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ROLLA, Mo. -- A man is in jail following a four-hour standoff early Sunday.  Police say it started around 2:30 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of North Cedar after calls about gunshots in the area.      Officers arrived to find a man with a rifle standing in his yard.  He then barricaded himself in the home. After nearly four hours, Gilberto Garcia, 24, surrendered without a struggle to police and SWAT officers.  Garcia faces several charges, including unlawful use of a firearm and resisting arrest.

ROLLA, Mo. - A company that makes materials for smart phones and tablet computers plans to build a new facility in Rolla.  Brewer Science Incorporated expects to add 65 new jobs over the next five years.  The company specializes in technology that makes electronic devices smaller, thinner, lighter and more powerful.

FORT LEONARD WOOD -- The man from Grove, Oklahoma, charged with taking Missouri troopers on a chase through Fort Leonard Wood will go to prison. Cody Wilcoxson will serve two, 30-year sentences for the chase that ran from Fort Leonard Wood to Rolla in May 2011.  The sentences will run concurrently. The chase had speeds topping 100-miles per hour while Wilcoxson shot at least 90 rounds at officers. Wilcoxson has yet to stand trial in Phelps County, where he faces similar charges.

ROLLA, Mo. -- A crash south of Rolla has killed a man from that town.  Troopers say David Shackelford died Thursday afternoon when his pickup ran off highway "O" and flipped.  Schackelford was 38.

ROLLA, Mo. -- A Missouri University of Science and Technology student died in her dormitory suite on Friday night.  Rolla police say someone found the body of Kaitlyn Brown, 19, of Mission, Kan., about 2:34 a.m. Saturday. Brown's body was in a common area of the suite in Farrar Hall.  She was a sophomore studying business and information technology. Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse says there are some things that concern him about the death.  He said the cause of death is not determined.

ROLLA, Mo. -- The stepfather of a soldier from Rolla says Spc. Bradley Melton was killed in Afghanistan on Monday by an improvised explosive device.  Steve Beem says Melton was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan.  He'd been there only a few weeks but was in the Army for 10 years. The IED went off while Bradley, 29, was on a route clearance mission.  He, like his stepfather, who just retired from the Army a couple years ago, was a combat engineer. Bradley was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, for about the last three years, but most of his loved ones are here in Missouri.

ROLLA, Mo. - A local soldier has been killed while serving in Afghanistan. Private First Class Richard McNulty III died on Saturday as the result of an IED explosion. The Rolla High School graduate and soccer star was married in 2010. The Rolla Daily News reports McNulty was deployed in December and scheduled to come home in three weeks. His wife is due to give birth to their first child in late June. McNulty's brother confirmed the death to the Rolla newspaper.

ROLLA, Mo. -- A Missouri S&T student died after a one-vehicle crash in Rolla early Friday morning. Rolla police found Aaron Cobb, 21, of Olathe, Kan., dead in his car after receiving a call regarding a wreck with injuries.  Police haven't said where the wreck happened. They also have not released details surrounding the wreck. Rolla police and the Phelps County Coroner's Office are both investigating the crash.

ROLLA, Mo. -- City police and the Phelps County Coroner's Office think a man may have died from a drug overdose at a home in the 1800 block of Forum Drive.  Another person called 911 about 9 a.m. Wednesday after finding John Zavada II unresponsive.  An ambulance took him to the hospital but doctors couldn't save him.  Zavada was 27 years old. An autopsy on Thursday will help investigators find a cause of death.

ROLLA, Mo. -- Officers are investigating an armed robbery at a Long John Silver's restaurant on Halloween night.  The robbery at 1009 Kingshighway was about 7:50 p.m.  Police say the robber was dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans -- and wore a Halloween mask.  He showed a handgun and demanded cash.  After getting some, he fled on foot. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers joined Missouri S&T police and Phelps County sheriff's deputies in searching for the robber, but didn't find him. Anyone with information is asked to call Rolla police at (573)

ST. ROBERT, Mo. -- A suspect accused in a week long crime wave has been captured. Deputies Saturday morning arrested 38-year-old Chad Lange in Rolla.  Lange is wanted for numerous felony charges, including auto theft and burglary.  Law enforcement officials initially began searching for Lange after he was suspected of numerous car thefts and burglaries in the Dixon area over the past week.  The search escalated on Thursday evening when the...

