of the Motorist Assist operation. Police say officers and MoDOT workers were setting up cones at 2:50 a.m. Friday to route traffic around a four-car crash when a car struck Scott.  The car then rammed into the worker's truck, causing it to burst into flames. Scott died at the scene.

BRANSON, Mo. - Many signs of progress are evident, including active construction sites up and down the Missouri 76 strip.  Still, though, stark reminders remain of the tornado that hit on Leap Day 2012. Eight tornadoes roared across the Ozarks in the early morning hours of Feb. 29, killing two people and injuring 53.  The most extensive damage happened in Taney and Stone Counties when an EF-2 tornado cut a path of damage from Kimberling City, through the heart of Branson, to eastern Taney County near Protem.

PEA RIDGE, Ark. (AP) - Police in northwest Arkansas have arrested an Oklahoma man accused of placing an online ad on Craigslist and allegedly robbing people who responded to it. According to an affidavit, Tevin Knight placed a Craigslist ad selling an Apple iPhone for $300. A man told police that he met the seller at a McDonalds in Pea Ridge to buy the phone. He told officers he gave a man $300 for the phone - and was then robbed at gunpoint for an additional $200. Jail records say Knight is from Vian, Okla.

VERSAILLES, Mo. -- Two men and one woman face murder charges for the deaths of a couple from Morgan County on Monday.  Darrell Spellmeyer, Garland Mitchell, and Mandy Mitchell each face two counts of second-degree murder for the shootings of Freddy Wilson and his wife, Carol.   The Mitchells are married. The sheriff says one of the victims called 911, saying they had been shot.  When authorities arrived at the house, a driver of a van tried to hit a deputy's car.  The driver eventually ran the van into a ditch, where two men and a woman were arrested.  Investigators say they found a gun and a bottle of Hydrocodone belonging to Carol Wilson.

NIXA, Mo. -- Christian County sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal shooting north of Nixa.   Sheriff Joey Kyle says one roommate shot another several times after a dispute over personal property on Wednesday.  James Skindelien, 65, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The victim, identified on Thursday as Sidney Shuman, 60, died where he was shot, at the end of the driveway of the home that the two men shared with two other men.   Kyle said deputies arrested Skindelien after they arrived at the scene.  Kyle believes Shuman was trying to flee when he was shot.  Skindelien is the one who made the 911 call after the shooting.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. -- A big power project threatens to mow down a 50-mile path through the woods of northern Arkansas.  It's part of a plan to bring more electricity to growing towns in that area.  Some residents are concerned over the price of progress and whether the line is needed. “All of us who live here live here because it's beautiful,” said Pat Costner, who lives near Eureka Springs. Costner spends her retirement tending to her little piece of heaven in the hills.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We should all be flattered.  According to multiple contentions made Monday on a cable television show, the Ozarks is about to become the center of what remains of human civilization. "Conspiracy Theory," hosted by Jesse Ventura, followed a "trail" of "evidence" to multiple locations across the Ozarks, claiming to support the notion that a powerful group is very close to bringing about the end of life as we know it; a group that will subsequently make the Ozarks its home.

STRAFFORD, Mo. -- One person died and another is seriously hurt after a vehicle flipped several times near Strafford on Farm Road 132 near Missouri 125. Troopers say a westbound 2012 Kia Rio driven by Matthew Hogue, 20, of Springfield, crested at the top of a hill and lost control, flipping several times. The crash was about 1:30 a.m. Monday. Kendi Highland, 29, of Springfield, died at the scene.  Another passenger was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Springfield with serious injuries.  Hogue also was taken to a hospital; his injuries are described as minor.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Four football players will not return to the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football program for the 2013 season. Backup senior quarterback Brandon Mitchell, junior wide receiver Keante Minor, sophomore defensive back Dafonta Lowe and senior defensive end Austin Flynn decided to transfer from the program. "After concluding post-spring meetings with every member of our team, Austin Flynn, Defonta Lowe, Keante Minor and Brandon Mitchell have been granted their release from the University of Arkansas football program," said Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema in a statement released Monday.  "Through meetings with these student-athletes, a determination was made that it would be mutually beneficial for them to pursue their goals elsewhere.

EXETER, Mo. -- A former basketball and baseball coach and physical education teacher faces charges of statutory rape in Barry County.  Scott White, 41, was arrested this week on four counts of statutory rape involving a child under age 14. In a school of about 350 kids, White taught P.E. to them all, kindergarten through 12th grade.  He also coached basketball and baseball.  "We put out a newsletter when we found the prosecutor had issued...

Consumer Reports evaluated dozens of interior paints that cost anywhere from $8 per gallon to more than $60. One important test checks to see how well paints cover in one coat. They find big differences. Another important test is how well paints resist stains. Testers apply a greasy mixture and let it sit overnight. Then a machine scrubs the paint to see how well the grease comes off. Some come clean in just a few passes. But the cheapest paint in the tests, Color Place from Walmart, did not clean nearly as well as some of the best paints.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A federal grand jury indicted 21 owners of 13 businesses that have sold synthetic marijuana, commonly called K2, Spice and other names, in southwest Missouri.  The charges, which are described by the U.S. attorney's office as "separate but related," were announced at a news conference on Friday afternoon. The indictments say the products are falsely sold as "incense" and "not for human consumption. "  For several years, however, people have been buying them and using them to get high, often with dangerous side effects and health problems.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The practice of midwifery became legal in Missouri in 2007, but it requires someone with formal training to be a Certified Professional Midwife.  One C.P.M. is opening up a birth clinic here. Mary Ueland opened the center near Glenstone Avenue at Sunshine Street.  It's a five-minute drive to a hospital if there are complications.  That's why Ueland picked the location. The clinic does not have an official name yet.  Ueland says the demand is great for this practice and she's already turning people away.  The asking price is about $3,000.  That covers prenatal care.