                  TONIGHT Near 30° Fair Skies with scattered areas of frost.  A Frost Advisory is in effect for all of the Ozarks. FRIDAY Low 50s Partly to Mostly Cloudy SATURDAY Upper 50s Mostly Cloudy with a chance for sprinkles 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Wind Chill Allergy Index Almanac A Cold Frosty Night     Cold air has been spilling into the Ozarks all day today.  Highs were limited to the 40s for much of Missouri while north Arkansas had highs in the 50s.  Partial clearing will take place tonight and allow temperatures to drop to near 30.  Scattered frost is possible in areas where the wind dies down.  I do not think this will be a widespread killing frost because we may keep enough of a breeze and there may be a few clouds.  Frost may be possible again on Saturday morning for areas from Lake of the Ozarks to Rolla.

ROLLA, Mo  -  A popular dance craze is raising awareness about a growing problem in Rolla. The police department is trying the educate to public about illegal drugs. They made a video of the department doing the "Harlem Shake. " Last year officers did the popular "Gangnam Style" dance. They also made a 2013 calendar that went viral because of some of the photo-shopped pictures. The chief says getting the public conversation going about drugs is key to solving the problem. "The truth of the matter is in most towns, what I'll call the "good" public, the ones that have nice jobs, go to their nice homes, go to church on Sunday, have no idea what's going on because the drug World is an underworld so I wanted to reach out and at least get communication about the drug problem and let the good people know," says Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse.

ROLLA, Mo. -- A Missouri University of Science and Technology student died in her dormitory suite on Friday night.  Rolla police say someone found the body of Kaitlyn Brown, 19, of Mission, Kan., about 2:34 a.m. Saturday. Brown's body was in a common area of the suite in Farrar Hall.  She was a sophomore studying business and information technology. Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse says there are some things that concern him about the death.  He said the cause of death is not determined.

                  TONIGHT Upper 20s Cloudy with isolated flurries FRIDAY Low 30s Cloudy and cold with light snow or flurries.  Areas around Rolla may see an additional one inch of snow SATURDAY Mid 30s Partly Cloudy with some melting 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast ...

                  TONIGHT Mid 20s Cloudy with an isolated flurry THURSDAY Mid 30s Mostly Cloudy to Cloudy with scattered flurries FRIDAY Low 30s Cloudy and cold with light snow or flurries.  Could be an additional one inch from Lake of the Ozarks to Rolla. 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Wind Chill Allergy Index Almanac Flurries Continue to Fly     A deep area of low pressure is located in northwest Ohio.  Moisture and waves of energy are rotating around this feature and have brought light snow flurries to the Ozarks today.  Several additional waves of energy will move through the region on Thursday and Friday bringing a chance for light snow or flurries.  There could be an additional inch or so from lake of the Ozarks to Rolla.  The rest of the region will only see trace amounts.    Bitter Cold   Temperatures normally begin to warm up by late February however it appears warmer weather will wait until March.  Highs for the next few days should remain in the 30s.  Lows will run in the teens and 20s.  Expect warmer weather by Sunday when readings will finally get back to the 40s.  Could even be mid 50s on Monday.

ROLLA, Mo. - A company that makes materials for smart phones and tablet computers plans to build a new facility in Rolla.  Brewer Science Incorporated expects to add 65 new jobs over the next five years.  The company specializes in technology that makes electronic devices smaller, thinner, lighter and more powerful.

ROLLA, Mo. -- A man demanded money and got some from a credit union over the noon hour on Friday.  The robbery was at the Rolla Federal Credit Union, 1012 Forum Drive, about 12:28. The robber, who is black, was dressed in a light colored waist length coat, light colored dress shirt, and light colored dress style. He handed a teller a note and announced a robbery.  After getting some cash, he fled westward on foot. Anyone with information about the robbery can call the Rolla Police Department at (573)

ROLLA, Mo. -- A fire doing heavy damage inside a Rolla auto parts store early Thursday morning is believed to be suspicious, according to fire investigators. The fire started at the AutoZone store at 505 Highway 72 a little before 6 a.m.   When a Rolla Fire & Rescue crew arrived, heavy smoke and fire was already coming from the basement of the building.   Two additional Rolla fire crews were sent to the scene, along with firefighters from St. James.   It took almost three hours to put out the fire.  Nearly all of the store's inventory was destroyed.

                  TONIGHT Mid 10s Cloudy North, Partly Cloudy south TUESDAY Upper 30s Partly to Mostly Cloudy only slightly warmer WEDNESDAY Upper 40s Mostly Sunny 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Wind Chill Allergy Index ...